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I'm also Catholic. We have a significantly higher ratio of business owners at my church than the population average.
The parable of the talents is clear. If you were given 1 talent, only 1 more talent is expected of you. If you were given 5 talents then 5 more talents are expected of you. The fact that you were born in the USA puts you in the top 1% of talents; you have already received more than most. Being of sound health only is another gift received you are expected to pay back by serving others. Businesses employ people. Business give resources to help. Business also solve problems.
Some will waste what they are given. Some will do nothing with them. And for some, it would have been better if they did nothing.
Look up St Basil the Great, Doctor of the Spirit. He built an entire city focused on helping others that had the first ever non-military hospital, an orphanage, a trade school, home for prostitutes, and a lot more. We have plenty of saints to look up to that were complete badasses.
I don't think there's a specific number of $ that if exceeded, you're being sent straight to hell.
Other Saints I think of are Casimir of Poland and Wenceslaus. Both were royalty and lived in atmospheres of luxury, but chose to fast often, devoted themselves to prayer, and aided the poor.You could be a billionaire and a kind soul. Or you could be broke and living paycheck to paycheck, and still be a self-absorbed piece of shit that only cares about their pathetic F*cking personal needs, wants, and desires.
There are countless other examples and models throughout church history of people who were wealthy and were "kind souls" and even more.
It's clear that one of the things the Faith justifies is entrepreneurship. That's something I didn't see before and wish I had understood sooner.
Hell yeah.Happy 1 year anniversary!
Let's F*cking get after it.

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