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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 today with Fr Doyle’s narrative of events in the days leading up to his death. Today’s account is somewhat shorter …

August 1, 2013

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, 2013

“When one has put in a long day of hard work…the prospect of a stiff march is not too pleasant.” From the …

July 30, 2013

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

July 29, 2013

St John Vianney, the Cure of Ars During a visit our Lord seemed to urge me not to wait till the end …

July 26, 2013

St James, by Rembrandt   You ask how to pray well. The answer is, Pray often, in season and out of season, …

July 25, 2013

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

July 20, 2013

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, 2013

The conviction has been growing that nocturnal adoration will be established only if I spend much time myself before the Blessed Sacrament …

July 2, 2013

I feel also a great longing to love Jesus very, very much, to draw very close to His Sacred Heart, and to …

June 17, 2013