Graduate Student Ministry

About Sister Maria Lai, Campus Minister for Graduate Student Ministry

Sister Maria is called to journey with our graduate students at LMU. She is also a spiritual director, a resident minister, and adjunct instructor for the Theology of Ignatian Leadership course, the orientation courses at LMU, as well as for the Master Catechist formation courses for the Diocese of Orange and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Sister Maria is originally from Hong Kong. She earned an M.A. in Pastoral Theology from LMU, and M.A.in Learning Technologies from Pepperdine, and M.S. in Family Consumer Sciences from Cal State University Northridge. She enjoys accompanying and learning from the survivors of human trafficking. She loves people and organizes pilgrimages.