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The Father Willie Doyle Association

Father Willie Doyle Association

Official site for the canonisation cause of the Servant of God Fr Willie Doyle SJ

WWI

Posts dealing with WWI

We continue Fr Doyle’s account of July 31, 1917 directly after he left off yesterday. Again what is most noticeable is Fr …

July 31, 2015

From the last letter of Fr Doyle to his father describing the events of July 30, 1917, 98 years ago today: For …

July 30, 2015

On August 12 1917 Fr Doyle sent his last letter home to his father. It was a long account of his involvement …

July 29, 2015

Fr Doyle had a tremendous joy and cheerfulness that easily communicated itself to others. He also retained this sense of fun despite …

July 20, 2015

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, 2015

Fr Doyle in the pulpit during his last homily, July 1917 Fr Doyle gave his last homily 98 years ago today. Here …

July 15, 2015

Fr Doyle had a tremendous joy and cheerfulness that easily communicated itself to others. He also retained this sense of fun despite …

July 12, 2015

St Benedict Avoid haste and want of control of bodily movements. The interior man, no matter how burdened with work or pressed …

July 11, 2015

Today the Church celebrates the feast of the birth of St John the Baptist. The Church only celebrates the birth of …

June 24, 2015

Today we continue with Fr Doyle’s narrative on the battle for Messines Ridge with the events that occurred on June 7 1917. …

June 7, 2015