In cartoons, conscience used to be portrayed as an angel on someone’s shoulder, trying to steer a character away from temptation, which was represented by a small devil on the other shoulder. Writing in the 13th century, St. Bonaventure described conscience as
It’s a shame that feeling ashamed is going out of fashion. At least in some circles. Watch the news. A lot of famous folks caught red-handed offer a sincere and heartfelt, “It’s not something I’m proud of.” Uh huh And…? “It’s my