One German prisoner, badly wounded in the leg, was brought in. He knew only a few words of English, but spoke French …
WWI
May 24, 2019
The following quote from one of Fr Doyle’s letters recounts some of his war time adventures on 23 May 1917, 102 years …
May 23, 2019
The enemy for once did me a good turn. I had arranged to hear the men’s Confessions, shortly before he opened …
May 22, 2019
You will be sorry to hear that I have lost the good nuns and my little Chapel. I call it ‘mine’ as it …
May 22, 2019
St Pius V – the Pope of the Rosary I said my rosary with arms extended. At the third mystery the …
April 30, 2019
We continue today with an excerpt from the original letter detailing some of the work Fr Doyle had to undertake towards …
April 28, 2019
Fr Doyle sent the letter below to his father one year after the gas attack of April 1916 (see yesterday’s post). …
April 27, 2019
Fr Doyle had many incredibly close shaves with death during the almost 2 years he spent as a military chaplain. He …
April 26, 2019
My church was a bit of a trench, the altar a pile of sandbags. Though we had to stand deep in mud, …
April 23, 2019
May every Easter blessing be yours, and may our crucified Jesus, Who has certainly drawn you to Him on the …
April 21, 2019