CSJ Center for Reconciliation and Justice
The CSJ Center serves faculty, staff, students and alumni by offering a forum for dialogue, a place of education, and a resource for reflective action. The center aims to be an interdisciplinary and interfaith space that supports the University community's work for reconciliation and justice in Los Angeles and beyond.
Coming Up
Support the CSJ Center on Day of Giving
On March 11, help us build a scholarship fund for students whose academic and extracurricular activities focus on social justice
Feast of St. Joseph
Join us for the annual celebration of the Feast of St. Joseph, and the many contributions to LMU of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, on March 19
LMU Undergraduate Research Symposium
Join us for a CSJ Center-sponsored session "Social Justice in Action: Service and Engaged Learning Experiences" at the annual LMU Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 21
The Dignity of Women: Roles and Challenges
On April 6, a panel of Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim women who will reflect on the role of women in their tradition at the annual LMU Interfaith Forum
Highlights
Remembering the Sisters' arrival in the United States
Sisters of St. Joseph came from France to the United States in 1836 in response to a request from Bishop Joseph Rosati to open a school for the deaf in St. Louis. We celebrate the anniversary of their American arrival on March 25.
'Trapped in Paradise' reprinted with debut of new documentary
Four Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange were trapped behind enemy lines in the North Solomon Islands at the height of World War II. Trapped in Paradise, namesake of both the book and a new documentary, recounts that experience
Protecting the Planet
Andrea Payre Madrigal ’25 sees the whole planet as her home. “I feel very protective of the planet and very protective of the different cultures I know, the different places that have taken me in, the different places that have raised me,” she said.
Listening to the Community Helps Green Projects Take Root
Over the past year, the Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) has engaged in research projects across California and Maryland, all of which have been rooted in the advancement of objectives like those found in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP)
