Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ Saint Luke 12,13-21.You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?

Without any intention of criticizing the ideal beliefs of the celebrant of the Holy Mass in which I too participated this morning of Sunday July 31, 2022 - I don't say where it was celebrated and who was the officiant - I seemed that in his homily he wanted to give this Gospel's passage an interpretation with a vague scent of political criticism, that is, a veiled accusation against the system

Someone's ideas about capitalism (1)’.
Disserting about 'system' and on 'capitalism', it seems that he wanted to attribute to a given economic system the senseless and selfish attitude - as Jesus describes it - of the poor in spirit of which Saint Luke speaks to us today.
Far be it from me to criticize someone's ideas, but in the homily there was implicitly a criticism of the system that has existed among men since the most ancient times.
After all, Jesus never criticized the organization of the Roman Empire of his time, nor does it seem to me that he ever spoke of politics and "system", but his teaching is addressed to each of us, to the individual.
I deduce that the obtuse behavior of some fellows does not depend on the "system", because in any political or administrative system, more or less efficient, similar or analogous situations occur, as human history shows.
What counts is the person, its morality, its conscience, in particular the behavior towards others. The set of honest people is therefore what runs a society, whatever the system.

With no shadow of doubt, there are still today many people around us who are narrow-minded, devoid of moral conscience like this stupid character who, in the face of the luck that has befallen him, can only think.

I don't even want to comment on the fact that the man in the parable is so impassive that he doesn't realize his own frailty, that he could die at any moment, like all of us who inhabit this earth.
The problem is individual, that is, it lies in the person and in his moral sense, in the attitude towards wealth, that is, in the possession of a something to which we attach excessive importance and to which we do not even know how to do without, ignoring the rest of the world.

It seems clear that for a person of integrity endowed with a moral conscience, the attachment to material goods - unless one is in a state of absolute necessity - does not depend on what one possesses. For some people gifted with humanity, generosity towards others does not depend on the fact that one has more or less the means.

I cannot even think that the application of a politico-administrative system can prevent this type of behavior or similar one, when I am convinced that what makes them less frequent is the widespread religiosity and the formation correct morality of individuals and natural families, which are the founding foundations of any society.
I therefore recommend an assiduous prayer which asks God to grant us the ability to understand the true meaning of our life, and above all to grant us the gift of faith, which alone can give each of us advice and guidance so as not to not be blind and selfish like that character in the parable.

(1) Capitalism. In the previous figure inspired by Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of 'Christmas Carol', the idea of what some people with a limited economic culture hear how 'capitalism' is well represented. The character in the previous figure, taken from the Walt Disney comics, 'Uncle Scrooge', is actually a callous miser dedicated to hoarding money without regard for anyone, he swims in money and then he is taken as the prototype of the heartless capitalist.

'Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens - written in 1843 - is a fairy tale set in a small English village, unspecified, on Christmas Eve. The protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge, as always and therefore also at Christmas, thinks only of his money and his business.
He has forgotten his friend and partner Marley, who has been dead for seven years, and does not notice his relatives whom he has not seen for a long time, and the people who unfortunately are having a very bad time in every way.
Returning home more angry than usual because some people had asked him for a contribution for the Christmas of the poor, obviously refused by him, meets the three ghosts of Christmas: past, present and future. These will lead Scrooge to repent of his own selfish and indifferent acts and thus to change within.
At the end of the story - and of the adventure - Scrooge looks like a completely different person and everyone will find it hard to believe.
Scrooge has figured out what he's done, he's realized how he's lived up to this moment, realizes his boundless selfishness and callous acts of greed, and perhaps a small fragment of the Christmas mind entered him and gave a different and truer meaning to his existence.
Many cinematographic works both with cartoons and with human actors have been made based on this tale.

(2) The system. The politico-economic system intervenes little or nothing in attitudes like that of the character of this parable, or similar characters. After all, we had and still have such problems within the Church itself.
I also think that it is wrong to think that a more or less free system, or more or less collectivist or even more or less oppressive, even dictatorial, can solve problems strictly pertaining to individual morality.
A system - perhaps built with the best intentions - can on the contrary be more or less efficient, guarantee more or less security and assistance, or more or less prosperity to the great mass of its citizens, and generate a lesser or greater number of destitute and poor people.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 12,13-21.

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me."
He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?"
Then he said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions."
Then he told them a parable. "There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.
He asked himself, 'What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?'
And he said, 'This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods
and I shall say to myself, "Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!"
But God said to him, 'You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?'
Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God."

			Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ Saint Luke 12,13-21

`How to be or become a follower of Jesus Christ in the world and in your situation`
'You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?' Without any intention of criticizing the ideal beliefs of the celebrant of the Holy Mass in which I too participated this morning of Sunday July 31, 2022 - I don't say where it was celebrated and who was the officiant - I seemed that in his homily he wanted to give this Gospel's passage an interpretation with a vague scent of political criticism, that is, a veiled accusation against the system `Someone's ideas about capitalism (1)`’. Disserting about 'system' and on 'capitalism', it seems that he wanted to attribute to a given economic system the senseless and selfish attitude - as Jesus describes it - of the poor in spirit of which Saint Luke speaks to us today. Far be it from me to criticize someone's ideas, but in the homily there was implicitly a criticism of the system that has existed among men since the most ancient times. After all, Jesus never criticized the organization of the Roman Empire of his time, nor does it seem to me that he ever spoke of politics and "system", but his teaching is addressed to each of us, to the individual. I deduce that the obtuse behavior of some fellows does not depend on the "system", because in any political or administrative system, more or less efficient, similar or analogous situations occur, as human history shows. What counts is the person, its morality, its conscience, in particular the behavior towards others. The set of honest people is therefore what runs a society, whatever the system. With no shadow of doubt, there are still today many people around us who are narrow-minded, devoid of moral conscience like this stupid character who, in the face of the luck that has befallen him, can only think. «Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!» I don't even want to comment on the fact that the man in the parable is so impassive that he doesn't realize his own frailty, that he could die at any moment, like all of us who inhabit this earth. The problem is individual, that is, it lies in the person and in his moral sense, in the attitude towards wealth, that is, in the possession of a something to which we attach excessive importance and to which we do not even know how to do without, ignoring the rest of the world. « Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions.» It seems clear that for a person of integrity endowed with a moral conscience, the attachment to material goods - unless one is in a state of absolute necessity - does not depend on what one possesses. For some people gifted with humanity, generosity towards others does not depend on the fact that one has more or less the means. I cannot even think that the application of a politico-administrative system can prevent this type of behavior or similar one, when I am convinced that what makes them less frequent is the widespread religiosity and the formation correct morality of individuals and natural families, which are the founding foundations of any society. I therefore recommend an assiduous prayer which asks God to grant us the ability to understand the true meaning of our life, and above all to grant us the gift of faith, which alone can give each of us advice and guidance so as not to not be blind and selfish like that character in the parable. «Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions.» I would also like to add that the word "greed" has several meanings Greed, unbridled and blameworthy greed, unbridled greed. Example: " greed for power "; Sinful lust, Example: "Looking at a woman / a man with greed"; Intense desire (not necessarily reprehensible) And I bet each of us knows exactly what his/her own most sensitive points are. End of comment HISTORICAL NOTE (1) Capitalism. In the previous figure inspired by Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of 'Christmas Carol', the idea of what some people with a limited economic culture hear how 'capitalism' is well represented. The character in the previous figure, taken from the Walt Disney comics, 'Uncle Scrooge', is actually a callous miser dedicated to hoarding money without regard for anyone, he swims in money and then he is taken as the prototype of the heartless capitalist. 'Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens - written in 1843 - is a fairy tale set in a small English village, unspecified, on Christmas Eve. The protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge, as always and therefore also at Christmas, thinks only of his money and his business. He has forgotten his friend and partner Marley, who has been dead for seven years, and does not notice his relatives whom he has not seen for a long time, and the people who unfortunately are having a very bad time in every way. Returning home more angry than usual because some people had asked him for a contribution for the Christmas of the poor, obviously refused by him, meets the three ghosts of Christmas: past, present and future. These will lead Scrooge to repent of his own selfish and indifferent acts and thus to change within. At the end of the story - and of the adventure - Scrooge looks like a completely different person and everyone will find it hard to believe. Scrooge has figured out what he's done, he's realized how he's lived up to this moment, realizes his boundless selfishness and callous acts of greed, and perhaps a small fragment of the Christmas mind entered him and gave a different and truer meaning to his existence. Many cinematographic works both with cartoons and with human actors have been made based on this tale. (2) The system. The politico-economic system intervenes little or nothing in attitudes like that of the character of this parable, or similar characters. After all, we had and still have such problems within the Church itself. I also think that it is wrong to think that a more or less free system, or more or less collectivist or even more or less oppressive, even dictatorial, can solve problems strictly pertaining to individual morality. A system - perhaps built with the best intentions - can on the contrary be more or less efficient, guarantee more or less security and assistance, or more or less prosperity to the great mass of its citizens, and generate a lesser or greater number of destitute and poor people. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 12,13-21. Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me." He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?" Then he said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions." Then he told them a parable. "There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, 'What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?' And he said, 'This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, "Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!" But God said to him, 'You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?' Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God." Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB