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	It is possible "to err in good conscience." Our ethical reasoning is not infallible. We can make mistakes that lead to wrong conclusions--and sometimes, the mistakes are through no moral fault of our own.		It is possible "to err in good conscience." Our ethical reasoning is not infallible. We can make mistakes that lead to wrong conclusions — and sometimes, the mistakes are through no moral fault of our own.

	If the decision bears good fruit, it suggests that it was a good decision. If not, then we can learn from our mistakes and do better in the future.		If the decision bears good fruit, it suggests that it was a good decision. If not, then we can learn from our mistakes and do better in the future.

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	Most of our lives are made up of decisions that are not determined by the [[Decalogue\|Ten Commandments]], the [[precepts\|laws of the Church]], or the law of the land. Wisdom is the gift that gives all other gifts. The wise person ''knows how'' to deal rightly with people, places, and things.		Most of our lives are made up of decisions that are not determined by the [[Decalogue\|Ten Commandments]], the [[precepts\|laws of the Church]], or the law of the land. Wisdom is the gift that gives all other gifts. The wise person ''knows how'' to deal rightly with people, places, and things.

	In '''prudential judgments''' we make up our own minds about what seems best. The issue in such cases is not a choice between good and evil, but between one good thing and another.		In '''prudential judgments''' we make up our own minds about what seems best. The issue in such cases is not a choice between good and evil, but between one good thing and another. Prudential judgments are decisions about which reasonable people of good faith may reasonably and faithfully disagree with each other. If there were a clear law that decided the question, there would be no room for a prudential judgment: we would simply have to obey the law.

	== Catechism ==		== Catechism ==

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	Where there is no law, there is freedom. In ''those'' cases, it is right to "let your conscience be your guide," because there are no objective rules to guide our choice. If the action in question is not intrinsically evil or ruled out by some precept of the Church, we are free to choose one course of action or another as we please.		Where there is no law, there is freedom. In ''those'' cases, it is right to ''"let your conscience be your guide,"'' because there are no objective rules to guide our choice. If the action in question is not intrinsically evil or ruled out by some precept of the Church, we are free to choose one course of action or another as we please.

	:: "Once for all, then, a short precept is given you: Love, and do what you will: whether you hold your peace, through love hold your peace; whether you cry out, through love cry out; whether you correct, through love correct; whether you spare, through love do you spare: let the root of love be within, of this root can nothing spring but what is good" (St. Augustine).		:: "Once for all, then, a short precept is given you: Love, and do what you will: whether you hold your peace, through love hold your peace; whether you cry out, through love cry out; whether you correct, through love correct; whether you spare, through love do you spare: let the root of love be within, of this root can nothing spring but what is good" (St. Augustine).

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	It is possible "to err in good conscience." Our ethical reasoning is not infallible. We can make mistakes that lead to wrong conclusions--and sometimes, the mistakes are through no moral fault of our own. When faced with a prudential judgment, we have to ''"let our conscience be our guide"'' because the objective rules and regulations that inform our conscience are in conflict or do not cover the particular question that we must answer.		It is possible "to err in good conscience." Our ethical reasoning is not infallible. We can make mistakes that lead to wrong conclusions--and sometimes, the mistakes are through no moral fault of our own.

	If the decision bears good fruit, it suggests that it was a good decision. If not, then we can learn from our mistakes and do better in the future.		If the decision bears good fruit, it suggests that it was a good decision. If not, then we can learn from our mistakes and do better in the future.

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	It is possible "to err in good conscience." Our ethical reasoning is not infallible. We can make mistakes that lead to wrong conclusions--and sometimes, the mistakes are through no moral fault of our own.		It is possible "to err in good conscience." Our ethical reasoning is not infallible. We can make mistakes that lead to wrong conclusions--and sometimes, the mistakes are through no moral fault of our own. When faced with a prudential judgment, we have to ''"let our conscience be our guide"'' because the objective rules and regulations that inform our conscience are in conflict or do not cover the particular question that we must answer.

	~~Once we realize~~ that ~~we have been relying on mistaken principles~~, we can do better in the future.		If the decision bears good fruit, it suggests that it was a good decision. If not, then we can learn from our mistakes and do better in the future.

	:; [[St._Philip_Neri\|St. Philip Neri, "Maxims," November 28.]]		:; [[St._Philip_Neri\|St. Philip Neri, "Maxims," November 28.]]

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	Prudence is practical wisdom about [[choosing the right good]] in particular circumstances.		Prudence is practical wisdom about [[choosing the right good]] in particular circumstances.

	~~"There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens"~~ [http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ecclesiastes/ecclesiastes3.htm ~~(Ecc~~ 3:1-8).] It is by the virtue of prudence that we decide what time it is.		:; [http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ecclesiastes/ecclesiastes3.htm Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)]

			:: There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.

			:; St. Teresa of Avila, while dining with gusto on some partridge

			:: "There is a time for penance and a time for partridge."

			It is by the virtue of prudence that we decide what time it is.

	Prudence is one of the four [[virtue\|cardinal virtues]].		Prudence is one of the four [[virtue\|cardinal virtues]].
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	In '''prudential judgments''' we make up our own minds about what seems best. The issue in such cases is not a choice between good and evil, but between one good thing and another.		In '''prudential judgments''' we make up our own minds about what seems best. The issue in such cases is not a choice between good and evil, but between one good thing and another.

	~~"There is a time for penance and a time for partridge" (St. Teresa of Avila, while dining with gusto on some partridge).~~

	== Catechism ==		== Catechism ==

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	"There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens" [http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ecclesiastes/ecclesiastes3.htm (Ecc 3:1-8).] It is by the virtue of prudence that we decide what time it is.		"There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens" [http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ecclesiastes/ecclesiastes3.htm (Ecc 3:1-8).] It is by the virtue of prudence that we decide what time it is.

	It is one of the four [[virtue\|cardinal virtues]].		Prudence is one of the four [[virtue\|cardinal virtues]].

	It is by means of the virtue of prudence that we apply general maxims to concrete cases.		It is by means of the virtue of prudence that we apply general maxims to concrete cases.
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	Once we realize that we have been relying on mistaken principles, we can do better in the future.		Once we realize that we have been relying on mistaken principles, we can do better in the future.

			:; [[St._Philip_Neri\|St. Philip Neri, "Maxims," November 28.]]

			:: In order to acquire prudence, and to make a good judgment, we must have lived long and been intimate with many people.

			:; [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/willrogers411692.html Will Rogers]

			:: Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

	== Examples of prudential judgments ==		== Examples of prudential judgments ==

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	:; [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c1a7.htm#1806 CCC #1806]		:; [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c1a7.htm#1806 CCC #1806]

	:: Prudence is the virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it; "the prudent man looks where he is going."<ref>[http://usccb.org/bible/prv/14:14 Prov 14:15:] "The naive believe everything, but the shrewd watch their steps."</ref> "Keep sane and sober for your prayers."<ref>[http://usccb.org/bible/1pt/4:6 1 Pet 4:7:] "The end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be serious and sober [ÏƒÏ‰Ï†ÏÎ¿Î½Î®ÏƒÎ±Ï„Îµ] for prayers."</ref> Prudence is "right reason in action," writes St. Thomas Aquinas, following Aristotle.<ref>St. Thomas Aquinas, ''STh'' II-II,47,2.</ref> It is not to be confused with timidity or fear, nor with duplicity or dissimulation. It is called ''auriga virtutum'' (the charioteer of the virtues); it guides the other virtues by setting rule and measure. It is prudence that immediately guides the judgment of conscience. The prudent man determines and directs his conduct in accordance with this judgment. With the help of this virtue we apply moral principles to particular cases without error and overcome doubts about the good to achieve and the evil to avoid.		:: Prudence is the virtue that disposes practical reason to '''discern our true good in every circumstance''' and to '''choose the right means of achieving it'''; "the prudent man looks where he is going."<ref>[http://usccb.org/bible/prv/14:14 Prov 14:15:] "The naive believe everything, but the shrewd watch their steps."</ref> "Keep sane and sober for your prayers."<ref>[http://usccb.org/bible/1pt/4:6 1 Pet 4:7:] "The end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be serious and sober [ÏƒÏ‰Ï†ÏÎ¿Î½Î®ÏƒÎ±Ï„Îµ] for prayers."</ref> Prudence is "right reason in action," writes St. Thomas Aquinas, following Aristotle.<ref>St. Thomas Aquinas, ''STh'' II-II,47,2.</ref> It is not to be confused with timidity or fear, nor with duplicity or dissimulation. It is called ''auriga virtutum'' (the charioteer of the virtues); it guides the other virtues by setting rule and measure. It is prudence that immediately guides the judgment of conscience. The prudent man determines and directs his conduct in accordance with this judgment. With the help of this virtue we apply moral principles to particular cases without error and overcome doubts about the good to achieve and the evil to avoid.

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	Most of our lives are made up of decisions that are not determined by the [[Decalogue\|Ten Commandments]], the [[precepts\|laws of the Church]], or the law of the land. Wisdom is the gift that gives all other gifts. The wise person ''knows how'' to deal rightly with people, places, and things.		Most of our lives are made up of decisions that are not determined by the [[Decalogue\|Ten Commandments]], the [[precepts\|laws of the Church]], or the law of the land. Wisdom is the gift that gives all other gifts. The wise person ''knows how'' to deal rightly with people, places, and things.

	In '''prudential judgments''' we make up our own minds about what seems best. The issue in such cases is not a choice between good and evil but between one good thing and another.		In '''prudential judgments''' we make up our own minds about what seems best. The issue in such cases is not a choice between good and evil, but between one good thing and another.

	"There is a time for penance and a time for partridge" (St. Teresa of Avila, while dining with gusto on some partridge).		"There is a time for penance and a time for partridge" (St. Teresa of Avila, while dining with gusto on some partridge).

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	:: "Once for all, then, a short precept is given you: Love, and do what you will: whether you hold your peace, through love hold your peace; whether you cry out, through love cry out; whether you correct, through love correct; whether you spare, through love do you spare: let the root of love be within, of this root can nothing spring but what is good" (St. Augustine).		:: "Once for all, then, a short precept is given you: Love, and do what you will: whether you hold your peace, through love hold your peace; whether you cry out, through love cry out; whether you correct, through love correct; whether you spare, through love do you spare: let the root of love be within, of this root can nothing spring but what is good" (St. Augustine).

			=== Acting in "good conscience" ===

			It is possible "to err in good conscience." Our ethical reasoning is not infallible. We can make mistakes that lead to wrong conclusions--and sometimes, the mistakes are through no moral fault of our own.

			Once we realize that we have been relying on mistaken principles, we can do better in the future.

	== Examples of prudential judgments ==		== Examples of prudential judgments ==