Excerpt from Thoughts on the Religious Life: Reflections on the General Principles of the Religious Life, on Perfect Charity, the End of the Religious Life, on Vocation, the Vows, the Rules, the Cloister Virtues and the Main Devotions of the Church We take this opportunity of expressing our sin cere thanks to'the editors, authors, and publishers, whose courtesy and generosity enabled us to em body in this work the articles credited to them...