Vocabulary
The inner voice that can guide us in making good decisions.
What is conscience?
This is a negative influence on our conscience that can come from the people with whom spend time.
What is peer pressure?
Reconciliation is a Sacrament of __________.
What is healing?
Theologian Gregory Baum said, “Personal sin is freely chosen; social sin is collective __________."
What is blindness?
This fourth century bishop and martyr is the patron saint of relief from throat ailments.
Who is St. Blaise?
The quality of an action, whether it is right or wrong, good or evil.
What is morality?
Living a moral life bears witness to the __________ of the person.
What is dignity?
The time before the sacrament where we reflect on our decisions, actions, and choices.
What is examination of conscience?
The practice of taking care of God's creation.
What is stewardship?
This third century martyr is the patron saint of nurses and firefighters.
Who is St. Agatha?
The process by which we make choices between right and wrong, good and evil.
What is moral decision-making?
We can seek the __________ of faithful Catholics to help us form and strengthen our consciences.
What is guidance?
These are wrongs that we have committed.
What are sins of action?
The repeated or collective sins of a group can create __________ of sin.
What are structures?
This third century priest and martyr is the patron saint of engaged couples, beekeepers, and people suffering from epilepsy.
Who is St. Valentine?
Unjust situations and conditions that negatively impact society.
What is social sin?
Our conscience works in this many ways during the moral decision-making process.
What is three?
These are failures to do the good that we were called to do.
What are sins of omission?
One who approves, cooperates with, or participates in the sin of another.
What is an accomplice?
The twin sister of St. Benedict and patron saint of cloistered nuns.
Who is St. Scholastica?
A moral compass that is educated to recognize what is good and then direct us to act on that good.
What is well-formed conscience?
Formation of our conscience is a __________ task.
What is lifelong?
This is the sacramental act in which the priest frees the penitent of the sins he or she committed.
What is absolution?
Our model for opposing and combatting social sin.
Who is Jesus Christ?
This Japanese Jesuit was crucified with 25 companions in Nagasaki, becoming one of the first martyrs of the Far East.
Who is St. Paul Miki?