May every Easter blessing be yours, and may our crucified Jesus, Who has certainly drawn you to Him on the cross, raise …
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April 9, 2023
Fr Doyle left his training camp and headed to the continent 105 years ago today. Here are his sentiments on this occasion, …
February 17, 2023
We are having desperate work these days. The good God is simply pouring out His grace on these poor fellows and reconciling …
February 14, 2023
Today, however, I was able to offer the Holy Sacrifice in the trenches, my chapel being a dug-out capable of holding ten …
February 2, 2023
I want you to know what I went through by volunteering for the Front. God made me feel with absolute certainty – …
January 14, 2023
106 years ago tonight Fr Doyle was awoken to absolve some dying soldiers. This is his description of the event, sent home …
January 13, 2023
4 January 1916 Before I thank you for your letter which was doubly welcome in my exile, I want to tell you …
January 4, 2023
How little the expression ‘we were shelled for two hours’ conveys to you. People read in their papers some mornings: ‘The enemy …
January 1, 2023
I have celebrated Mass in some strange places and under extraordinary conditions but somehow I was more than usually impressed this morning. …
December 28, 2022
The following two excerpts from a letter written by Fr Doyle recount two incidents that happened on St Stephen’s Day, 1916. They …
December 26, 2022