Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, the Prime of All Ireland, is currently on a visit to some of the war sites and graves in Belgium. Today he mentioned Fr Doyle and read a quote about him from To Raise the Fallen. Here he is with a copy of the book beside Fr Doyle’s name at the Tyne Cot Memorial: And here is a video of him speaking about Fr Doyle …
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June 1, 2018
Fr Doyle wrote the following in his diary on 21 December 1913, 104 years ago today. It relates to a recent trip to the cinema – it’s not clear what date he went to the cinema, but presumably it was the same day or at most a few days beforehand. At the end of the performance of “Quo Vadis?” the words of our Lord seemed to go through my soul. …
December 21, 2017
Christmas is only 4 weeks away. If you haven’t yet bought Christmas presents, why not consider giving someone a gift of one of the recent books about Fr Doyle? Books are always great gifts, but even more so if the subject matter is inspiring and spiritually uplifting. Remarkably, there have been 4 new books about Fr Doyle within the past 4 years (a clear sign that something is “stirring” in …
November 27, 2017
Carmel Uí Cheallaigh launched her children’s book about Fr Doyle – Man of the People – two weeks ago. I am only now getting an opportunity to post about it today – apologies for the delay. The book launch was a huge success, with another massive crowd in attendance on a cold winter’s night, once again showing the widespread appeal of Fr Doyle. The book is a great introduction …
November 20, 2017
On Wednesday there is the launch of an exhibition relating to Jesuit chaplains where Fr Doyle lived for a period of time. And on Thursday there is the launch of the first ever children’s book about Fr Doyle.
November 6, 2017
October 27, 2017
Fr Doyle featured briefly on the Nationwide programme on RTE 1 in Ireland last night. The programme can be found at this link (the 11 October episode) and the segment featuring Fr Doyle commences at around 11 minutes into the programme: https://www.rte.ie/news/player/nationwide/
October 12, 2017
I have an article in the Irish Times about Fr Doyle today. It can be found here: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/in-a-time-of-scepticism-about-priests-fr-willie-doyle-is-a-corrective-1.3209265?mode=amp
September 5, 2017
I was very pleased to take part in a radio interview about Fr Doyle on Sacred Space 102fm over the weekend. The discussion about Fr Doyle lasts almost 30 minutes. You can find a link to the podcast here if you wish to listen to it online and share it with others: https://sacredspace102.blogspot.ie/2017/09/3rd-september-2017-fr-willie-doyle-sj.html As always I am happy to take part in any media interviews or to give public talks about …
September 4, 2017
The following praise for Fr Doyle appeared in the Glasgow Weekly News on this day in 1917. It was written by a Belfast Orangeman. Given the source, this was high price indeed! Fr Doyle’s attractive spirit and his care for others crossed all boundaries and social classes. Given his care for others, and their reverence for him, it can truly be said that Fr Doyle is a role model of …
September 1, 2017