Yesterday

was the anniversary of the death of Charles I, Count of Flanders, also known as Blessed Charles the Good.

Charles I, Count of Flanders

The reason I include him here today rather than yesterday is all the recent news articles about worker's rights, and about corporate greed and criminal behaviours.

Blessed Charles was known for his generosity toward the poor and starving. What did that get him? Most likely his place in Heaven, but other than personal satisfaction, it also got him murdered. By people who objected to his attempts to obtain justice for the poor at the expense of profits for the rich. Does the world ever change?

What is Jesus asking us to do?

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