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In the season of Lent, we engage in penance as a means of being reconciled with God. But as Christ tells us in Matthew’s gospel, before bringing our gifts to the altar, we should “go first and be reconciled with your brother” (Mt 5:24). And so our Lenten penance includes not only prayer and fasting, but also works of charity.
A little over two weeks ago I traveled to my hometown of Lima, Peru. My father, who is more than 80 years old, recently had an accident and I felt the need to visit him.