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Four Square Or the Cardinal Virtues

出版	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013-07-28
主題	Self-Help / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem
ISBN	14912196619781491219669
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=LY1vjwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋The Preface is characteristic of the author; it says: "These addresses have appeared in the "Homiletic Monthly." They are written rather with an eye to scientific accuracy than to unction, eloquence and rhetoric; for surely conduct is a matter of science."

Those who have known Father Rickaby by his philosophical writings only, and who recall the subtlety of his reasoning requiring the training of a philosopher to follow him, will be surprised to learn that in these addresses he speaks to young men who have no philosophical training, but who are equipped with an ordinary education and common sense. They appeal to the intellect rather than the heart, or rather, they appeal to the heart through the intellect, which is a method well adapted to this intellectual (?) age. It has almost become fashionable in the smart set to deny or ignore fundamental moral truths, and, sad to relate, children of the Church of Jesus Christ are sometimes tainted with this smartness. Father Rickaby's addresses are for just such persons. This book should be part of the curriculum of every educational institution in this country. But that is too much to hope for. If it could be placed in the hands of all the Catholic students of non-Catholic educational institutions throughout the country the result would be splendid.

As the review in the Month says, "the book is a model of luminous exposition, both convincing and stimulating." And again: "The apt example, the crisp phrase, the shrewd qualification, the sane outlook, the lucidity and moderation of the whole make these discourses delightful reading."

Finally, they are not intended for men only, but are equally applicable to both sexes and all ages.