An article in Catholic World Report for Monday, titled “A priest who offered his life in reparation for the sins of priests” by Dr Patrick Kenny, has caught my attention. Dr Kenny is the editor of To Raise the Fallen: A Selection of the War Letters, Prayers and Spiritual Writings of Fr Willie Doyle SJ, about which I have blogged about before Christmas, and his article is about Doyle. It is a very timely piece, reminding us of this holy, humble Jesuit who did indeed sacrifice his life, ministering as a chaplain in the trenches of WWI, but also of the very pressing need today to pray for priests.