Conscience What is it?

Conscience CCC (____________ of the Catholic Church) defines conscience as: Person’s ______________ of himself/herself as a _________________ Enables one to take ______________ for the ____________ he or she performs

Conscience The ability to _______________, ______________ about and ____________ between right and wrong- the _______________ behind the decision

Development of Conscience As you mature you have a sense of right and wrong – usually starts with your __________________ Usually your_________________, values and beliefs (Christian or other) will guide the ______________________ of your conscience Helps you deal with _________________, sin or temptation Need to seek __________________(mentor, church…)

CONSCIENCE Always take into consideration: ____________________ _____________________________

Conscience cont’d ____________________ about the good or evil of concrete acts that will be performed or that have been ______________________

Three related Senses Three related realizations of conscience: 1.Conscience as ____________ 2.Conscience as _____________ 3.Conscience as________________

Conscience as ____________ Ability to know and do the ______ while _____________ ____________ of right and wrong (universal = Golden Rule) Characteristic of a ____________ = ability to _____________ right and wrong – Animals = instinct

Conscience as ____________ Knowing how to ______________ ____________and think correctly Where the disagreements or _____________ are found Seek to know the ______________ and to make it your own Conscience is _______________ and _______________

Conscience as _______________ Decision that is made based on personal _______________ and _______________ Expression of self on fundamental stances All persons are bound to follow their _______________ faithfully…and not forced to act contrary to their conscience

Development of Conscience Is it important to form one’s conscience? How does one form their conscience?

Are people’s conscience changing? – what do you think when people say that teens no longer have a good conscience?

JOURNAL What does it mean when something weighs on your conscience? What is guilt? When do you have it?

C.S. Lewis “I AM WHAT I DO”

Development of one’s Conscience Objective= seeking to discover the good that God _______________ and to which the human person is drawn towards How? – Sacred _______________ – _______________ – Expert opinions – _______________ – Study – Experience (personal or others’ )

Who are you? Who do you want to be?

Symptoms of Misinformed Conscience 1._______________ = to invent _______________ explanations for acts, opinions, etc., that are actually based on other causes 2._______________ = cause to appear _______________ trifling, etc. 3._______________ = to give false or _______________ information to.

Symptoms of Misinformed Conscience 4. _______________ _______________ the Means= doing wrong now to bring about “_______________” later 5. Means to an _______________ =doing wrong to bring actions to a _______________ 6. Difficult to _______________ = Being in a hard situation _______________ one’s ability to make a good _______________