{"id":726,"date":"2010-08-23T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/billykangas\/2010\/08\/st-john-climacus-on-the-blessing-of-a-conscience.html"},"modified":"2010-08-23T07:51:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-23T07:51:00","slug":"st-john-climacus-on-the-blessing-of-a-conscience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/billykangas\/2010\/08\/st-john-climacus-on-the-blessing-of-a-conscience.html","title":{"rendered":"St. John Climacus on the blessing of a conscience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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This week I would like to highlight two sayings by one of the fathers,\u00a0St. John Climacus\u00a0<\/a>\"\"\u00a0Both of these quotes are related to the dangers of a\u00a0conscience that no longer bothers you\u2026<\/div>\n
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\"Novena<\/a>\"\"\u201cWe ought to be on our guard, in case our conscience has stopped troubling us, not so much because of its being clear, but because of its being immersed in sin. <\/div>\n

St. John Climacus<\/p>\n

\u201cA \u2018good\u2019 conscience is one that stands ready to convict oneself immediately with shame. There IS a difference between a \u2018good\u2019 conscience and a \u2018clear\u2019 conscience. The clear one can be dead or deceived.\u201d
St. John Climacus.<\/p>\n

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