I shall give a lecture on Fr Doyle’s life at the Young Adult’s Forum in Merrion Road parish, Dublin 4, this coming Thursday at 7.30pm. Details are available here: http://www.merrionroadchurch.ie/home,99,0
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April 1, 2014
There was much interest in the life and spirituality of Fr Doyle, and in his canonisation cause, up to the middle of the last century. At this point, on the surface, interest in Fr Doyle seemed to reduce somewhat. But closer inspection indicates that interest in, and devotion to, Fr Doyle did not completely disappear. Fr Doyle has always had his clients – those whose families have reason to …
March 30, 2014
I will give a lecture on the life and spirituality of Fr Doyle next Thursday evening (April 3) at the Young Adults Forum at 7.30pm in Merrion Road Church, Dublin 4. The talk will take place in the Upper Room which is located in the Tower. The talk will last for about 45 minutes and will be followed by time for questions and discussion. Merrion Road Church can be found …
March 27, 2014
I shall be giving a lecture entitled “Hero of the Trenches: The Life and Spirit of Fr Willie Doyle SJ” next Thursday March 20 at 8pm in Lismullin Conference Centre near Navan, County Meath. Details may be found here: http://www.lismullin.org/seminars-forums/heritage-series I look forward to meeting any readers of the site who can make it.
March 13, 2014
We have already discussed the substantial and excellent biography of Fr Doyle entitled Worshipper and Worshipped by Carole Hope. You may read a review of it here http://fatherdoyle.com/2014/02/13/book-review-of-worshipper-and-worshipped/ Amazon was out of stock for a few days they now have some stock, so hurry up and place an order! You can find a link on the right hand side of the page. The other exciting news is that the Catholic …
February 23, 2014
It would not be unfair to say that, from the middle of the last century until quite recently, the once famous Fr Willie Doyle has seemingly been shrouded in a certain reserved silence. At one stage his name and deeds were renowned not just in Ireland, but around the globe. The fact that there are 6,426 recorded favours, from literally every part of the world, allegedly granted through his …
February 13, 2014
On the right hand side of the page you will find a permanent link to buy the excellent new biography of Fr Doyle by Carole Hope entitled “Worshipper and Worshipped”. The book is an excellent new addition to our understanding of Fr Doyle’s life, in particular his time as military chaplain – it contains many previously unpublished details of Fr Doyle’s time as chaplain in the Great War. I hope …
February 1, 2014
Instead of a quote from Fr Doyle today we have an article about an incident he experienced during the war. This is taken from the December 2013 Pioneer Magazine. Fr Doyle was an enthusiastic member of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association founded by the Jesuit Fr James Cullen SJ. Pioneers take a pledge to abstain from alcohol, both to act as a witness to others but also as a form …
January 9, 2014
What impressed me most in the meditation on the Nativity was the thought that Jesus could have been born in wealth and luxury, or at least with the ordinary comforts of life, but He chose all that was hard, unpleasant and uncomfortable. This He did for me, to show me the life I must lead for Him. If I want to be with Christ, I must lead the life …
December 25, 2013
Worshipper and Worshipped: Across the Divide: an Irish Padre of the Great War: Fr. Willie Doyle Chaplain to the Forces 1915-1917 by Carole Hope is published today, the anniversary of the end of the Great War. It is a most interesting chronological account of Fr Doyle’s life with a heavy focus on his time as military chaplain in World War 1. The book is in excess of 700 pages …
November 11, 2013