“It is well known that Father Phelan is an authority on the subject of pulpit eloquence, for he is himself one of the most eloquent preachers of the Jesuit Order, and his profound eloquence and ripe scholarship are only equalled by his deep knowledge of human nature. . . .  The theological students and others who wish to acquire the art of speaking to the heart, and preachers who realize that they themselves are becoming stale and commonplace, cannot do better than read and inwardly digest this beautiful work.”—­Galway Express.

“‘The Young Priest’s Keepsake’ seems to us an exceedingly practical and commonsense work.  When we have said this much we have said no more of Father Phelan’s book than it deserves.  The volume has been admirably produced by Messrs. M. H. Gill & Son, on Irish paper, with Irish ink, and bears the imprimatur of the Irish trade mark.  We hope it will have the wide circulation it deserves.”—­Irish Catholic.

“The Rev M. J. Phelan, S.J., gives youthful clerics the benefit of his personal experience as a student in ecclesiastical colleges, and a missionary for almost a quarter of a century in Australia and Ireland.  The volume has a chapter on culture, one on English, three on sermons, and a final one on elocution.  They are all suggestive, and some of them will prove not unprofitable to priests who can no longer be called young.”—­Ave Maria.