A much loved Friar, theologian, lecturer, speaker, broadcaster, writer and spiritual director of the English Province of the Immaculate Conception, Eric Doyle OFM (1938–1984) died at the age of only forty-six, leaving a corpus of valuable unpublished material spanning his many interests. This first volume, to mark the fortieth anniversary of his death, brings together prayers, reflections and talks revealing a wealth of material both for meditation and discussion. Future volumes will cover Eric Doyle’s other areas of theological interest.
Table of Contents:
Contents
Foreword iii
On Prayer: From Saint Francis and the Song of Brotherhood and Sisterhood 11
A Litany of God 19
The Franciscan’s Way: An Editorial Article from Lampas 21
Praying in Community: Praying Is Being Someone 27
A Prayer to God for Integrity 31
What Are Human Beings That You Are Mindful Of Them?
A Reflection on Psalm 8:4 33
Creatio ex nihilo 47
A Prayer to the God of the Living 49
Prayer for the Day
Monday 2nd January 1978 51
Monday 9th January 1978 53
Monday 16th January 1978 55
Monday 23rd January 1978 57
Monday 30th January 1978 59
The Glance 61
At the Beginning of a Retreat 63
‘God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways’ 65
Silence Broken 67
The Priesthood: Eternal Paradox 69
A Prayer in Thanksgiving for the Presence of Christ 71
Priest of Jesus Christ: A Meditation and a Prayer 73
God’s Loving Kindness 81
A Prayer of Thanksgiving at the End of a Retreat 83
From St Francis to the World of Today 87
The Canticle of Brother Sun 105
The Song of Sister Energy 107
St Clare, St Francis and Spiritual Motherhood 109
A Litany of St Clare 127
The Stimulus Amoris of James of Milan 129
A Prayer for Faith 133
The Way of the Cross according to ‘The Little Prince’ 135
Hiddenness 137
The Cross of Hope 139
The Eucharist and Redeeming the Time 141
Real Time 145
Prayers to Our Lord Jesus, Son of God and Son of Mary 147
Litany of Mary: Dedicated to Our Lady of Walsingham 151
A Prayer of Thanksgiving on Pentecost Sunday 153
The Love of my Lord 157
Four Homilies: St Lawrence of Brindisi 159
In Thanksgiving for the Incarnation 163
Four Homilies: The Blessed Sacrament 165
A Prayer on Visiting a Church 171
Four Homilies: The Mustard Seed 175
Prayers to the All Holy, Blessed, Infinite and Merciful God 181
Four Homilies: St Alphonsus Ligouri 187
Terra Tremuit 191
Our Lord’s Sense of Humour 193
A Prayer to God 195
Appendix: Quam Bonum et Jucundum 196
