Examination – The Commandments

Examination of Conscience

The Ten Commandments

 Humanity has everything it needs to create a good world – and we’ve had it for 3,000 years. It’s the Ten Commandments. They are ten basic (yet profound) instructions for how to lead a good, moral life. If everyone followed the Ten Commandments, we would not need armies or police; marriages and families would be stronger; people would be happier and our civilization would be stable!

The Ten Commandments truly are a moral tour de force!

First Commandment – You shall worship the Lord your God and Him alone shall you serve.

Have I …

Given more time to the things of this passing world than to the Eternal God?

Misled others about Catholicism?

Let someone or something influence my choices more than God?

 Second Commandment – You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain

Have I …

           Used Vulgar language?

           Consumed entertainment that treats sacred things with irreverence?

           Belittled others in speech?

 Third Commandment – Remember to keep holy the Sabbath Day

Have I …

           Missed Mass on Sundays?

           Worked unnecessarily on Sundays?

           Habitually come late to Mass without a good reason?

Fourth Commandment – Honor your father and your mother

Have I …

           Obeyed all my parents reasonably asked of me?

           Neglected the needs of my parents?

           Respected those with legitimate authority over me?

Fifth Commandment – You shall not kill

Have I …

           Driven recklessly and endangered my life or the life of another person?

           Encouraged the practice of assisted suicide or abortion?

           Verbally, emotionally, or sexually abused another person?

Sixth Commandment – You shall not commit adultery

Have I …

           Practiced the virtue of chastity?

           Engaged in sex outside of marriage?

           Purposely dressed immodestly?

Seventh Commandment – You shall not steal

Have I …

           Stolen?

           Given generously to those in need?

           Freed myself from a consumer mentality?

Eighth Commandment – You shall not bear false witness

Have I …

           Lied?

           Gossiped?

Committed detraction (telling others about someone’s faults)

Ninth Commandment – You shall not covet your neighbor’s spouse

Have I …

           Listened to music or jokes that are harmful to purity?

           Committed rape?

           Paid for the services of a prostitute?

Tenth Commandment – You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods

Have I …

           Tried to live in the spirit of Gospel simplicity?

           Cheated on tests, taxes, sports, gaming, or in business?

           Overcharged someone to take advantage of their hardship or ignorance?