Casey Beaumier, S.J.
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Saint Mary’s Hall
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617.552.2568
beaumier@bc.edu
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Employment
2014-Present
Director, Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies, Boston College
The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies seeks to deepen understanding and
appreciation of the history, spirituality, educational heritage, and pedagogical
approach of the Society of Jesus among Jesuits and lay faculty, administrators, and
trustees through courses, workshops, publications, and scholarly symposia.
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Education
B.A.
M.A.
M.A.
M.Div.
S.T.L.
Ph.D.
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Journalism. Marquette University 1993
Philosophy. Saint Louis University 1999
American Studies. Saint Louis University 1999
Divinity. Weston Jesuit School of Theology, 2005
Theology. Weston Jesuit School of Theology, 2005
History. Boston College, 2013
Dissertation: For Richer, For Poorer:
Jesuit Education in America and the Challenge of Elitism
James O’Toole, Director
Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
2002
2006-2010
2009
2009-2010
2010
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Hindelang Award for Excellence in Teaching, Creighton Preparatory
University Fellowship, Boston College
Individual Research Grant, Boston College Graduate Student Association
Teaching Fellowship, Boston College
Summer Research Fellowship, Boston College
Membership
American Catholic Historical Association
American Historical Association
American Society of Church History
History of Education Society
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2007
Conferences
“Changing Visions: Campion Jesuit High School, 1965-1975.”
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American Catholic Historical Association Spring Meeting, Milwaukee, WI
2008
“To Rescue and Restore: Abandonment, Murder, and the Lay Leadership that
Saved the Shrine of Saint Joseph.”
American Catholic Historical Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
2009
“Experimenting with an Emerging Elite: Jesuit Secondary Schools.”
International Workshop of the European Forum on the History of Religious Institutes in the 19th and
20th Centuries, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2009
“To Make a Man or a Maniac? 1960s Jesuit Education and the Radical Catholic
Revolution.”
History of Education Society 2009 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
2010
“For Richer, For Poorer: Jesuit Education in the United States and the Challenge
of Elitism.”
American Society of Church History 2010 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
2010
“Out With the Old: New Visions and the Creation of the Jesuit Secondary
Education Association.”
History of Education Society 2010 Annual Meeting, Cambridge, MA
2011
“The Making of ‘Ours’: Religious Life as Described in Jesuit Custom Books.”
American Catholic Historical Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
2012
“Clinging and Clamoring for the Classics: Postwar American Jesuit High School
Identity.”
History of Education Society 2012 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
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Lectures
2014
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“In the Midst of Meaning: A Pilgrim’s Guide for your Jesuit Education.”
Francis Cleary Memorial Lectures, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
Publications
2009
Inequality in Education: A Historical Perspective. Book Chapter: “Changing
Visions for Jesuit High Schools in America: The Case of Campion Jesuit High School,
1965-1975.” New York: Lexington Books, 2009
A Purposeful Path: How far can you go with $30, a bus ticket, and a dream? Chicago:
Loyola Press, 2015
2015
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Teaching Experience
1999-2002
2005-2006
2007-2009
2009-2010
2014-2015
Creighton Preparatory, Omaha, NE. Composition, American Literature
Creighton University, Omaha, NE. Church history, New Testament
Boston College, Boston, MA. Teaching Assistant, Department of History
Boston College, Boston, MA. Teaching Fellow, Department of History
Boston College, Boston, MA. Capstone Program, College of Arts and Sciences
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2014-2015
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Boston College, Boston, MA. Certificate in Jesuit Studies Program, IAJS
Department Contributions
2008
Conference Coordinating Committee
Biennial Boston College Conference on the History of Religion
2008
Panel Chair and Respondent
Biennial Boston College Conference on the History of Religion
2010
Conference Coordinating Committee
Biennial Boston College Conference on the History of Religion
2010
Panel Chair and Respondent
Biennial Boston College Conference on the History of Religion
2014
Summer at STM Committee
Working committee
2015
Spiritual Direction Practicum Committee
Graduate student academic programming
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University and Priestly Contributions
2003-2006
2006-2013
2007-2015
2008-2015
Boston College Board of Trustees
Trustee Associate
Committees: Academic Affairs and Finance
Adjunct Faculty Spiritual Formation Program
Institute for Priestly Formation, Creighton University
Adjunct Faculty Spiritual Formation Program
Saint John Seminary, Brighton, MA
Resident Minister, Chevrus and Fenwick Halls
Boston College Departments of Residence Life and Campus Ministry
Boston College 2012 Graduation Baccalaureate Homily
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0t0sl9v6mcuxhc7/sHVJOthPc6/Baccalaureate%20Homily%202012%20Fr%20Casey.pdf
2013-2015
2014-2015
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Steering Committee
Apostleship of Prayer Board of Trustees
Jesuit Spirituality Contributions
2006-2015
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Church in the 21st Century Center
Ministry of the Spiritual Exercises
Preached Retreat Ministries
Jesuit Retreat House, Oshkosh, WI
February 14-18, 2008
March 6-10, 2008
March 26-30, 2009
January 28-31, 2010
February 4-7, 2010
White House Jesuit Retreat, Saint Louis
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September 11-14, 2008
November 23-36, 2008
July 30-August 2, 2009
March 11-14, 2010
October 21-14, 2010
December 16-19, 2010
January 27-30, 2011
May 12-15, 2011
March 15-18, 2012
April 19-22, 2012
November 8-11, 2012
January 3-6, 2013
April 4-7, 2013
February 20-23, 2014
May 1-4, 2014
April 16-19, 2015
November 19-22, 2015
January 21-24, 2016
October 6-9, 2016
November 10-13, 2016
February 2-5, 2017
April 12-15, 2017
Demontreville Retreat House, Minneapolis-Saint Paul
April 6-9, 2006
September 21-24, 2006
November 9-12, 2006
February 1-4, 2007
March 15-18, 2007
August 16-19, 2007
October 25-28, 2007
February 21-24, 2008
April 17-20, 2008
November 20-23, 2008
January 29-February 1, 2009
April 2-5, 2009
August 13-16, 2009
November 5-8, 2009
March 4-7, 2010
October 14-17, 2010
November 18-21, 2010
February 10-13, 2011
March 24-27, 2011
April 28-May 1, 2011
April 4-7, 2012
September 27-30, 2012
June 13-16, 2013
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March 6-9, 2014
May 8-11, 2014
December 11-14, 2014
February 19-22, 2015
October 29-November 1, 2015
December 10-13, 2015
March 17-20, 2016
May 12-15, 2016
September 15-18, 2016
Manresa House of Retreats, Convent, Louisiana
October 20-23, 2011
April 10-13, 2012
December 9-12, 2012
May 2-5, 2013
October 3-6, 2013
January 30-February 2, 2014
April 10-13, 2014
October 16-19, 2014
November 5-8, 2015
December 17-20, 2015
March 3-6, 2016
August 11-14, 2016
October 27-30, 2016
December 15-18, 2016
Ignatius House, Atlanta
February 16-19, 2012
March 23-26, 2012
January 18-20, 2013
February 28-March 3, 2013
September 18-21, 2014
February 19-21, 2016
April 22-24, 2016
Broom Tree Retreat House, Irene, SD
June 21-24, 2007
June 19-22, 2008
July 10-13, 2008
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Parish Ministries
Saint Margaret Mary Parish Mission, Omaha, NE, March 1-6, 2008
Saint Brigid Parish Mission, South Boston, MA, March 2008
Women’s Retreat, Lake Buffalo, MN, October, 2009
Saint Margaret Mary Parish Retreat, Omaha, NE, January 15-18, 2009
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Saint Leo Parish Mission, Omaha, NE, February 28-March 5, 2009
Saint Patrick Parish Mission, Fremont, NE, February 27-March 3, 2010
Women’s Retreat, Lake Buffalo, MN, September 21-23, 2010
Saint Margaret Mary Parish Retreat, Omaha, NE, January 13-16, 2011
Saint Vincent de Paul Parish Mission, Omaha, NE, March 5-9, 2011
Men’s Retreat, Brownsville, TX, January 5-8, 2012
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Student Outreach through Spiritual Programming
10 pm Mass at Saint Joseph Chapel, M-Th, Boston College, 2008-2014
Manresa Directed Retreat, Boston College, January 7-11, 2009
Kairos Retreats, Boston College, February 13-15, 2008-2010
Tijuana Holy Triduum Easter Service Trip, Boston College, March 19-15, 2008
Maine Wilderness Retreat, Boston College, August 26-September 1, 2009
Manresa Directed Retreat, Boston College, January 13-17, 2010
Maine Wilderness Retreat, Boston College, August 26-September 2, 2010
48 Hours Retreat, Boston College, November 5-7, 2010
48 Hours Retreat, Boston College, February 18-20, 2010
Maine Wilderness Retreat, Boston College, August 24-September 1, 2011
48 Hours Retreat, Boston College, November 4-6, 2011
Maine Wilderness Retreat, Boston College, August 22-August 30, 2012
48 Hours Retreat, Boston College, October 19-21, 2012
Maine Wilderness Retreat, Boston College, August 20-August 27, 2013
48 Hours Retreat, Boston College, February 6-8, 2015
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Jesuit High School Faculty, Staff, and Board Inservicing and Retreats
Creighton Prep Faculty and Staff Retreat, Omaha, 2006
Creighton Prep Faculty and Staff Retreat, Omaha, 2007
Jesuit High School Tampa Faculty and Staff Retreat, February, 2012
De Smet Jesuit High School Faculty and Staff Retreat, Saint Louis, August, 2013
Jesuit High School New Orleans Faculty and Staff Retreat, Convent, January, 2015
Saint Louis University and De Smet High Schools Board Retreat, August, 2015
Strake Jesuit High School Faculty and Staff Retreat, Houston, TX, January, 2016
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Spiritual Formation
Institute for Priestly Formation, Summer Programs Omaha, NE, 2006-2014
• 30-day directed retreats of the Spiritual Exercises
• 8-day directed retreats
• Ongoing spiritual direction and supervision
Saint John Seminary, Brighton, MA, 2007-2015
• Days of Recollection
• Ongoing spiritual direction
Pope Saint John XXIII Seminary, Weston, MA, 2014-2015
• Days of Recollection
• Ongoing spiritual direction
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Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, Boston, MA, 2014• Ministry Practicum Supervisor
Apostleship of Prayer World Youth Day, Cologne, Germany, 2005
Jesuit Discernment Retreat, December 2005-2008
Archdiocese of Milwaukee Seminary Diaconate Retreat, January, 2008
Jesuit Formation Retreat, May 26-June 4, 2008
Little Sisters of the Poor Formation Retreat, January 2-4, 2009
Sisters of Life Retreat, March 19-22, 2009
Sisters of Life Retreat, August 17-26, 2009
Jesuit Discernment Retreat, December 18-22, 2009
Sisters of Life Young Women’s Retreat, February 12-14, 2010
Loreto Sisters Retreat, Phoenix, AZ, December 26-30, 2011
Diocese of Providence, RI College Seminary Retreat, March 1-4, 2012
Jesuit Formation Retreat, June 6-12, 2013
Sisters of Life Retreat, September 27-29, 2013
Archdiocese of St. Louis Seminary Diaconate Retreat, December 29-Jan. 11, 2014
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Priests Retreat, January 5-12, 2015
Dominican Sisters of Ann Arbor Vocation Retreat, April 25-26, 2015
Deacon Convocation, Richmond, VA, September 17-18, 2015
Agape Latte, Canisius College, October 15, 2015
Ignatian Spirituality Lecture Series, Saint Louis, January 20, 2016
Jesuit Retreat House Oshkosh Retreat, August 4-10, 2016
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