The underutilization of official church sources does not mean that Catholics' conscience-formation is necessarily impoverished. The Catholic tradition is imbibed by Catholics in other ways ...

As an ethics center in a Jesuit university, we have a special interest in the role of religion in ethics and the formation of moral character ... Another focus of our program has been conscience, ...

The Catholic Church argues it is an essential part of the formation of their faith and helps them learn right from wrong.