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!
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February 26, 2023
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
January 11, 2023
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
November 20, 2022
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November 18, 2022
The Irish Catholic Cause for WWI hero Fr Willie Doyle’s canonisation opened The Irish Catholic Fr Willie Doyle SJ: ‘In the shoes of a saint’ The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/history/2022/10/27/irish-priest-killed-in-first-world-war-put-forward-for-canonisation/ The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/ourview/arid-40994678.html The National Catholic Register https://www.ncregister.com/news/father-willie-doyle-a-new-saint-for-ireland The National Catholic Register https://www.ncregister.com/blog/a-personal-reflection-on-father-willie-doyle The Tablet https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/16055/cause-opens-for-canonisation-of-fr-willie-doyle Catholic News Agency https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252700/will-war-chaplain-willie-doyle-be-ireland-s-next-saint Westmeath Examiner Cause to have Irish war chaplain canonised to open in Mullingar next month
November 4, 2022
Patrick Corkery SJ’s newest book – Fr Willie: Much in the Presence of God – is an excellent introduction to the life and spirit of Fr Willie. It is published by Messenger Publications, the official publishing house of the Irish Jesuits. Buy a copy for yourself here, and also get a few more for your friends. It is an affordable booklet that makes an ideal, simple gift to pass out …
May 25, 2022
We have received multiple new prayer requests in recent days. We are happy to recommend these requests to Fr Willie’s intercession. For L. who has cancer. M. asks for prayers for her husband and her son who seem lost to anxiety and depression. J.T needs prayers for stage 4 liver cancer. I.L asks for prayers to pay off college debt so that she can enter religious life. F.N asks for …
April 18, 2022
Patrick Corkery SJ of the Irish Jesuit Province gave a excellent interview about Fr Willie on Radio Maria Ireland recently. He also discusses his own vocation as a Jesuit. The interview is available below; please listen and share it with others! https://williedoyle.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-03-18-Totus-Tuus.mp3 Patrick is the author of the forthcoming book “Willie Doyle SJ: Much in the Presence of God” which is due to be published in the coming months. We …
April 10, 2022
Broadcaster and writer Fiorella Nash hosted an excellent interview today with Fr John Hogan of the Father Willie Doyle Association. Listen in, and please share on social media so that more people can come to know and love Fr Willie! https://content.blubrry.com/crusade/220408_Early_Show_.mp3
April 8, 2022
We have received multiple new prayer requests in recent days. We are happy to recommend these requests to Fr Willie’s intercession. There are 7 cases of cancer that we are asked to recommend to Fr Willie’s prayers: Paul, Mark, Sarah, Marian, Fiona, Patsy and S.C. T. has asked for prayers that he may be cured and walk again. We are also asked to pray for N. an 11 year old …
April 2, 2022