A personal message from Patrick Kenny, President of the Father Willie Doyle Association.  On 7 June 2010 I published the first post on the original fatherdoyle.com website. At the time it was a simple effort to reach out to others and to keep the memory of Fr Willie alive; there was no specific plan or expectation that things would develop as they have. How much has changed since then! 13 …

(Top image: Fr Philip Sainter, Ratcliffe College; Dr. Patrick Kenny, President, Father Willie Doyle Association; Mrs Sam Spillane, Chair of Governors, Ratcliffe College and Fr John Hogan, Postulator, at official opening of the building) The Father Willie Doyle Association has warmly welcomed the decision of Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire, to name their new English Centre in honour of the Servant of God, Fr. Willie Doyle. The new building has been developed …

We are very happy to announce that relics of Fr Willie – cloth blessed and then touched to his crucifix and hair – are now available for distribution. Relics, prayer cards and leaflets can be requested via the following page: https://williedoyle.org/request-prayer-cards/ This is a very exciting development – it is the first time since the 1930’s that relics of Fr Willie have been available for distribution. It is our hope …

Come & pray on Fr Willie’s 150th birthday! WHAT: Mass, blessing with Fr Willie’s crucifix, Holy Hour with reflections from Fr Willie’s writings. Confession available. WHEN: Friday March 3rd, starting at 6pm WHERE: St Francis Xavier Church, Gardiner Street, Dublin. Please cone along to pray if you are in Dublin, and spread the word!

The following article by Fr John Hogan, Postulator for the cause of Fr Willie, appeared in Simply Catholic. Three Things Father Willie Doyle Can Teach Us

For those who cannot attend the opening session of Fr Willie’s cause, the live stream can be found here:   https://www.mullingarparish.ie/livestream