Digital conscience, however, often provides only short-lived moral relief. People share, react, feel their duty is fulfilled ...

This, at least, is how I read the doctrine of Protestants as well as of Catholics. The rule and measure of duty is not utility, nor expedience, nor the happiness of the greatest number, nor State ...

The Catholic tradition on conscience is very extensive, while being quite unified. One may wonder, if the teaching is so unified, why there would be so much to say. The reason is because the tradition ...

It’s always good to define our terms. In his Modern Catholic Dictionary, Servant of God John Hardon provided a good definition of “Examination of Conscience”: Reflection in God’s presence on one’s ...

Primacy of conscience has been thrust to the fore of Church-wide discussions on marriage, contraception and homosexuality at the Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family. But as we saw happen in the ...

Few theological themes of Pope Francis have evoked as much opposition as his emphasis on conscience. Most notably, in Amoris Laetitia he said that the Catholic Church was called "to form consciences, ...

The preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of humankind, and the ...

As children, we are taught, by parents and supportive adults which behaviors are expected to navigate our society successfully. One aspect of this learning includes adopting societal norms and a moral ...

In a blow to the Trump administration, a federal court in Manhattan has knocked down a rule that would make it easier for doctors and other health care workers to refuse care for religious reasons.

Through the generosity of Mike and Phyllis Shea, David DeCosse, director, religious and Catholic ethics with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics has spearheaded a project on the theology of ...