Fr Willie had a tremendous joy and cheerfulness that easily communicated itself to others. He also retained this sense of fun despite …
Life
July 20, 2026
I have come back from the missions with feelings of joy and gratitude, for these last three missions have been blessed in …
July 16, 2026
I have often wondered what Jesus meant by the ‘work’, but I could never bring myself to ask you what you thought …
July 7, 2026
Today is the memorial of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati. Amongst other things, Saint Pier Giorgio was renowned, as a very young man, …
July 4, 2026
Having completed his course of philosophy, Willie returned to Clongowes in 1901 for another period of prefecting. Here he remained for two …
May 5, 2026
As you know I am very anxious to see these retreats started in Ireland, for I believe they would do a world …
May 1, 2026
O’Rahilly’s biography of Fr Doyle is a remarkable source of information about Fr Doyle’s life and spirituality. However, there is another book …
December 25, 2025
What impressed me most in the meditation on the Nativity was the thought that Jesus could have been born in wealth and …
December 25, 2025
On this day in 1917, 4 days after Fr Willie’s death, Fr Frank Browne, the famous photographer and Jesuit military chaplain, wrote …
August 20, 2025
Fr Willie had a tremendous joy and cheerfulness that easily communicated itself to others. He also retained this sense of fun despite …
July 20, 2025