If anyone else has any memories please let me know.
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I remember that time it was cold outside and he wanted to try to bring the cats inside the rectory and I just happened to be there and he asked me to help and he was worried the animals would get too cold that night due to freezing temperatures. The cat was a wild cat and Fr. Doyle had trapped the creature in a cage only for that one night to bring the cat inside. I helped place the cat where later others as well as myself were going to read the gospel and pray about it and discuss the readings for that upcoming Sunday. I remember the other people I was with were disturbed by the creature. As we were in session the cat was upset about being near us so it would make angry drawn-out cat noises. I still laugh about that.
My wife and I always marveled at Fr. Doyle's unique Franciscan abilities with nature. The wild cats that would linger around the rectory at St. Theodore's and they would run at the sight of us and we wondered if anyone would ever pet them until one day Fr. Doyle walked outside and most of the cats ran up to him and he was able to pet them and even pick them up. Our jaws dropped about that.
One time My wife went into the confessional with one of our babies and Fr. Doyle looked at Lucia and said, "She's a little young don't you think."
Another time I was in the confessional and after confession we spoke about all the changes in the weather in one day and Fr. Doyle said, "In Louisiana you'll see all four seasons before noon."
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