in Dallas. What is wrong? His brother is dead and gone, but the rich man still feels guilty. The accusing finger he senses is his own. This man should take up the discipline of penance. He should begin to “pay off his debt” even if his brother has no heirs. The more he “makes things right,” the less he will feel guilty. God forgave him freely and without cost. But he also knows in his heart that to keep the books right on earth somehow requires “paying his debt to society.” He can do it with money
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