throughout the length and breadth of Ireland. His wide and varied
learning, his acute powers of observation, his keen sense of
humour and sound practical judgment are common topics of
conversation amongst a wide circle of friends. The fine flower
and fruit ripened by constant study and wide experience are
modestly displayed in this little book."--_Irish Independent_.

"The ecclesiastical student who takes up 'The Young Priest's
Keepsake' will quickly realise that he has not only fallen in
with a wise mentor but a cordially kind friend, to say nothing of
a charming writer. The way is marked out for him by one who has
trodden it, and who, as we can gather, from the evident culture
and literary grace of his pages and his renown as a preacher of
missions, has been no laggard in those studies which he so
earnestly recommends to young priests and ecclesiastical
students. . . . If Father Phelan's lessons were taken to heart by
the coming race of priests we, or at least our children, would
behold the Catholic pulpit transformed into a mighty living
force. At present it is far from being that. It is in this
country the weakest part of the great redeeming machinery of the
church, and it should be so strong and effective. . . . The book
is brilliantly written, and, as Father Phelan maintains his
position in no mamby-pamby or apologetic fashion, the reader is
treated to some very lively passages."--_The Tribune_
(Melbourne).

"In this little work from the pen of Father Phelan, S.J., those
who are in course of preparation for the high calling of the
sacred ministry will find some advice worthy of serious
consideration. . . . It is an age of 'experts'; as an 'expert' of