I am very grateful to Fr Eamonn McCarthy and the team at Radio Maria Ireland for their great welcome and for the opportunity to speak about Fr Doyle yesterday. Recording below.
Fr Doyle links
August 13, 2021
Tomorrow I will have the privilege of taking part in a live radio discussion about Fr Doyle’s life and message on Radio Maria Ireland from 11.15am – 12.00 noon Irish time. The programme can be heard on Radio Maria here: https://www.radiomaria.ie/ and will also be streamed live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Radiomariaireland/ and on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuegZBpijb7-_8Nets03T9A The programme is live and interactive, so comments and questions about Fr Doyle are welcome from listeners.
August 11, 2021
I recently had the pleasure of appearing on Radio Maria Ireland with Fr Marius O\’Reilly to discuss the rosary in the life of Fr Doyle. The link to the podcast of this interview appears below. The relevant section on Fr Doyle commences approximately 21 minutes into the podcast.
August 5, 2021
The President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, in an address made on this day in 1923, had the following praise for Fr Doyle: I have been profoundly stirred in recent months by the experience of a young Roman Catholic saint, a member of the Society of Jesus, a tremendous lover of Jesus, a tremendous soul-winner, a great human and a great humorist. He had presumably been reading an early edition …
July 25, 2021
Tomorrow evening I will discuss the role of the rosary in the life of Fr Doyle on Radio Maria Ireland at 7.05pm Irish time (2.05pm Eastern time in the US). Details of how to listen to the programme can be found here: https://www.radiomaria.ie/how-to-listen/
July 7, 2021
This blog was launched 11 years ago today. How quickly time goes! At the time, I wasn’t sure how it would develop or whether anyone would be interested or whether I would have personally have the motivation, or material, to keep it going. I honestly never thought that it would still be in operation 11 years later. These last 11 years shows very clearly that there is a global, and …
June 7, 2021
Fr Doyle entered on his career as Jesuit on this day 130 years ago. The following is as letter he wrote from Stonyhurst to his parents on the 31 March 1901, reflecting on the 10th anniversary of his entrance to the Society of Jesus. 10 years ago today I went to Tullabeg and entered on my career as a novice in the Society. Looking back on it all now, it …
March 31, 2021
A few days ago we posted a request for prayers for a 3 day old baby boy who had been experiencing a blockage of the bowel. https://williedoyle.org/2021/03/09/please-pray-through-fr-doyles-intercession-for-3-day-old-baby-william/ The update is very positive – William is now in full health, and is at home with his family. All of his tests are good and he has no symptoms of any illness and needs no further intervention. His family wishes to thank everyone …
March 14, 2021
I have recently been made aware of an excellent recent homily featuring Fr Doyle that was delivered in Baltimore Basilica by the Rector, Fr James Boric. The event was All Saint’s Day 2020. Once again we see evidence of how Fr Doyle’s life and spirit attract many people around the world. The link to the homily can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-3bmrv-f106b6
January 28, 2021
Bishop Pádraig O’Donoghue RIP Bishop Pádraig O’Donoghue was born in County Cork in 1934 and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Westminster in 1967. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Westminster in 1993 and was appointed Bishop of Lancaster in 2001, serving in that role until his retirement in 2009. Following retirement he continued his ministry as a priest in Cork, and died at the age of 86 …
January 27, 2021