We Believe Chapter 4

The Holy Spirit can help us to form our conscience.

• True

• False

The ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong, is called our communion.

• True

• False

Forming our conscience involves listening to trusted adults.

• True

• False

We can examine our conscience only once a year

• True

• False

Forming a good conscience is _______ responsibility.

• Jesus'

• our

• the Holy Spirit's

A good conscience leads us to be __________________.

• truthful

• sinful

• dishonest

A good conscience calls us to turn away from __________.

• peace

• sin

• God

Through our ________ each of us is called to be more like Jesus.

• Baptism

• Confession

• Confirmation

Match each vocabulary word to the correct definition.

• conscience

• act of determining whether the choices we have made showed love for God, ourselves & others.

• How to form a good conscience

• ability to know the difference between good & evil

• examination of conscience

• listening to God & Holy Spirit, asking parents/priests/teachers to help you, following examples of the saints, deepening love for God, learning about God through scripture & church teachings

• When can we examine our conscience?

• Anytime, like at night before we sleep or during penance.

• 3 ways our conscience works

• Before we make a decision, while we are making a decision, after we make a decision

When do we become more like Jesus?

• When we do what we want

• When we do what others tell us to do

• When we speak, think & act like him.