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
2026 LMU Commencement Exercises
Commencement celebrates the study, creativity, service, leadership, and perseverance that brought the Class of 2026. Join the LMU community May 15-17 to honor all that our graduates have achieved.
Season of Creation Celebration
Join us October 4 for a celebration marking the annual Season of Creation. The evening will include an interfaith performance of sacred music, followed by a reception, and liturgy.
Hidden Heroes Performance and Awards
Join us on October 25 to honor members of our community who exemplify justice and reconciliation in their lives and their work
Charting the Interdependence of Humanity
In the 2027 CSJ Center Symposium, we seek to understand the unseen networks and interdependencies of people, places, and planet, and explore how interconnectedness can be the very source of new possibilities for collective healing and flourishing.
Highlights
Honoring a Legacy of Faith at the Annual Student Service Awards
LMU's Pam Rector Center for Service and Action held its annual awards. The awards are named in honor of the Sisters of St. Joseph, the C.S.J.s, and the Religious Sacred Heart of Mary, the R.S.H.M.s. “We would tell you that the C.S.J.s model what it means to love God and the dear neighbor without distinction,” said Furlong.
LMU Disability Studies Conference Teaches Us About Being Human
LMU hosted its second annual Disability Studies and Advocacy in Los Angeles Conference: DSALA & Habitable Worlds in late March 2026.
LMU Faculty Engage in Global Climate Discussions at COP30
LMU faculty joined global leaders and climate experts in November for the 30th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), where conversations centered on climate justice for marginalized communities, inadequate global investment, and women and youth-led climate solutions
Life Over Death: Exonerees and Advocates Call for Justice at LMU
“You take life for granted when you are incarcerated,” reflected Barry Williams, a California death row exoneree, during a recent panel discussion in Sacred Heart Chapel. “A flower means a lot to me — to smell a flower, to enjoy any part of Earth.”
