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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

WWI

Posts dealing with WWI

St Teresa Margaret Redi Reasons why our Communions and Masses do not make us Saints. 1. Want of preparation, through sloth, carelessness, …

September 1, 2010

Martyrdom of St Bartholomew August 24 The Feast of St Bartholomew My dear child, as I have a few spare moments before …

August 24, 2010

Fr Doyle was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery at the Battle of the Somme As we have been reflecting on …

August 18, 2010

Remembering Fr Doyle in Dalkey Yesterday I visited the Church of the Assumption in Dalkey, just a few minutes from where Fr …

August 17, 2010

3 March 1873 – 16 August 1917 My Martyrdom for Mary’s Sake. Darling Mother Mary, in preparation for the glorious martyrdom …

August 16, 2010

The Assumption by Murillo August 15. The feast of the Assumption of Our Lady This was an important feast for Fr Doyle. …

August 15, 2010

Fr Doyle's last written words The picture above is a copy of the last written words (that we know of) from Fr …

August 13, 2010

Unexploded shells from World War 1 Today we have the last of Fr Doyle’s narratives from his letters home to his father, …

August 10, 2010

Ecce Home: Behold the Man We return today to Fr Doyle’s narrative, and get some glimpse of the horror of war, and …

August 10, 2010

Continuing our narrative today, it is hard not to be struck by the extraordinary good humour of Fr Doyle. The “cathedral” to …

August 8, 2010