The Father Willie Doyle Association
Official site for the canonisation cause of the Servant of God Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Posts dealing with penance and self-conquest
I felt Jesus asking me to make a long visit and wishing to speak to me. His message was: To note down …
I see more and more that self-indulgence even in lawful things brings only unhappiness; and I realise I can never be truly …
I was very much annoyed because someone burnt the floor of my dug-out and also on finding my candles had been taken. …
During the last three nights of the retreat I slept on the floor without feeling any inconvenience after, though I woke very …
Since I became chaplain I’ve grown very lazy and on mortified, the cause of much unhappiness and remorse to me. My excuse …
I believe that Our Lord is asking for victims who are willing to suffer much in reparation for sins, especially those of …
The great light of this retreat, clear and persistent, has been that God has chosen me, in His great love and through …
Vince teipsum (Conquer yourself). This is the secret of the Exercises. “I learnt no other lesson from my master Ignatius,” said St. …
The Fruit of the Third Week The thought that Jesus has suffered so much for me to atone for my sins and …
This evening I had a dispute with Father B. Instead of giving in to his wishes and allowing him to remain in …