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MORAL THEOLOGY AND CATHOLIC DECISION … THEOLOGY AND CATHOLIC DECISION MAKING Part IV: Formation of...
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MORAL THEOLOGY AND CATHOLIC DECISION MAKING
Part IV: Formation of Conscience
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GIVE A LITTLE WHISTLE!And always let your conscience be your guide.
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CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC
CHURCHConscience is a judgment of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act that he is going to perform, is in the
process of performing, or has already completed. In all he says and does, man is obliged to follow
faithfully what he knows to be just and right. It is by the judgment of his conscience that man perceives and recognizes the prescriptions of the divine law:
Conscience is a law of the mind; yet [Christians] would not grant that it is nothing more; I mean that it was not a dictate, nor conveyed the notion of responsibility, of duty, of a threat and a promise. . . . [Conscience] is a messenger of him, who, both in nature and in grace, speaks to us behind a veil, and teaches and rules us by his representatives. Conscience is the
aboriginal Vicar of Christ.- Bl. JHN (#1778)
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GAUDIUM ET SPES
THE PASTORAL CONSTITUION ON THE
CHUCH IN THE MODERN WORLD
In the depths of his conscience, man detects a law which he does not impose upon
himself, but which holds him to obedience. Always summoning him to love good and avoid evil, the voice of conscience when
necessary speaks to his heart: do this, shun that. For man has in his heart a law written
by God; to obey it is the very dignity of man; according to it he will be judged. Conscience
is the most secret core and sanctuary of a man. There he is alone with God, Whose
voice echoes in his depths.
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VERITATIS SPLENDORConscience thus formulates moral
obligation in the light of the natural law: it is the obligation to do what
the individual, through the workings of his conscience, knows to be a good he is called to do here and
now. (#59)Bl. John Paul II
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“My conscience told me to do x.” “Well my conscience told me you’re wrong!”
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Universal Principles
✦ Treat others as you expect to be treated.
✦ Do good and avoid evil.
✦ Do no evil to achieve any good.
✦ Love for God or neighbour is always a greater love.
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Formation of Conscience
The art of prudent judgement.
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Means of Forming a Moral Conscience
Acceptance of moral teaching.
Knowledge of Christian life and doctrine.
Prayer and meditation.
Personal examination.
Spiritual direction.
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Acceptance of moral teaching.
Being aware of the Church’s teachings is an obligation.
Wrestling to understand and appreciate them is a process.
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Knowledge of Christian life and doctrine.
Conscience is also formed by understanding the supernatural
things which we believe.
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Prayer and meditation.
If conscience is our meeting place with God, then prayer is the
words exchanged.
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Personal examination.
General and particular daily examinations of conscience make for a thorough examination before
the confession of sins.
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Spiritual direction.
The doctor who treats himself has a fool for a patient.
-Dr. William Osler
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A CLEAR CONSCIENCE......is a soft pillow.
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TUNE IN NEXT WEEK: WEDNESDAY, 30 OCTOBER
@7PM“Life of Virtue”
Ethics based upon virtue and the acquisition of virtue.
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