Please read the passage before that the homily.
How many people are mentioned in the story Jesus told? We have the rich man, the steward and the debtors: anyone else? Good question! Who commended the unjust steward, the rich man or the Lord himself? The Greek original calls the one who praises the unjust steward lord. The Greek does not capitalize the words for Lord and God so we are left with relying on context, which can be difficult.
Reading the Greek term as referring to Christ avoids the difficulty of trying to understand why the steward’s boss would commend him for cheating him. Jesus as master could commend the steward’s ingenuity, resourcefulness, and ability to provide for himself and apply that to the disciples. In our zeal for the kingdom and our own salvation, we should be as smart as the unjust steward in fulfilling our mission. It is not that we should resort to criminal acts or unfair practices but that we should do our best using the resources we have to accomplish our mission.
We are not to go out and rob banks, burn buildings or do other harmful stuff to show that we are Christians. We are not to spread lies and deceit to win others for Christ. Rather, we are to serve conscientiously those in need and support one another in charity for the building up of the kingdom of God. We may not use this passage from the gospel as an excuse for any kind of skullduggery; it is an invitation to use our ingenuity and resourcefulness to do outstanding jobs of being disciples of Jesus.