RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Father Michael Doyle, O.S.M., celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the Catholic priesthood on April 19, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been advised of this landmark event by the Honorable Robert W. Fioretti, Alderman of the 2nd Ward; and
WHEREAS, Father Doyle is blessed with a wealth of talents and abilities, all of which he has devoted to the service of others; and
WHEREAS, born in Chicago on May 24, 1938, Father Doyle attended Catholic schools from kindergarten through his postgraduate education; and
WHEREAS, he entered the pre-novitiate program of the Order of Servants of Mary (also known as the Servite Fathers) in 1956 and was accepted in the novitiate the following year; and
WHEREAS, after pronouncing his first vows in the order in 1958, he was sent to Our Lady of Benburb Priory in Ireland to study philosophy. In 1960 he returned to Chicago and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy by Loyola University; and
WHEREAS, an outstanding student, Father Doyle was selected to study theology at the Servite Fathers International Theological Faculty, the Marianum, in Rome. There he earned bachelor and licentiate degrees in theology and a diploma in Mariology. He was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on April 19, 1965, and returned to the United States, later earning a Master of Education degree from Loyola University, with a specialization in Educational Administration and Supervision; and
WHEREAS, in his varied ministry since his ordination, Father Doyle has served as a teacher of religion and Latin; as a professor of theology, philosophy and education; as acting college president at Mount Senario College; as Servite Regent of Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago; as a member of the Hillside Volunteer Fire Department; chaplain, first with rank of captain, in the U.S. Air Force Reserve; and as an instructor in Fire Department Administration and Management for the City Colleges of Chicago; and
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