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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

Virtues

All the posts published.

Try to grasp the fact – a very hard thing to do – that in the spiritual life ‘feelings’ count for nothing, …

June 23, 2015

I feel also a great longing to love Jesus very, very much, to draw very close to His Sacred Heart, and to …

June 17, 2015

One of the obstacles to my leading a fervent life is the thought of what others may think. I would often wish …

June 15, 2015

Blessed Anna Maria Taigi I will strive ever to perform each action as perfectly as possible, paying special attention to small duties …

June 9, 2015

I had not the heart to wake up the poor nuns, and after all when one is fast asleep, is not a …

June 4, 2015

To Mary’s feet in heaven today the angels come in never-ending stream to lay before her the offerings of her loving …

May 31, 2015

As you might like to know how the ‘game of raiding your neighbour’ is played, a sort of novelty for your next …

May 29, 2015

Are you not foolish in wishing to be free from these attacks of impatience, etc.? I know how violent they can be, …

May 22, 2015

A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows sharper with use. COMMENT: How correct Fr Doyle’s assessment is! The more …

May 21, 2015

If there is any certain mark of the abiding presence of the Holy Ghost in the soul, if there is any visible …

May 18, 2015