The CSJ Center for Reconciliation and Justice is pleased to have been invited by the Archdiocesan Office of Religious Education to curate and sponsor the annual film showcase at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. Cosponsored by Family Theater Productions and the LMU Center for Religion and Spirituality, the showcase is an evening forum for the exhibition and discussion of cinematic work grounded in Catholic social teaching, social justice, ministry, spirituality and theology.

Selected Films

• Nothing Wasted: A Community Experiment in Gratitude (Documentary Feature, 2025)
• The Last Supper (Narrative Feature, 2025)
• All God’s Children (Documentary Feature, 2024)
• Triumph of the Heart (Narrative Feature, 2025)
• Trapped in Paradise (Documentary Feature, 2024)
• Facing the Storm: The Indigenous Response to Climate Change (Documentary Episodic, 2024)
• St. Declan’s and the Magic Chair (Documentary Feature, 2025)
• Chime Travelers (Narrative Episodic, 2025)
• Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist (Documentary Feature, 2024)

Extended excerpts from each film will be shared, followed by a converation and Q&A with attending filmmakers.

To Attend
This is event is open to the general public. Tickets to the LA Religious Education Congress can be purchased at recongress.org. This is an in-person event only.

About the Congress
The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress is the largest annual gathering of its kind in the world. The four-day event is held at the Anaheim Convention Center and is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Office of Religious Education. Begun in 1968 as an "institute" for religious education teachers, Congress has grown to include people of all vocations and different faiths, and offers more than 200 speakers presenting over 300 workshops, in addition to lunchtime entertainment, evening concerts, 16 liturgies in a variety of characters, the Exhibit Hall and much more.