Nightly Examination of Conscience

Two good ways to organize one’s thoughts in a short Examination of Conscience, such as daily before retiring to bed, are according to either the Ten Commandments or the Seven Deadly Sins. A better way is to use both:

The Ten Commandments

1.  “I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have any strange gods before Me.”
2. “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”
3. “Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.”
4. “Honor thy father and mother.”
5. “Thou shalt not kill.”
6. “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
7. “Thou shalt not steal.”
8. “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.”
9. “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.”
10. “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.”

 The Seven Deadly Sins

1. Pride
2. Anger
3. Lust
4. Envy
5. Gluttony
6. Avarice
7. Sloth