BOOK NOTICES

New Zealand Tablet, 3 July 1919, Page 17

BOOK NOTICES

Compendium Theologiae M oralis : Sabetti-Barrefcfc. 4 Twenty-seventh edition. (Herder, London arid St. j§ Louis, O'Connor, Christchurch; 20s net.)

P The fact that this handbook of Moral Theology has in a short time reached its 27th edition is 3 a' priori proof of J its high worth ! and of ( the appreciation it has met with ; on ; the part of students and 'priests. Owing, to the recent changes in Canon Law and Liturgy it is important for the clergy to have an. up-to-date manual „of Moral Theology in which every new law and direction is found in its proper place ; and with, its due bearing. Many priests depend on some Catholic periodical, such as the Irish Ecclesiastical Records or the American Ecclesiastical Review, to keep themselves an comt with Roman decrees. For a methodical man, or one possessed of a good memory, nothing more is necessary, but for busy people who have not time to be methodical a better way is to get from time to time a manual in which all the important changes may be readily found at need. Sabetti-Barrett has long been a favorite work among the American clergy. Its popularity is a sure guarantee of its value. It is eminently reliable, as well as being specially suited for English-speaking countries. This new edition has been recast entirely, and in great part rewritten. The authors were not content to save themselves trouble by merely bringing out the old edition and adding a supplement giving the changes made by the Codex Juris Canonici. The reader will find everything where it ought to be found and will not be perplexed by references to notes and appendices. The work is one to recommend without hesitation to the clergy. It has been received with unstinted praise by the capable critics who review for the Irish Theological Quarterly, the Irish Ecclesiastical Record, and the Month. It is well printed on good paper, clearly arranged and strongly bound in cloth. t f\ v.: I

War --Addresses from Catholic PulpiA aw-d Platform. (Wagner. From Linehan, Melbourne; 10s 6cti net.) V" | In this fine volume we have collected a number of; addresses on the war, on patriotism, and on kindred subjects by American Cardinals, Bishops, priests;? and statesmen. Cardinal O'Connell speaks on The Catholic Position, Cardinal Farley on America's Duty in the War, Archbishop Hanna on The Catholic Church, Democracy and Peace, Bishop Carroll on The Church and Social Reform After the War, Bishop Shahan on Shaping the World's Ideals, and there are interesting pronouncements on many other subjects by well-known American Catholic scholars and orators. Not only is' the book a worthy witness *to Catholic America's part in the war but it is also a mine of use-;

—'• . 1 ■ -v .. . • ~ ful information concerning sound Catholic views on such important topics as we have mentioned. u _ , . The Dales of.uVrcady. By Una Ratcliff©>(Erskiue,Mac- . ;-o Donald, Ltd., London; 3stc6dc)siafnr .= : . Mrs. Ratcliff o sings from a heart ’ full of love of the; moorland and streams of ■ Daleshire, and there : is true lyric beauty in her poems. n Her little volume will be welcomed by all lovers of nature for its 1 sympathetic interpretation of the charm of the Yorkshire Dales. She. has imagination and enthusiasm and delicate fancy, as well as the gift of musical expression. : . Publications- received : Mudlarks Again . By Lieutenant Crosbie Garston. (Angus and Robertson.) From London C.T.S.— The Conversion of St. Augustine; The Miraculous Birth of Our Lord; Liberal Christianity ; The 'Resurrection;' Devotion to Mary; Why Catholics Go to Confession.