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...

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Thomas 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.

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Adoring 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.

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“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...

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The 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.

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Jacques 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...

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Becoming 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...

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God 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...

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The 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...

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Messenger 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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