The Father Willie Doyle Association
Official site for the canonisation cause of the Servant of God Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Every little victory in the matter of food is a real triumph, for this is a real test of generosity. You will …
Jesus, you know my longing to become a saint. You know how much I thirst to die a martyr. Help me to …
I have celebrated Mass in some strange places and under extraordinary conditions but somehow I was more than usually impressed this morning. …
Try to get down low and follow out what He Himself taught: “Unless you become as little children.” This will make you …
The following two excerpts from a letter written by Fr Doyle recount two incidents that happened on St Stephen’s Day, 1916. They …
The following excerpt from O’Rahilly’s biography of Fr Doyle recalls Christmas Eve and Midnight Mass during the war in 1916… Christmas itself …
I was very much annoyed because someone burnt the floor of my dug-out and also on finding my candles had been taken. …
My genius of an orderly fried meat and pudding together and, with a smile of triumph on his face, brought both on …
Fr Doyle wrote the following in his diary on 21 December 1913, 109 years ago today. It relates to a recent trip …
21 December: A day I always like because the turning point of the year and from this on the evenings will be …