Why Does Jesus Tell Us to Use "Dishonest Wealth"? Msgr. Charles Pope • November 8, 2015 • There was a puzzling reference in Saturday morning's Gospel (Saturday of the 31st week in Ordinary Time) in which Jesus says,I tell you, make friends for yourselves by your use of dishonest wealth, so that, when it fails, they will welcome you to eternal dwellings (Luke 16:9).What does He mean by "dishonest wealth"?The Greek expression μαμÉνᾶ Äῆ ἀδικία (mamona tes adikias) is more literally translated as “mammon of unrighteousness.†Mammon is a Hebrew and Aramaic word that has a wider meaning than just...
