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Have You Examined Your Conscience Lately?

This Rock Volume 18, Number 7   September 2007     Reasons for Hope By Cherie Peacock   Letters   Keep It Together: Advice from the Trenches By Pete Vere, JCL   Further Reading   ¡Viva Cristo Rey!: The Cristeros versus the Mexican Revolution By Christopher Check   Mexico’s Tarcisius: José Sánchez del Río   Torture and Death   Further Reading   More Than a Feeling: What it Means to Follow Your Conscience By Leon J. Suprenant, Jr.   Have You Examined Your Conscience Lately?   Further Reading   God of Desire By Christopher Kaczor   Let Me Count the Ways   Further Reading   Something’s Wrong with John   Damascus Road An Unexpected Sequel By Leona Choy   By the Book Hail Mary, Conceived without Sin By Tim Staples   Eyes to See Let Your Face Shine on Us By Michael Schrauzer   Truth be Told An Inquisition Primer By Robert P. Lockwood   Quick Questions   Last Writes By Karl Keating    Subscribe    Permissions

Paragraph 1792 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church gives all of us a firm basis for examining our consciences. It leads us to ask these and similar questions of ourselves:

Am I ignorant of Christ and his Gospel? Do I seek the Lord’s guidance through regular, humble prayer? Do I assiduously study and internalize the Bible as well as other reliable sources of Catholic teaching and spiritual wisdom?

Do I associate with people who aren’t good for me? Do I too readily follow others rather than act as my own person? Am I too concerned about what others think? Is a shared belief in Jesus Christ and his Church the most important factor in choosing my friends and associates?

Am I a slave to my passions? Am I mired in habitual sin? Do I overindulge or pamper myself?

Do I try to justify conduct that our Lord considers sinful? Is there a part of my life that I haven’t turned over to God? Are there Church teachings I refuse to accept? Do I strive to form my conscience based on the firm foundation of Catholic truth, or do I look for teachers who will "tickle my ears" (2 Tim. 4:3)?

Do I strive to see Christ in those around me, especially the poor and the annoying? Do I really take to heart the fact that all men and women have God-given dignity and value? Do I treat others with basic kindness, patience, and respect? Do I serve only myself?