Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As per the report of book 1 and book 2, I have completed an in depth review of St Ambrose's work "On the Duties of the Clergy" (Book 3 out of 3).

Please find the book 3 pdf review attached to the bottom of this forum post. The review is 6 pages.

As mentioned before, I hope that my review of this work will encourage you all to pick up a copy of the work, and expand your knowledge of what was considered important for the duties of clergy at the time.

If interested, to access my previous reviews click the following links:

1. St Gregory the Great's work "The book of Pastoral Rule"

https://www.cathinfo.com/the-library/'the-book-of-pastoral-rule'-st-gregory-the-great/

2. St Ambrose's "On the Duties of the Clergy" - Book 1

https://www.cathinfo.com/the-library/'on-the-duties-of-clergy-book-1'-st-ambrose/

3. St Amrbose's "On the Duties of the Clergy" - Book 2

https://www.cathinfo.com/the-library/'on-the-duties-of-clergy-book-2'-st-ambrose/

As this is the final book of St Ambrose's to be reviewed, the next review will be a work written by the 3rd Doctor of the Church, St Augustine of Hippo (Doctor of Grace). The next work to be reviewed is his famous "Confessions".


God Bless,

Uriel.

P.S. The contents of the attached review "On the Duties of the Clergy" - Book 3 are as
follows:


TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 - True counsel

2 - Virtue and usefulness

3 - Church and charity

4 - Injury and natural law

5 - Striving for virtue

6 - Virtue vs expediency

7 - Expediency vs unseemliness

8 - Virtue vs usefulness II

9 - The clergyman and materialism

10 - The clergyman, fraud and contracts

11 - The clergyman, fraud and contracts II

12 - On vows and promises

13 - Judith's heroinism

14 - Other examples of virtue I

15 - Other examples of virtue II

16 - Other examples of virtue III

17 - Virtue and adversity

18 - Water and fire

19 - The virtue of our forefathers

20 - The virtue of our forefathers II

21 - The virture of our forefathers III

22 - On friendship / final exhortation