work of conscience

1. Work of
Conscience
Conscien
ce
A.
Act
itself
B.Intention
s
C.
Circumstance
s

2. Conscienc
e
A.
Act
itself
Conscience
Conscience enables a person to
judge the morality of an act in
a given situation. But every act
has an intention and
circumstance. The act itself,
intention, and circumstance are
the three determinants of the
morality of a human act, which
the person, with the use of
conscience, judges.
B.Intention
s
C.
Circumstance
s

3. Conscienc
e
A.
Act
itself
A. Act itself
B.Intention
s
C.
Circumstance
s
refers to the performed human
act. There are acts that are
intrinsically good (e.g., praying
and forgiving) and intrinsically
evil (e.g., murder and stealing).

4. Principle
1
A good act for a good
intention takes on an
added or new
goodness.
Principle
2
A good act for a
bad intention takes
on an added or
new malice.
Principle
3
A good act for a bad
intention is evil if the
evil intention is the
whole motive for
performing the act.
Principle
5
An indifferent act is
good if done for a
good intention and
evil if for an evil
intention.
Principle
4
An evil act can never
become good by
reason of a good
intention.
Conscien
ce
A.
Act
itself
B.Intention
s
C.
Circumstance
s

5. A.
Act
itself
Conscien
ce
B.Intention
s
C.
Circumstance
s
1 Who. Who does the
act? To whom is the
act done?
2
What. Refers to the
quantity and
quality of the act.
How many times is
the act performed?
How serious is the
act?
3
Where. Refers to the
place the act is
performed
5
In what condition or
how. Refers to the
manner the act is
performed
4
With what ally. Refers
to the means or
instruments to
perform the act.
6 When. Refers to the
time

6. A.
Act
itself
Conscien
ce
B.Intention
s
C.
Circumstance
s
Book Activity
Answer p.126