A Genuine Fast this Lenten Season

Lent is just around the corner. Is the Lenten season an opportunity to prove that you are worthy of God's love by taking on an act of self-discipline (i.e. "giving up something")? Yes and no. Our self-discipline is empty unless we also consider the common good. We prove our love in the manner in which we related to one another. Here are words of wisdom from Pope Francis.