I was interviewed a couple of weeks ago about Fr Doyle and To Raise the Fallen for the Live Hour programme on Archangel Radio in Alabama. This is one of a large number of recent radio interviews about Fr Doyle – I hope to post more links to recordings in the coming period. This interview, which lasts about 17 minutes, was especially interesting as it focused a lot on Fr …
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December 8, 2018
Ignatius Press has a special offer right now – 40% off the book To Raise the Fallen and the DVD Bravery Under Fire. This offer runs until December 12 if you use the code INSPIRE40 at checkout on www.ignatius.com Please share, so that other can come to know of Fr Doyle.
December 5, 2018
Fr Doyle was referenced in this article that appeared in First Things late last week: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2018/11/lord-you-know-it-all What’s significant here is that it is not an article about Fr Doyle himself, but about conversion and God’s Providence in all of this. The writer, Dan Hitchens, who is the Deputy Editor of the Catholic Herald, used multiple examples from the lives of the saints to make his point. He refers to St …
December 2, 2018
There is a great article about Fr Doyle, and a review of To Raise the Fallen, in the Catholic Herald this week. Check it out here, and please share it with others, so that knowledge of, and devotion to, Fr Doyle might spread! https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2018/11/30/the-remarkable-courage-of-the-jesuit-who-rescued-souls-on-the-wwi-battlefields/
December 1, 2018
Christmas is only one month away. If you haven’t yet bought Christmas presents, why not consider giving someone a gift relating to Fr Doyle? Books (and even DVDs) are always great gifts, but even more so if the subject matter is inspiring and spiritually uplifting. There has been a big increase in the number of items relating to Fr Doyle in the last few years (a clear sign that something …
November 25, 2018
I have been meaning to extend my thanks to those reviewers who have given endorsements for either the outside cover or website of the Ignatius Press edition of To Raise the Fallen. Most of these reviewers are from the US, so Thanksgiving Day seems like a good opportunity to extend my thanks and gratitude to them for their encouragement and kind words about the book and about Fr Doyle. So …
November 22, 2018
I’m looking forward to appearing on Bill martinez Live tomorrow at 11.09am ET Tuesday to discuss To Raise the Fallen. Bill Martinez Live is a nationally syndicated show airing in 280 markets in the US. Tune in on the radio, or online: http://billmartinezlive.com
November 19, 2018
Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, mentioned Fr Doyle in his excellent homily on Remembrance Day on Sunday. You can find it here: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2018/11/11/sermon-of-archbishop-eamon-martin-for-the-world-war-i-commemorative-service-in-saint-annes-cathedral-belfast/
November 13, 2018
Many thanks to Joseph Pronechen and the National Catholic Register for the very positive book review this weekend. You can find it here: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/how-father-willie-doyle-saved-souls-on-the-battlefield
November 13, 2018
There has been so much going on – including so many radio interviews – that I have not had time to update the site with some other information. On Sunday the National Catholic Register carried a great story about Fr Doyle. You can find it here: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/father-willie-doyle-world-war-is-forgotten-martyr-of-charity Thanks to the writer Rachel land for her work on this.
November 13, 2018