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
Los Angeles Religious Education Congress Film Showcase
The CSJ Center is pleased to curate and sponsor the annual Congress Film Showcase, an evening forum for the exhibition and discussion of cinematic work rooted in the Catholic tradition on February 21
"Reshaping the Church for Today’s World Through Synodality" A lecture by Dr. Orobator, S.J.
This lecture on February 23 will focus on the goals of the Catholic Church’s Synod on Synodality and reflect on Rev. Orobator’s insights from the second session in Rome
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
Highlights
'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)
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of LMU Merger with $1 Million Gift
The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have made gifts of $1 million each, supporting the Marymount Institute and the CSJ Center respectively
