The events of August 6 1917 in Fr Doyle’s own words. In particular today we note Fr Doyle’s devotion to the Mass. …
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August 6, 2022
We have no more reports from Fr Willie until August 5th, and we shall take up his narrative once again on that …
August 2, 2022
We continue today with Fr Willie’s narrative of events in the days leading up to his death. Today’s account is somewhat shorter …
August 1, 2022
My poor orderly has nearly emptied the well, of course leaving the six dead Germans behind, in his efforts to make enough …
July 31, 2022
We continue Fr Willie’s account of July 31, 1917 directly after he left off yesterday. Again what is most noticeable is his …
July 31, 2022
Fr Willie describes the events of July 30, 1917: For the past week we have been moving steadily up to the Front …
July 30, 2022
On August 12 1917 Fr Willie sent his last “budget” home to his father. It was a long account of his involvement …
July 29, 2022
In today’s fifth post Fr Willie recounts a touching scene in which a soldier shows him his gratitude. One of my men, …
July 25, 2022
In today’s 4th post Fr Willie presents a “typical” scene to his father. It is unclear if this is an historical record …
July 25, 2022
The reformation of one’s life must be the work of every day. I should take each rule and duty, think how Jesus …
July 17, 2022