Eloise Azélie Holt in utero Emily Holt is a young mother in the United States who is 18 weeks pregnant with her third baby, a girl. Unfortunately, her baby has been diagnosed with a very severe case of osteogenesis imperfecta. Her bones are extremely fragile, tiny, and brittle, and have broken in utero. What makes this lethal is the narrow size of her chest cavity, which is measuring in the …
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January 14, 2020
A Benedictine monk of St Andrew Abbey in Cleveland Ohio has produced a short video featuring Fr Doyle’s Christmas letter of 1916. Thanks to all those involved in the effort to promote awareness of, and devotion to, Fr Doyle!
December 25, 2019
On this day in 1917, Major General Hickie paid another tribute to Fr Doyle. Writing to his father, Hugh Doyle, General Hickie said: I could not say too much about your son. He was loved and reverenced by us all; his gallantry, self-sacrifice, and devotion to duty were all so well known and recognised. I think that he was the most wonderful character that I have ever known. Major General …
December 15, 2019
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. Giving a gift related to Fr Doyle is a practical act of evangelisation and a way of spreading devotion to him. There has been a …
November 25, 2019
A long time reader and friend of the site, a priest, posted a comment last week seeking prayers for a friend through Fr Doyle’s intercession. He has agreed that I publish it as a main post so that more can see it. Here is what he wrote: May I ask your readers to pray for a dear friend of mine in Canada, Cathy, who has very serious cancer that …
September 19, 2019
Instead of a quote from Fr Doyle, today we present, courtesy of the Irish Messenger, a scanned copy of a booklet published in 1931 entitled “Father Willie”. It seems appropriate to look at this booklet today, the day following his anniversary. And the title of today’s post, suggesting that Fr Doyle is a “wonder worker” is not mine, but rather comes from this Jesuit pamphlet. No author is mentioned for …
August 17, 2019
Fr Doyle’s 102nd anniversary is tomorrow – August 16. It is an excellent time to tell people about his life and his message. I always find that people – even if they have little or no faith or interest in religion – are amazed at his life and his heroism when they first encounter him. Introducing people to the example of Fr Doyle is a useful act of apostolate. Perhaps …
August 15, 2019
A nun in South Africa wrote the following letter on this day (July 12) in 1922, alleging a favour through Fr Doyle’s intercession: One of our Community had for some time been seriously ill in a sanatorium. One evening I got a telephone message to say Sister was on the point of death and that the doctor declared there was no hope unless a change took place at once. I …
July 12, 2019
This website was launched 9 years ago today. 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 interest, or material, to keep it going. I honestly never thought that I would still be running it 9 years later. I guess I now know the answer to all of these questions! The last 9 years shows …
June 7, 2019
Another interview from a few months back, this time Walking in Faith from Holy Spirit Radio, hosted by Barbara Shinkle. This one was actually one of my favourite interviews of all. It is available on the link dated 11/08/2018 in the archive for 2018. http://holyspiritradio.org/walking-in-faith/
March 23, 2019