Dear Sir — One is often struck, on glancing over the papers, at the numerous appeals made to provide ‘comforts for our …
WWI
May 26, 2012
Fr Doyle wrote these words in late May 1917, and they recount some of the events he experienced in the war around …
May 25, 2012
One German prisoner, badly wounded in the leg, was brought in. He knew only a few words of English, but spoke French …
May 24, 2012
The following quote from one of Fr Doyle’s letters recounts some of his war time adventures on 23 May 1917. What shines …
May 23, 2012
Are you not foolish in wishing to be free from these attacks of impatience, etc.? I know how violent they can be, …
May 22, 2012
Sometimes God seems to leave me to my weakness and I tremble with fear. At other times I have so much trust …
May 6, 2012
St Pius V – the Pope of the Rosary Last night I rose at twelve and knelt in the cellar for an …
April 30, 2012
Fr Doyle sent the letter below to his father one year after the gas attack of April 1916 (see yesterday’s post). …
April 27, 2012
Fr Doyle had many incredibly close shaves with death during the almost 2 years he spent as a military chaplain. He …
April 26, 2012
I think I can say with truth that I have now no desire or wish except His. I have told Him that …
April 25, 2012