Catholic Word of the Day: LAW OF CONSCIENCE, 05-24-12

CatholicReference.net ^ | 05-24-12 | Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

[Salvation]

Featured Term (selected at random):

LAW OF CONSCIENCE

The natural law as it manifests itself within each person's conscience, where its dictates are expressed by certain basic tendencies of nature, evaluated and regulated by right reason. It is binding in conscience as the fundamental source of moral duty. Human law, on the other hand, is binding only insofar as it agrees with the natural law of conscience.

All human beings are subject to the law of conscience, no matter when or where they live. It is, therefore, universal and unchangeable. No one can dispense from its observance, which becomes binding as soon as a person reaches the use of reason.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

[Salvation]

Happening in our time with the HHS mandate.

[Salvation]

Catholic Word of the Day – links will be provided later by another FReeper.  (Would anyone like to help with this?)

 

Santa Maria Maggiore	Doctrine	Eugenic Sterilization
Via Dolorosa	Seven Dolors	Authority
Western Schism	Sick Call	Plain Chant
Palm Sunday	Malabar Rites	Nonjurors
Appellants	Diocesan Chancery	Chrism
Book of Common Prayer	Bridal Veil	Canonicals
Conflict of Rights and Duties	Celestines	Onan
Psychophysical Parallelism	Eucharisticum Mysterium	Keys
Soutane	Mensa	Gilead
Antistes	Material Co-operation	Suicide
Blood of St. Januarius	Sirach/Ecclesiasticus	Promulgation
Days of Abstinence	Holy Communion	Dream Interpretation
Anna	Rule of Saint Basil	Law of Conscience

Catholic Word of the Day Ping!

If you aren’t on this Catholic Word of the Day Ping list and would like to be, please send me a FReepmail.