It is impossible to express my deep gratitude to the reviewers.
From them the book met with a chorus of approving welcome,
without even one jarring note. To all I now tender my grateful
thanks; but the author of "My New Curate" has placed me under a
special obligation for his thoughtful critique in the _Freeman's
Journal_, and Ibh Maine for his friendly review in the _Leader_.
Nor should I omit to thank the ecclesiastical colleges, that not
only pardoned the blunt candour of some of the chapters, but gave
the book a more than cordial reception.

The present edition includes two entirely new chapters--the two
last--extending over 45 pages. It is hoped that the added matter
will prove of as much interest as those chapters of the first
edition which received such a hearty welcome.

College of the Sacred Heart, Limerick,
_September_ 29, 1909, Feast of St. Michael.



CONTENTS

CHAPTER FIRST
CULTURE: ITS NECESSITY TO A YOUNG PRIEST

CHAPTER SECOND
ENGLISH: ITS NECESSITY TO A YOUNG PRIEST

CHAPTER THIRD