is present in the heart of the person, enjoins him at the appropriate moment to do good and avoid evil.

enables one to assume responsibility for the acts performed.

- the “most secret core and sanctuary” of the human person.

(PCP II#284)

the voice of God ever calling men to love and to do what is good and avoid what is bad.

1. PERSON’S BASIC PERSON’S BASIC MORAL TENDENCY IN MORAL TENDENCY IN

THE DEPTHS OF A THE DEPTHS OF A PERSON’S BEINGPERSON’S BEING

-It summons the person to love good and avoid the bad.

2.Practical moral 2.Practical moral judgment in the judgment in the person’s heartperson’s heart

-It tells the person inwardly at the right moment-”do this, shun that”

1. RIGHT OR TRUE -is a kind of conscience that is a kind of conscience that

judges good what is really good judges good what is really good and bad what is really bad.and bad what is really bad.

Philippines taxi driver returns lost cash worth US$17,000 Philippines taxi driver returns lost cash worth US$17,000 Imagine this, a 45 year old Filipino motorcab taxi driver, named Imagine this, a 45 year old Filipino motorcab taxi driver, named

Iluminado Boc, was behind on rent and had an ailing wife at home. Iluminado Boc, was behind on rent and had an ailing wife at home. Then one day one of his customers left a bag in his cab containing Then one day one of his customers left a bag in his cab containing $17,000 (USD). This is equivalent to about 800,000 pesos. He would $17,000 (USD). This is equivalent to about 800,000 pesos. He would have been one of the richest men in his town if he kept this bag! But have been one of the richest men in his town if he kept this bag! But instead of keeping it for himself, he goes to the police and says, "It instead of keeping it for himself, he goes to the police and says, "It was not mine." Roughly around the same time, the original customer was not mine." Roughly around the same time, the original customer who owned the bag came to report it missing to the same police who owned the bag came to report it missing to the same police station. station.

He was rewarded $32.00 by the original owner.He was rewarded $32.00 by the original owner.

While the money would have certainly helped out his family, Mr. Boc While the money would have certainly helped out his family, Mr. Boc remained honest. Clearly, this man deserved more than $32.00, but remained honest. Clearly, this man deserved more than $32.00, but at the very least he can keep what can't be bought or lost: his at the very least he can keep what can't be bought or lost: his character. character.

2. ERRONEOUS /FALSE2. ERRONEOUS /FALSE-is a conscience which judges evil is a conscience which judges evil

what is really good and good what is what is really good and good what is really evil in realityreally evil in reality

3. Certain3. Certain- has subjective has subjective

assurance of the assurance of the goodness or goodness or evilness of an evilness of an act.act.

4.DOUBTFUL

-is that which is not sure whether his action is good or evil.

DOJ rejects Zaldy's bid to turn witness DOJ rejects Zaldy's bid to turn witness

5. REFLEX5. REFLEX --that which, that which,

confronted by two confronted by two alternatives, fears to alternatives, fears to commit sin in commit sin in whatever choice he whatever choice he makes.makes.

6. 6. SCRUPULOUSSCRUPULOUS

-is that which always -is that which always judges something as judges something as sinful though it is not sinful though it is not or seriously sinful or seriously sinful thoughthough..

7. CALLOUS7. CALLOUS --is that which through is that which through

habitual performance habitual performance of an evil action, of an evil action, cannot anymore feel cannot anymore feel and recognize the and recognize the evilness of an act he evilness of an act he performs.performs.