Fr Willie gave his last homily 104 years ago today. Here is Alfred O’Rahilly’s account of this last sermon, complete with valuable …
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July 15, 2022
Today we continue with Fr Willie’s narrative on the battle for Messines Ridge with the events that occurred on June 7 1917. …
June 7, 2022
Today we have a small excerpt from one of Fr Doyle’s letters which describes his preparations for the Battle of Messines. It …
June 6, 2022
I had not the heart to wake up the poor nuns, and after all when one is fast asleep, is not a …
June 4, 2022
As you might like to know how the ‘game of raiding your neighbour’ is played, a sort of novelty for your next …
May 29, 2022
The following quote from one of Fr Willie’s letters recounts some of his war time adventures on 23 May 1917. What shines …
May 23, 2022
If there is any certain mark of the abiding presence of the Holy Ghost in the soul, if there is any visible …
May 18, 2022
We continue today with an excerpt from the original letter detailing some of the work Fr Willie had to undertake towards the …
April 28, 2022
Fr Willie sent the letter below to his father one year after the gas attack of April 1916 (see yesterday’s post). In …
April 27, 2022
Fr Willie had many incredibly close shaves with death during the almost 2 years he spent as a military chaplain. He has …
April 26, 2022