It often takes great courage to act against social expectations or one’s peer group or indeed the law itself. Perhaps not surprisingly, after the war the young doctor studied for priesthood and was ordained and ended his ecclesial life as a Bishop in the Anglican Church. His appeal was not appreciated in a situation of limited resources of supplies and time – and after all this man was an enemy – but by persisting he won permission to try to save all of the hand. The young doctor was moved by pity and hurried after the senior surgeon to plead for the chance to save both the hand and the fingers. Watchmaking as a profession has probably disappeared from our world, but in 1915 it was still a viable occupation and one that required surgeon-like precision and the obvious use of one’s fingers. But the prisoner understood some English and his eyes met those of the young doctor as he pleaded “Please, I am a watch maker”. They came to a man with a badly damaged hand, and the senior surgeon upon a quick examination remarked for the notes “We can probably save the hand itself, but the fingers will have to be removed”. They had completed the wards housing the British soldiers and were now making a round of the wounded German prisoners. STUDIES IN PASSIONIST HISTORY AND SPIRITUALITYĪt one time during the First World War, a young British Army surgeon was accompanying his senior officer-surgeon around the wards of the wounded soldiers.Phillip Donlan, CP, Diaconate Ordination.A Day in the Life of Senior Passionists.Journey into the Mystery of Christ Crucified.Director of the Passionist Solidarity Network (PSN) Job Decscription.Proclaiming Our Passionist Story (POPS).Statement on Texas Elementary School Tragedy.Passion of the Earth, Wisdom of the Cross.

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