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Throughout the ages conscience has been described in various ways. Origen, who lived around the year 200, called it “the chamber of justice.” Carl Jung said “through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface … a small voice says to us, ‘Something is out of tune,’ ” and our own H.L. Mencken put it this way, “Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.”

Last November, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops overwhelmingly approved the document, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States.”

Perhaps the greatest glory of the Catholic Church today is her public stand against the culture of death. Many of our Catholic bishops have clearly presented the church’s teaching on life issues in recent weeks. They have responded charitably to statements by Catholic politicians who attempt to justify their own support for pro-abortion legislation. Unfortunately, it seems that many liberal Catholics are just going to continue to disagree with church teaching.

PORTLAND, Ore. – An Oregon divorce ruling that frozen embryos can be considered as property confirms an outcome predicted and feared by Catholic leaders decades ago.

VATICAN CITY – The world Synod of Bishops on the Bible “is meant to change Catholic culture,” said Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa.

VATICAN CITY – Whether a patient wants physicians to do everything possible to save his or her life or simply wants ordinary care, doctors must form a “therapeutic alliance” with each patient, Pope Benedict XVI said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Gospels provide a framework for Christian life and vocation ministry, said a speaker at the National Religious Vocation Conference’s biennial convocation Oct. 9-13 in Louisville.