Conscience cum alia scienciaapplication og knowledge to particular individual An innate grace give to man that prompts him to assess

the morality of his actions A law written by God in our hearts. To obey it is our very dignity, accdg to it well be judged

4 Myths abt conscience 1. It is a matter bet me and my conscience - I-did-it-my-way mentality - malinis ang konsensya kowala akong pakialam sa iba These reasoning go against our being RATIONAL BEING 2. Conscience is Gods voice w/in us - Conscience is always correct since it is Gods voice w/in us - Our conscience at some point becomes erroneous 3. Conscience is our feeling of guilt - Nakakakonsyensiya ang ginawa ko - Conscience is reduced into feeling Conscience in this sense automatically changes once we get used in doing things weather it is right or wrong 4. Medias depiction of conscience as an external reality is essentially accurate - Angel-devil-on-my-shoulder image - Hologram image Conscience is w/in mans innate faculties Elements of Conscience 1. Discernment - Act of recognizing Gods will as presented by diff events in life - For true discernment, the ff standards are considered: Charity Church teachings Consolation and Desolation 2. Obligation - Sense of responsibility to do what is discerned to be good - Response to the call of ones discernment n.b. SIN- going away from a properly discerned conscience Dimensions of Conscience Sincerity-purity of intention Sincere Insincere- simply external show Correctness- conformity to the moral norms Correct Erroneous- wrong judgement caused by the presence of ignorance Invincible ignorance Vincible ignorance- wilful neglect of existing truth

Guilt- sense of wrong doing after undertaking an action Real guilt- calls for repentance for a true harm done Neurotic guilt- feeling guilty with no reasonable cause - naiinis ako w/o knowing why Levels of Conscience LEVEL Fear Conscience Moral/Ethical Conscience Christian/Religious Conscience MEASURE OF JUDGEMENT Reward and punishment Conformity w/ norm/majority Sense of meaning and growth REMARKS Plainly external Majority is not always moral Entails great effort to seek for true meaning

We are invited to let our conscience mature. How?

Conscience in Sacred Scripture The Healing of the Centurions Servant (Mt. 8: 5-13, Lk. 7:1-10, Jn. 4: 46-53) The Man Born Blind (Jn. 9: 1-39) The Samaritan Woman (Jn. 4: 4-42) Jesus invites us to follow Him Entails discerning through our Christian conscience the concrete acts by w/c we can love God and others (Mt. 22: 37-40) Let us learn from Him The Man with Withered Hand (Mt. 12: 9-23, Mk. 3: 1-6, Lk. 6: 6-11) Mt. 12: 9-23- not fear of being against the law Mk. 3: 1-6- is seeing message in deeper perspective Lk. 6: 6-11- not merely being in conformity w/ the law

Factors the Affect the Development of Ones Conscience Family Community Standards Education Peer Religious Attitude Media Technological Advancement Church poetry, drama, essay, sentence structure, "homework" "acts" "crossing the bar" "richard cory"