Casey Beaumier, SJ, is director of the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College, the school from which he received his Ph.D. in United States religious history. He lives in Fenwick Hall, where he serves as mentor and spiritual director for students, seminarians, women religious, and priests. Fr. Beaumier is the author of A Purposeful Path: How Far Can You Go with $30, a Bus Ticket, and a Dream?
In my interactions with students at Boston College, where I teach and live with freshmen, I often speak to them about the need for continued care of the senses...