http://www.blogigo.co.uk/aristorano Thoughts about Time and Eternity en aristorano aristorano Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:40:00 +0200 daily 1   Living as Christian Our conscience is  uncertain in many cases and for this reason,  it is understandable  that the pope, the bishops and  lay  organizations  have  something  to  say about questions of  ethics or politics and economy. This does not mean the Church has ready-made recipes available for all of  life's  questions. Together  with  all  her  members,  non-Christians and even  unbelieving experts, she has to struggle constantly to understand the will of God. Therefore it cannot be excluded that in the future, based on new knowledge, better possibilities will be found for realizing good. Consequently, the laws and regulations of the Church are not on the same level as the commandments of God,  even  if they have been issued expressly as commandments of the Church; they can be altered. Nevertheless, they have an obliging power, as even changeable  and improvable matters may require obligatory decisions.  Often,  we have... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:40:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/aristorano/the-personal-decision-of-the-conscience/4972/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/aristorano/the-personal-decision-of-the-conscience/4972/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:45:27 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/aristorano/life-and-faces-cartoon-puzzle-dow/4971/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/aristorano/life-and-faces-cartoon-puzzle-dow/4971/ Living as Christian Psychology  has  also  alerted  us  to the ill-developed conscience, which may be characterized  by  feelings  of  guilt and fear of committing sin.  This is often the result of poor upbringing and a sign of a deformed personality rather than the reaction of the conscience to guilt. The "examination of  conscience"  becomes  all  the  more important. The  instruments we use to take measurements have to be checked continuously. Similarly, our conscience continually has to be adjusted to the valid norms: the  word  of  God  and  the  order  of creation, both of which are essentially contained in the Ten Commandments. Norms, commandments, laws Are the  Ten  Commandments outdated?  As soon as some people hear the word "commandment", they fear that their freedom is threatened. It is understandable that an education based only on an authoritarian "you shall, you have to"... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:40:22 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/aristorano/Are-the-Ten-Commandments-outdated/4970/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/aristorano/Are-the-Ten-Commandments-outdated/4970/