Fr Doyle wrote the following letter to a friend on this day in 1917. I have not told them at home and do not want them to know but we have had a terrible time for the last three weeks, constant and increasing shelling, with many wonderful escapes. We are on the eve of a tremendous battle and the danger will be very great. Sometimes I think God wishes the …
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June 5, 2011
There will be no posts until the middle of next week as I will be attending the beatification of Pope John Paul II in Rome. If I were more organised I would have already prepared the posts in advance for each of the days that I will be away, but unfortunately there are only so many hours in the day, and as Fr Doyle would say, our primary duties …
April 29, 2011
Feast of Mary, Mother of God A New Year! What visions of almost boundless good, hidden in the fair bosom of the new-born year, rise up before me. What treasures of grace, what innumerable opportunities of merit are within my grasp if only I seize them.
January 1, 2011
I shall be away for a few days, but I have posted below the relevant posts for each of the coming days. Back to normal daily posts from Monday…
July 23, 2010
A number of important new resources have been added to the site today. The page on Fr Doyle’s Life (here) has been significantly expanded with the addition of some new pamphlets. In particular, the booklet Fr William Doyle SJ by Fr Hugh Kelly(1928) is highly recommended and is well worth reading in order to get an overview of the life and spirit of Fr Doyle. I have removed the …
July 21, 2010
Remembering Fr William Doyle is now on Facebook! Please become a fan of the Facebook page and promote it to your Facebook contacts. Apart from driving traffic to this site, it’s a very simple act of apostolate that may help your friends and contacts in ways that you cannot even imagine. Just click on the image below and you will get to the Facebook page. The link is also permanently …
July 15, 2010
I depart on my holiday today and, given the lack of connectivity where I will be staying, I will be unable to add any new posts to this blog for the duration of the trip. I will, however, be able to access email. Also, from July 4th to 9th I will be taking part in the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius preached by the wonderful monks of St Joseph’s Abbey …
June 28, 2010