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The Father Willie Doyle Association

Father Willie Doyle Association

Official site for the canonisation cause of the Servant of God Fr Willie Doyle SJ

Self-conquest

Posts dealing with penance and self-conquest

We will return to our discussion on the last days of the life of Fr Doyle in a few days time when …

August 12, 2016

During a visit our Lord seemed to urge me not to wait till the end of the war, but to begin my …

July 26, 2016

I do not want, in fact I forbid you, to be imprudent in the matter of corporal penances. But, my dear child, …

July 23, 2016

I gave way today to indulgence, with the usual result. Jesus seemed to reproach me bitterly, reminding me that He seeks …

July 18, 2016

But remember the devil will spoil the work if he can and by every means in his power turn you from your …

July 12, 2016

This morning at Mass, our Blessed Lord gave me grace to see what a fool I am to let my life …

July 5, 2016

St Josemaria Escriva Today is the feast of St Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei. Instead of a message from Fr …

June 26, 2016

A great desire to know our Lord better, His attractive character, His personal love for me, the resolve to read the …

June 18, 2016

I felt the presence of Jesus very near to me while praying in the chapel at Ramsgrange. He seemed to want me …

June 16, 2016

The Third Degree of Humility.  1. Accepto. I will receive with joy all unpleasant things which I must bear : (a) pain, …

June 11, 2016