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 ...

A bill signed by Gov. Sam Brownback this week that allows Kansans to refuse to prescribe or dispense any drug they "reasonably believe" may cause an abortion could spark court debates over what is an ...

“Conscience is when God sends a text to your head.” That latest installment of the comic strip "The Family Circus" by Bil Keane gave me pause to ask, “Whatever happened to conscience today?” ...

In this fascinating work, Churchland (Touching a Nerve), a philosophy professor emerita at UC San Diego, argues that human conscience is neurobiological in origin, rather than stemming, as ...

On April 9, 1945, Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazis for his role in the plot to assassinate Hitler. Shortly before he died, he said: “This is the end — but for me it is ...

“Conscience is that ability within me that attaches itself to the highest standard I know, and then continually reminds me of what that standard demands that I do.” — Oswald Chambers “Let us draw near ...

Despite Pope Francis’ overwhelming popularity, only about one-in-ten American Catholics say they turn to the pope “a great deal” for guidance on difficult moral questions, according to a Pew Research ...

MOSCOW, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Amnesty International no longer considers jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a "prisoner of conscience" due to past comments he made that qualify as advocacy of hatred, ...