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Sermon written by Canon Hayes on maintaining the integrity of the Seal of Confession/Sacramental Seal, the absolute duty of priests or anyone who happens to hear a confession not to disclose anything that they learn from penitents during the course of the Sacrament of Penance (i.e., confession).

Notes written by Canon Hayes on the pre-Reformation Catholic Church in England, including quotes from the 13th century jurist Henry de Bracton and notes on the Reformation.

Notes written by Canon Hayes for a sermon on the Last Judgment and the control people have over their own choices.

Notes written by Canon Hayes for a sermon on the body of Christ.

Notes written by Canon Hayes for a sermon on the monastic Order of Saint Benedict. Includes initial notes (11pp) and a handwritten first draft with annotations and corrections (17pp).

Point-form notes written by Canon Hayes for a sermon on Mary.

Transcript of address given by Father Hayes on the occasion of the beatification of Father Vincent Pallotti, founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines).

Notes written by Canon Hayes for a sermon on St. Patrick.

Pages of loose, undated foolscap notes written by Canon Hayes for sermons, exercises, and/or lectures.

3 sets of notes written by Canon Hayes for a lecture in which he criticises the Anglo-Catholic movement in the Church of England that developed out of the Oxford Movement/Tractarianism. Canon Hayes criticises its mixture of Catholic and Protestant teachings ('If the Catholic Church was right before the reformation, she is the same Catholic Church today so either reject her completely or take her whole & entire.'), and asks its adherents to 'come home' to the Catholic Church. See also P134/12/1/2/9/140.