Tom Casey SJ
Forgiveness in Saints Maria Goretti and Ignatius
July 5, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: We all experience conflicts and divisions, most of them less tragic than what Maria Goretti had to undergo. To realise that an 11 year-old girl was...
Read moreThomas of the Wounds and our vocation
June 29, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: St Thomas, who according to tradition was martyred by being pierced with a lance, is a source of inspiration and gratitude for Tom Casey.
Read moreAdoring God at ordination and in ordinary life
June 24, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: Fr. Casey recalls one of the most moving moments in his ordination ceremony, when he lay prostrate on the ground before God.
Read more“The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long”
June 16, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: Tuesday 21 June is the feast day of the Italian Jesuit saint and patron of youth, Aloysius Gonzaga. Fr. Tom Casey reflects on the all-too-brief life...
Read moreThe Jesuit saint who wanted a small heart
June 7, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: A reflection on the vocation of Fr Jacques Berthieu, a humble and generous Jesuit priest who was martyred in 1896 and canonised in 2012.
Read moreJacques Berthieu SJ
June 7, 2016
The Jesuit saint who wanted a small heart The feast day of the French Jesuit saint and martyr, Fr. Jacques Berthieu (1838-1896), is celebrated on the 8th of June. Fr. Jacques...
Read moreBecoming a priest of Jesus’ wounded heart
June 1, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: Friday, 3 June, is the Feast of the Sacred Heart. Fr. Tom Casey reflects on how the wounded heart of Jesus challenges him to be a...
Read moreGod can make a nobody into a priest
May 25, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: A thought for school-leavers – if God were a prospective employer, what would he be looking for in the interview? Probably not the same things as...
Read moreThe Russian face of mercy
February 9, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: A reflection on the Russian face of mercy with the inspiration of poet Anna Akhmatova, on the eve of Francis, Bishop of Rome, meeting with Patriarch...
Read moreMessenger of wonder and wonderful messenger
November 13, 2015
Michael Paul Gallagher SJ called people to discover a God who was much more loving than they had dared imagine, writes Fr. Thomas Casey SJ
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