Greetings from Alabama. The spring has seen great joy and tragedy. On March 7 many members of the Fr. James E. Coyle Division participated in a diocesan-sponsored men’s gathering ”Strong Men, Strong Faith”. Author Pat Lencioni and Scholar Jeff Cavins highlighted the evening, providing inspiration to the more than 1,000 men who gathered, including fellow Hibernian, [...]
Members of the Father James Coyle Div 1 recently celebrate our patron’s feast day Mass at The Cathedral of St. Paul in Birmingham. The mass commemorated Father Coyle’s murder on August 11, 1921. Father Kevin Bazzel, the rector of St. Paul’s and Father Emmanuel Isi, MSP, associate pastor, concelebrated the Mass. The Division was one [...]
The Father James E. Coyle Division in Birmingham, Alabama was formed in 2008 and from our humble beginnings we have grown to approximately 40 members. We honor Father James E. Coyle, who lost his life for the faith on August 11, 1921. Father Coyle was born in Drum, County Roscommon in 1873. He sailed to Mobile, Alabama in [...]
