I can imagine I am a soul in Hell, and God in His mercy is saying to me, “Return to the …
Virtues
January 2, 2013
A New Year! What visions of almost boundless good, hidden in the fair bosom of the new-born year, rise up before …
January 1, 2013
“All our days are spent.” (Psalm 89. 9). The hour will come for each of us when we shall echo these …
December 31, 2012
And you, wives and bread-winners, have you no task within the fold, no little flock to tend and guard? Has not …
December 30, 2012
Jesus, you know my longing to become a saint. You know how much I thirst to die a martyr. Help me …
December 29, 2012
Today is the feast of the Holy Innocents; those innocent children slaughtered as a result of King Herod’s lust for power …
December 28, 2012
The following two excerpts from a letter written by Fr Doyle recount two incidents that happened on St Stephen’s Day, 1916. …
December 26, 2012
There is no rule for vocations, no age-limit for the Call. Innocence attracts the gaze of God, deep-rooted habits of sin, …
December 20, 2012
Soldiers preparing Christmas dinner at the front Fr Doyle wrote the following letter to his sister from the trenches on 19th December …
December 19, 2012
A want of will is the chief obstacle to our becoming saints. We are not holy because we do not really wish …
December 17, 2012