There is nothing better than the practice of aspirations, steadily growing in number. Keep a little book and enter them once a …
Prayer
January 24, 2024
I felt strongly urged to rise and make the Holy Hour every night. In the past twelve months I have gone down to the …
November 22, 2023
You certainly put your finger on the weak spot in most priestly lives – the want of prayer. The connection between prayer …
November 14, 2023
Today, the Feast of all the Saints of the Society, while praying in the Chapel at Donnybrook (Poor Clares), our Lord seemed …
November 5, 2023
Fr Doyle wrote the following in his diary on October 25 1916. It refers to the previous night, in other words, this …
October 24, 2023
Last night I rose at one a.m. and walked two miles barefooted in reparation for the sins of priests to the chapel …
October 15, 2023
Try and remember that sanctification means daily, hourly, hard work, and this unflinchingly, when weariness comes. COMMENT: Fr Doyle engaged in this …
September 19, 2023
Two wings by which we can fly to God and become saints: the habit of little tiny acts of self-denial and the habit …
August 19, 2023
Instead of a quote from Fr Doyle, today we present, courtesy of the Irish Messenger, a scanned copy of a booklet published …
August 17, 2023
August 16th is Fr Willie’s anniversary. For 9 days we will reflect on different virtues and gifts in Fr Willie’s life. Let us …
August 7, 2023