Casimir Raj


Founder of LIBA
 
Home   Profile   As a Jesuit

A faithful disciple of St.Ignatius:

Like all Catholic spirituality, the spirituality practiced by the Jesuits, called Ignatian spirituality, is based on the Catholic faith and the "Spiritual Exercises", whose purpose is “to conquer oneself and to regulate one’s life in such a way that no decision is made under the influence of any inordinate attachment”. In other words, the Exercises are intended to give the exercitant(the person undertaking them) a greater degree of freedom from his own likes, dislikes, comforts, wants, needs, drives, appetites and passions that they may choose based solely on what they discern God’s will is for them. Though it includes many forms of prayer, discernment, and apostolic service, it is the interior dispositions of attentiveness. It has a remarkable ‘nowness’, both in its attentiveness to God and in its desire to respond to what God is asking of the person now. The Ignatian ideal has the following characteristics: God’s greater glory, Union with jesus, Self-awareness, spiritual direction, effective love, detachment, prayers, efforts at self-conquest, and refluction, Devotion to the Secred Heart, the Eucharist, and Our Lady zeal for souls, finding God in all things, examin of consciousness discernment, and service and humility.

He not only builds up the souls for christ, but the houses for prayer too. The gigantic assumption church that stands as the land mark of Mehtanagar tells upon his love for jesus and people. He was the architect who converted the slum into a costly area.

Every one who is familer with Fr. Casimir will witness that he never deviates from the jesuit formation and its principles at any point of time and any juncture. His love for prayer, devotion to duty, affection to Our Lady, simplicity, humility, etc is undiluted.

He delights in jesus, in his person, his character, his affection. To him jesus is not only the chief and foremost, but all in all. His heart’s love belongs to him, and to him only. He’s glad to sink his individuality in His. He seeks no renown for himself. His smiling gratitude is all the rewards he seeks.

He is a living Ignatius.


Milestones:

  Events Date/Duration
Joined in Society of Jesus May 31st 1957.
First Profession Jan 15th 1959.
Philosophy 1965 - 1967.
Theology 1968-1972.
Priestly Ordination Mar 28th 1971.
Final Profession Feb 02nd 1978.
 

Positions Held:

  Positions Institutions and Locations Duration
Vice Principal Loyola College, Chennai, India. 1977 - 1980
Rector Loyola College, Chennai, India. 1980 - 1983
Principal Loyola College, Chennai, India. 1983 - 1986
Founder-Director Loyola Institute of Business Administration(LIBA), Chennai, India. 1979 - 1986
Director Xavier Institutenof Management(XIM), Bhubaneswar, India. 1995 - 1997
Executive Director Dr.Ambedkar Cultural Academy, Madurai, India. 2000 - 2001
Director Loyola Institute of Business Administration(LIBA), Chennai, India. 2001 - 2004
Director Xavier Labour Relations Institute(XLRI), Jamshedpur, India. 2004 - 2007