Activity Two: Reflection of Moral Choices

Conscience must be informed and moral judgement enlightened. A well-informed conscience is upright and truthful… The education of the conscience is a lifelong task…  In the formation of conscience the Word of God is the light for our path; we must assimilate it in faith and prayer and put it into practice. (Catechism of the Catholic Church #1783-1786)

Begin this activity by completing the following sentences.

• The most difficult thing about making moral decisions is…
• When I make a moral decision, I usually consult…
• I believe my conscience is important in making a moral decision because…

Reflect on moral choices you have had to make in the past and how you have gone about making those choices.

• Think back over the past six or twelve months and identify a time when you had to make a moral choice or decision.
• Review the moral choices or decisions you made and recall the influences (people, values, faith) and factors (thoughts, feelings, actions) that helped you know how you should decide.
• As you think back on the moral choices and decisions you have made in your life (both the good ones and the ones that proved unwise),  how have you known that your decision was right or wrong? What criteria did you use to make a moral choice or decision? What thoughts, feelings, or actions are part of your decision-making process? Complete the following two sentences:
  • I know a decision is the right one for me if (when)…
  • I know a decision is the wrong one for me if (when)…