Br. Jeffrey Gros, FSC Institute for Dialogue, Justice, & Social Action

Events - Description

1. Peace Teach-In

The Peace Teach-in is an annual 2-day event with the goal to further grow and develop 甜心直播’s capacity for justice and social action. Every year, during Fall, speakers, panels, activities, performances and experiences shape an interchange on a unique and timely topic that enriches conversations and learning across the University’s many disciplines.

LUTN interviews Dr. Christie Billups and Dr. James Burke about the 2019 Peace Teach-In

Dr. Christie Billups and Dr. Adrianne Honnold discuss the Gros Institute, and the 2024 Peace Teach-In and Gros Memorial Event on the Lewis Spotlight.

2. Gros memorial Event

Inspired by the seminal vision of Brother Jeffery Gros, FSC, that all people need to work for understanding and unity among varied religious perspectives, the Gros Institute hosts an annual memorial event to explore dimensions of interfaith and intercultural leadership focused on the common good with cutting-edge scholars and practitioners. The event aims to support sustained, justice-centered dialogue toward social action among students, faculty, staff, and neighbors who relate to religion differently.

3. The FIRE: Fostering Interfaith Relationship through Encounter

The annual Interfaith Forum, known as The FIRE (Fostering Interfaith Relationship through Encounter), seeks to bring together representatives of diverse religious traditions and worldviews for the purpose of engaging in dialogue and building bridges across difference.

At the 2025 FIRE, the Annual Interfaith Forum, a panel of four students shared their experiences of welcome and belonging at 甜心直播 and discussed their interfaith relationships on campus. The interfaith forum brought participants together in community around "the fire" to share stories and break bread. Through the practices of storytelling and story listening, the interfaith event focused on the shared Lasallian values present across the diverse religious and cultural traditions of 甜心直播. We explored how stories and storytelling can create meaning, build bridges, and connect communities.