About
Mission
The university chaplain is a pastoral caring presence for the well-being of faculty, staff, and administrators as individuals and as teams. Through companioning and listening the chaplain supports the integration of the whole person: their aspirations, discernment of their vocational calling, spiritual life, and connections to the larger community. In this way, the chaplain promotes and encourages a vibrant, life-giving, and healthy workplace spirituality inclusive of all spiritual traditions and perspectives.
Meet the Chaplain
I have found much goodness in people who share with me, in confidence, their desires for some peace or wholeness in their lives, whether they come with hurt or anger, embarrassment or questions, dreams or aspirations. Many discover, as they talk about their present concerns, that their experiences count for more than their ideas and that “religion” is not the issue, but that their desires for something more and greater, even beyond their understanding, draws them forward.
It is a joy for me to walk with people who are seeking more clarity about their purpose or even their next step into an unknown future. I see courage and strength right in the midst of our human fragility and am glad to be in a position here at LMU where I can be of service in this way, among others.
Randy Roche, S.J., has an M.A. in Theology from Santa Clara University, and an M.S. in Counseling from San Diego State. He has served as LMU Director of the Center for Ignatian Spirituality, Director of Campus Ministry, Rector of the Jesuit Community at Jesuit High School in Sacramento, Director of Studies and Spiritual Director at the Jesuit Novitiate, and as Pastor, Superior, and Director of Diocesan Campus Ministry at the Newman Center in Honolulu.Throughout his years of ministry, he has continuously served as a guide for others who desire to deepen their own spirituality, using his experience of Ignatian Discernment, spiritual accompaniment and the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises.
Contact:
(310) 258-8659