Ronan McGreevy at launch of book Ronan McGreevy launched the book “To Raise the Fallen: A Selection of the War Letters, Prayers and Spiritual Writings of Fr Willie Doyle SJ” in Hodges Figgis bookstore in Dublin. The event was a tremendous success. It was a privilege to have to many at the event as it is a great testament to the devotion – and enthusiasm – that exists for Fr …
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August 11, 2017
Ronan McGreevy writes today’s Irishman’s Diary column about Fr Doyle. It is an excellent tribute to Fr Doyle. Ronan launched my book To Raise the Fallen last night. I am very grateful to him for this. I shall post his speech later. Photo of the article below, and below that a link to a more reader-friendly online version. One small point – while Alfred O’Rahilly was an ex-Jesuit, he was …
August 11, 2017
There was a very large and enthusiastic turnout for the launch of To Raise the Fallen at Hodges Figgis in Dublin this evening. Many thanks to all the staff at Veritas and at Hodges Figgis and particular thanks to Ronan McGreevy for his very fine words about Fr Doyle this evening. Thanks also to all those who attended, and it was especially nice to meet people who read this site …
August 10, 2017
As we approach the 100th anniversary of Fr Doyle’s death I have already given a review of the major books about Fr Doyle. In this 5th part of the series, I now give an overdrive of the newest book, To Raise the Fallen, which I am responsible for. Thus, it will be more of an overview than a “review’, as it would be strange to review my “own” book! …
August 5, 2017
The official launch of To Raise the Fallen is next Thursday, but it is on sale now. Physically it is available in the Veritas main store in Dublin, and, I assume in other Veritas stores nationwide. It will also be available in other mainstream bookstores in Ireland. I am unsure about the arrangements for physical sales in other countries; perhaps that will follow in time. However, it can be …
August 4, 2017
While many people first encountered Fr Doyle through the O’Rahilly book, there are a lot whose first contact was actually the book Merry in God. This book was published in 1939, and many people mistakenly believe it was also written by O’Rahilly. However, no author’s name appears on the text. The book appears to have been written by Fr Charles Doyle, Willie’s older brother with whom he was inseparable as …
July 31, 2017
Worshipper and Worshipped was written by Carole Hope and published in 2013. It has the distinction of being the longest book about Fr Doyle – it is over 700 pages in length! This is the definitive study of Fr Doyle’s life as a military chaplain. If the O’Rahilly book is approximately 60% general biography and spiritual life and 40% about the war, this book is balanced in the opposite …
July 29, 2017
The publication of K.V. Turkey’s article in the Catholic Herald (see http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/issues/july-28th-2017/how-one-priest-saved-countless-souls-in-the-first-world-war/) is a great opportunity to write about this excellent Catholic Truth Society booklet by the same author. This booklet has the distinct honour (as far as I am aware) of being the first entirely new book in English about Fr Doyle in nearly 75 years (I did hear a rumour of another book written by a priest in …
July 28, 2017
The UK’s Catholic Herald has an article about Fr Doyle written by K.V Turley, the author of Fr Willie Doyle & World War 1: A Chaplain’s Story published by the Catholic Truth Society. Check out the article here and share it with others: http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/issues/july-28th-2017/how-one-priest-saved-countless-souls-in-the-first-world-war/
July 28, 2017
In preparation for Fr Doyle’s 100th anniversary, and also for the arrival of To Raise the Fallen (front cover above), the the latest book about Fr Doyle which is to be formally launched in two weeks (and which should be available for sale in the next few days), I thought it would be useful to start a small series highlighting other books about Fr Doyle that people may want …
July 28, 2017