Prof. Cheryl Grills talks about her work with the California Reparations Task Force and its landmark 2023 report.
Hunting Demons
James Keane ’96 remembers the fear he felt at 14 when he saw “The Exorcist.” He still wonders if exorcism can rid him of the demons in the world.
Central Valley Grandeur
Jasmine Marshall Armstrong ’00 describes how the Ignatian spiritual tradition shapes her poems and how she sees the natural beauty of the Central Valley where she lives.
The Long Road
The unrecognized voice in the night, the burning bush — the Bible offers multiple examples of sudden callings from God. But Ignatius’ journey to his vocation was a long one. We don’t all get knocked off our horse one strange day.
The Loud-Mouthed Neighbors
Noisy, smart, social, resourceful — crows, as readily as humans, have adapted to L.A.’s urban-wild and thrive among us.
Canto de la Ciudad
KXLU’s “Alma del Barrio” has been singing its songs to L.A. and binding together LMU and the city’s Spanish-speaking communities for five decades.
Joan Didion’s California Odyssey
In essays, articles, novels, and plays, the iconic writer mapped her beautiful, battered state with landmarks by which we find our way.
Black History Under Siege
Henry Louis Gates Jr. says truth will out if people of all colors resist the censorship of America’s Black history.
“Anima Mundi”: Watch It Here
Watch the full presentation of the “Anima Mundi” show that was projected onto the Sacred Heart Chapel façade in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Loyola-Marymount merger.