21 December: A day I always like because the turning point of the year and from this on the evenings will be …
WWI
December 21, 2019
Fr Doyle wrote the following letter to his sister from the trenches on 19th December 1916, 103 years ago today. It gives …
December 19, 2019
I cannot say i am quite in love with camp life, which in many respects is quite repellent. But even in these …
December 15, 2019
On this day in 1917, Major General Hickie paid another tribute to Fr Doyle. Writing to his father, Hugh Doyle, General Hickie …
December 15, 2019
Sir William Bernard Hickie was Major General of the 16th Irish Division and knew Fr Doyle extremely well. He wrote the following …
November 18, 2019
Soldiers from the 16th Irish Division. Fr Doyle was appointed chaplain 101 years ago today Received my appointment from the War …
November 15, 2019
101 years ago today the First World War came to an end. It was a dreadful war fuelled by stubbornness and …
November 11, 2019
My offering myself as a war chaplain to the Provincial has had a wonderful effect on me. I long to go and …
November 10, 2019
Fr Doyle wrote the following in his diary on October 25 1916. It refers to the previous night, in other words, this …
October 24, 2019
Pray for all, but especially for sinners, and in particular for those whose sins are most painful to His Sacred Heart. With …
October 9, 2019