Do Business Until He Comes: How a Catholic Man Invests in What Truly Matters

Living the Parable of the Minas With a Tattoo on My Arm and Eternity on My Mind

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I carry a tattoo on my arm—a cross with the words “Well done” underneath. It’s not there for show. It’s a reminder burned into my skin and soul, taken from the parable in Luke 19. Jesus tells the story of a nobleman who leaves his servants with money and tells them, “Do business until I come.” When the nobleman returns, he praises the faithful ones: “Well done, good servant.” That phrase haunts me—in the best way. I want to hear those words from my King when my time here is done.

This parable is more than a lesson in productivity. It’s a Catholic blueprint for stewardship, spiritual investment, and self-sacrifice. Jesus, the nobleman, entrusts us with gifts—not just money or talents, but our time, our faith, our energy, and our ability to influence the world around us. And He expects a return—not for His sake, but for the sake of the Kingdom.

You’ve Been Given a Deposit. What Are You Doing With It?

Catholicism teaches us that grace is a gift freely given, but not meant to sit dormant. Grace should move you. Transform you. Drive you to serve, to love, to grow, to bear fruit. Think of the Catechism’s teaching on the universal call to holiness—you and I are expected to become saints. Not suggested. Expected.

This parable isn’t just about economics. It’s about eternal responsibility. Every morning, you and I wake up with the chance to do something with what God has deposited in us. Faith. Wisdom. Opportunity. And yet—how often do we bury it in the ground out of fear, laziness, or lies about who God is?