BENZINGER BROTHERS

PRINTERS TO THE HOLY APOSTOLIC SEE
PUBLISHERS OF BENZINGER'S MAGAZINE
1913

Nihil Obstat.
REMY LAFORT,
Censor Librorum.

Imprimatur
JOHN M. FARLEY,
Archbishop of New York.

NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 1904

PREFACE

THE contents of this volume appeared originally in The Catholic Transcript, of Hartford, Connecticut, in weekly installments, from February, 1901, to February, 1903. During the course of their publication, it became evident that the form of instruction adopted was appreciated by a large number of readers in varied conditions of life—this appreciation being evinced, among other ways, by a frequent and widespread demand for back-numbers of the publishing journal. The management finding itself unable to meet this demand, suggested the bringing out of the entire series in book-form; and thus, with very few corrections, we offer the "Briefs" to all desirous of a better acquaintance with Catholic Morals.
THE AUTHOR.

CONTENTS

I. [Believing and Doing]
II. [The Moral Agent]
III. [Conscience]
IV. [Laxity and Scruples]
V. [The Law of God and Its Breach]
VI. [Sin]
VII. [How to Count Sins]
VIII. [Capital Sins]
IX. [Pride]
X. [Covetousness]
XI. [Lust]
XII. [Anger]
XIII. [Gluttony]
XIV. [Drink]
XV. [Envy]
XVI. [Sloth]
XVII. [What We Believe]
XVIII. [Why We Believe]
XIX. [Whence Our Belief: Reason]
XX. [Whence Our Belief: Grace and Will]
XXI. [How We Believe]
XXII. [Faith and Error]
XXIII. [The Consistent Believer]
XXIV. [Unbelief]
XXV. [How Faith May Be Lost]
XXVI. [Hope]
XXVII. [Love of God]
XXVIII. [Love of Neighbor]
XXIX. [Prayer]
XXX. [Petition]
XXXI. [Religion]
XXXII. [Devotions]
XXXIII. [Idolatry and Superstition]
XXXIV. [Occultism]
XXXV. [Christian Science]
XXXVI. [Swearing]
XXXVII. [Oaths]
XXXVIII. [Vows]
XXXIX. [The Professional Vow]
XL. [The Profession]
XLI. [The Religious]
XLII. [The Vow of Poverty]
XLIII. [The Vow of Obedience]
XLIV. [The Vow of Chastity]
XLV. [Blasphemy]
XLVI. [Cursing]
XLVII. [Profanity]
XLVIII. [The Law of Rest]
XLIX. [The Day of Rest]
L. [Keeping the Lord's Day Holy]
LI. [Worship of Sacrifice]
LII. [Worship of Rest]
LIII. [Servile Works]
LIV. [Common Works]
LV. [Parental Dignity]
LVI. [Filial Respect]
LVII. [Filial Love]
LVIII. [Authority and Obedience]
LIX. [Should We Help Our Parents?]
LX. [Disinterested Love in Parents]
LXI. [Educate the Children]
LXII. [Educational Extravagance]
LXIII. [Godless Education]
LXIV. [Catholic Schools]
LXV. [Some Weak Points in the Catholic School System]
LXVI. [Correction]
LXVII. [Justice and Rights]
LXVIII. [Homicide]
LXIX. [Is Suicide a Sin?]
LXX. [Self-Defense]
LXXI. [Murder Often Sanctioned]
LXXII. [On the Ethics of War]
LXXIII. [The Massacre of the Innocents]
LXXIV. [Enmity]
LXXV. [Our Enemies]
LXXVI. [Immorality]
LXXVII. [The Sink of Iniquity]
LXXVIII. [Wherein Nature Is Opposed]
LXXIX. [Hearts]
LXXX. [Occasions]
LXXXI. [Scandal]
LXXXII. [Not Good to Be Alone]
LXXXIII. [A Helping Hand]
LXXXIV. [Thou Shalt Not Steal]
LXXXV. [Petty Thefts]
LXXXVI. [An Oft Exploited, But Specious Plea]
LXXXVII. [Contumely]
LXXXVIII. [Defamation]
LXXXIX. [Detraction]
XC. [Calumny]
XCI. [Rash Judgment]
XCII. [Mendacity]
XCIII. [Concealing the Truth]
XCIV. [Restitution]
XCV. [Undoing the Evil ]
XCVI. [Paying Back]
XCVII. [Getting Rid of Ill-Gotten Goods]
XCVIII. [What Excuses From Restitution]
XCIX. [Debts]