The Beatitudes, as an expression of the Spirit of the Law, provide an excellent resource in the correct formation of this
What is conscience?
100
This misconception about conscience leads us to believe we should act on our intution
What is a gut instinct?
100
If our conscience tells us a moral object is good when it is not, in fact, good, we likely have this form of conscience.
What is erroneous?
100
These are the factors we must study before we make a moral decision, also known as the components of a moral act
What is the nature of the moral object, our intentions/motivations, and the circumstances of the situation?
100
This form of grace is present when God intervenes for us; for example, when he guides us in making a judgment of conscience.
What is actual grace?
200
This beatitude means blessed are those who are gentle, kind, and compassionate.
What is Blessed are the meek?
200
This misguided understanding of conscience would lead us to believe there is a voice outside of ourselves that whispers to us about what is right and wrong
What is Jiminy Cricket?
200
If we are easily swayed by others or have little knowledge about how to determine what is morally good in a given situation, we likely have this form of conscience
What is lax?
200
Conscience comes into play at this/these time(s) during the process of making a moral decision
What is before, during, and after?
200
The freely offered gift from God that calls us to holiness, we can accept or reject it
What is grace?
300
This Beatitude means blessed are those who act with good intentions and loving motivations.
What is blessed are the clean of heart or pure in spirit?
300
A misconception about conscience that says we should be choosing what is immediately gratifying or what feels good
What is a feeling?
300
We have a moral obligation to follow our conscience when it provides us with this sort of judgement/when it is this sort of division of conscience, regardless of whether or not our conscience is formed correctly.
What is certain?
300
These are the 2 key principles (our moral obligations) regarding our conscience.
What is we must continually form our conscience and we must follow our conscience?
300
The Spirit-given gifts that enable Christians to build up the Church in their own personal ways
What are charisms?
400
This beatitude means working to end violence requires fortitude and justice, not sitting by passively.
What is Blessed are the peacemakers?
400
This is a false concept derived from culture or religion to control people
What is a myth?
400
Because at times we have to decide quickly in moral situations, the development of this/these is crucial to conscience formation.
What are virtues?
400
This is what should be done if we find ourselves with a doubtful conscience in the process of making a moral decision
What is seeking more information or guidance in forming our conscience?
400
The particular form of grace that makes us holy
What is sanctifying grace?
500
This beatitude means we should visit the sick and the imprisoned, and help those in need.
What is blessed are those who mourn?
500
This refers to the lingering ideas of what we “should” and “have-to” follow from childhood
What is the superego?
500
Our conscience is completely subjective to ourselves, our knowledge, our background, and our environment, however, because it is guided by Natural Law, it is still able to determine this
What is objective truth?
500
These are 2 of the 3 moral rules that can never be violated when making moral decisions of conscience.
What is 1) to never do evil so that good may result from it, 2) to do to others whatever you would have them to do you (Golden Rule), and 3) to love your neighbor as yourself/as Jesus loves us?
500
We show this when our moral actions demonstrate that we are indeed worthy of the justification Jesus provided for us in his sacrifice.