1. Conscience What is it?

2. 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

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

4. 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…)

5. CONSCIENCE Always take into consideration: ____________________ _____________________________

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

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

8. 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

9. 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 _______________

10. 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

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

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

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

14. C.S. Lewis “I AM WHAT I DO”

15. 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’ )

16. Who are you? Who do you want to be?

17. 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.

18. 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 _______________