I have the same hope in God as they themselves have that there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous.
Because of this, I always strive to keep my conscience clear before God and man.
Acts 24:15-16
As we continue to look at the ways God speaks to us we come to conscience. The Catholic Church teaches us to follow our conscience. But, in order for us to make moral and ethical decisions, we must first have a well-formed conscience.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states:
1783 Conscience must be informed and moral judgment enlightened. A well-formed conscience is upright and truthful. It formulates its judgments according to reason, in conformity with the true good willed by the wisdom of the Creator. The education of conscience is indispensable for human beings who are subjected to negative influences and tempted by sin to prefer their own judgment and to reject authoritative teachings.
Many Catholics have gotten themselves in deep trouble for not having, or even attempting to have, a conscience that is formed to the word of God and the teachings of the Catholic Church. I refer to it as “willful ignorance.” Many of us have fooled ourselves by doing what is convenient or “feels good” rather than what God demands of us.
When we are tempted to sin, God speaks to us through our conscience. If you are listening, the call of God to do what is good rather than evil is strong. If we ignore this call, it will become harder and harder to hear.
Prayer for God’s Help in Daily Actions
Our Father, may everything I do begin with Your Inspiration,
Continue with Your Help.
And reach perfection under Your Guidance.
With Your loving care guide me in my daily actions.
Help me to persevere with love and sincerity.
Teach me to judge wisely the things of earth And to love the things of Heaven.
As we continue to look at the ways God speaks to us we come to conscience. The Catholic Church teaches us to follow our conscience. But, in order for us to make moral and ethical decisions, we must first have a well-formed conscience.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states:
1783 Conscience must be informed and moral judgment enlightened. A well-formed conscience is upright and truthful. It formulates its judgments according to reason, in conformity with the true good willed by the wisdom of the Creator. The education of conscience is indispensable for human beings who are subjected to negative influences and tempted by sin to prefer their own judgment and to reject authoritative teachings.
Many Catholics have gotten themselves in deep trouble for not having, or even attempting to have, a conscience that is formed to the word of God and the teachings of the Catholic Church. I refer to it as “willful ignorance.” Many of us have fooled ourselves by doing what is convenient or “feels good” rather than what God demands of us.
When we are tempted to sin, God speaks to us through our conscience. If you are listening, the call of God to do what is good rather than evil is strong. If we ignore this call, it will become harder and harder to hear.
Prayer for God’s Help in Daily Actions
Our Father, may everything I do begin with Your Inspiration,
Continue with Your Help.
And reach perfection under Your Guidance.
With Your loving care guide me in my daily actions.
Help me to persevere with love and sincerity.
Teach me to judge wisely the things of earth And to love the things of Heaven.
4 comments:
Makes me think of something Kimberly Hahn said - "to delay obedience is disobedience."
Adrienne - I have to thank you again for introducing me to Angela of Foligno. I was reading her book last night and crying - so beautiful!!!
"to delay obedience is disobedience" yes, yes, yes.
Angela found you - I just sat around and waited for her to show up. Then I waited for the Holy Spirit to whap me up side of the head (my Texas is showing).
I take no credit but do
take great pleasure in feeling the "force field" emitting from my computer screen whenever you talk about Blessed Angela.
The force field - yes, I know it!
I will post a couple quotes in a few days from the book.
I tried reading Story of a Soul but I find Bl Angela more my kind of saint/blessed. Maybe because she lived an unsavory life prior to her conversion....(let's just say growing up in the 1970's sucked!)
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