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The Parish Priest

By J.G.H. Barry, D.D., and Selden Peabody Delany, D.D.

New York: Edwin S. Gorham, 1926.


Personal Life

I. The Inner Life of the Priest
II. The Intellectual Life of the Priest
III. The Social Life of the Priest

Preaching and Teaching

IV. The Preparation of the Preacher
V. Types of Sermons
VI. The Technique of the Sermon
VII. Sermons to Children
VIII. Classes and Instructions
IX. Preparation for Confirmation
X. Quiet Days and Retreats

Pastoral Work

XI. The Priest as Pastor
XII. Sinners and Confession
XIII. The Perfecting of the Saints
XIV. The Priest as Director
XV. The Children
XVI. The Care of the Sick
XVII. The Mentally Sick
XVIII. Parish Administration
XIX. The Discipline of the Laity
XX. Advertising and Propaganda

Sacerdotal Functions

XXI. The Blessed Sacrament
XXII. Extra-Liturgical Devotions
XXIII. Worship and Ceremonial
XXIV. The Sacrament of Marriage


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