Examination of Conscience-Using the Beatitudes

Of course I consider the source (and publish date of 2002)--Pax Christi-Examination of Conscience based on the Beatitudes.

An examination of conscience is a way to hold ourselves accountable before God and each other for the evil we do and the good we do not do. Some refer to it as an examination of consciousness: scanning our motives, thoughts, and actions to detect our loyalty to or betrayal of the priorities of the reign of God. The delicate and difficult part in this process involves what we hold as our guide for accountability. For centuries the blueprint for good conduct was the list of Ten Commandments, until Jesus proposed a very different set of guidelines with the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1- 13).

Key word---the use of "was the list"....really? Whoa.
The question begs...what happened to the Ten Commandments? So, if we don't know that they exist then we can continue to sin? Oh, I forgot the author explains that the Beatitudes are to be used as a measure to accountability-not the Ten Commandments! Duh! NOT!

The Beatitudes would be fine for "the good we do not do", but let's not throw out the Ten Commandments too!

TEN COMMANDMENTS