Fr Doyle had many close shaves with death during his time as a military chaplain. One of those adventures occurred on March …
WWI
March 6, 2014
Abandon yourself completely into the hands of God, and take directly from Him every event of life, agreeable, or disagreeable. Only then …
January 29, 2014
Instead of a quote from Fr Doyle today we have an article about an incident he experienced during the war. This is …
January 9, 2014
The following two excerpts from a letter written by Fr Doyle recount two incidents that happened on St Stephen’s Day, 1916. …
December 26, 2013
The following excerpt from O’Rahilly’s biography of Fr Doyle recalls Christmas Eve and Midnight Mass during the war in 1916… Christmas …
December 24, 2013
St Peter Canisius, Doctor of the Church 21 December: A day I always like because the turning point of the year …
December 21, 2013
Soldiers preparing Christmas dinner at the front Fr Doyle wrote the following letter to his sister from the trenches on 19th …
December 19, 2013
Remember the devil is a bad spiritual director, and you may always recognise his apparently good suggestions by the disturbances they cause …
November 21, 2013
Soldiers from the 16th Irish Division. Fr Doyle was appointed chaplain 98 years ago today Received my appointment from the War …
November 15, 2013
Worshipper and Worshipped: Across the Divide: an Irish Padre of the Great War: Fr. Willie Doyle Chaplain to the Forces 1915-1917 …
November 11, 2013