Dear Sir — One is often struck, on glancing over the papers, at the numerous appeals made to provide ‘comforts for our …
WWI
May 26, 2016
Fr Doyle wrote these words in late May 1917, and they recount some of the events he experienced in the war around …
May 25, 2016
One German prisoner, badly wounded in the leg, was brought in. He knew only a few words of English, but spoke French …
May 24, 2016
The following quote from one of Fr Doyle’s letters recounts some of his war time adventures on 23 May 1917, 99 years …
May 23, 2016
Sometimes God seems to leave me to my weakness and I tremble with fear. At other times I have so much trust …
May 6, 2016
Carole Hope is an expert on Fr Doyle’s military career and is the author of the superb biography Worshipper and Worshipped. She …
April 29, 2016
We continue today with an excerpt from the original letter detailing some of the work Fr Doyle had to undertake towards …
April 28, 2016
Fr Doyle sent the letter below to his father one year after the gas attack of April 1916 (see yesterday’s post). …
April 27, 2016
Fr Doyle had many incredibly close shaves with death during the almost 2 years he spent as a military chaplain. He …
April 26, 2016
This morning I lay awake powerless to over come myself and to make my promised visit to the chapel. Then I felt …
April 21, 2016