Freedom and Conscience Moral Law

Freedom and Conscience Moral Law

1. Man is a free, moral being

   • Responsible for his own actions

2. Human freedom is limited by the unique circumstances of each person's life

3. True love is a free gift of oneself

   • This will lead us to self mastery conscience
     • This is the practical application of the objective moral law to concrete circumstances

4. Everyone has the free will to choose between good and evil

   • Freedom is not easy because along with it comes responsibilites

5. What is Conscience

   • Witnessed in both Sacred Scripture and human experience
   • We need to exercise our moral conscience
   • It applies moral truth and is not an infallible guide and can be ignorant or blinded

6. True freedom is not doing whatever you want but doing what you ought

   • Good moral actions make us freer, and bad make us slave to sin
     • The more kowledge one posses, the more morally responsible one is for his/her actions

7. Conscience

   • The conscience is precious but delicate
   • Our ego gets in our way, and making it incapable of responding
   • A well formed conscience is informed by the creator
     • Adopt a flexible plan

8. Six ways to develop a well formed conscience

   • 1. Learn moral teaching of the church
   • 2. Approach matters of faith and morals with an attitude of humility
   • 3. Sincere prayer and mediation
   • 4. Frequent and honest self examination
   • 5. Sacrament of reconciliation- frequent
   • 6. Spiritual direction