Brief:

Fr. Just, a member of the California Province of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), is the Director of Biblical Education at the Loyola Institute for Spirituality in Orange, CA. He is also the Academic Coordinator of the Lay Ecclesial Ministry Program and the Deacon Formation Program for the Diocese of Las Vegas. After receiving his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from Yale University, he taught at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles), the University of San Francisco, and the University of Santa Clara. For several years he was also the director of the Center for Religion and Spirituality at LMU. He still regularly teaches courses through LMU Extension and the "Ecclesia" program of Mount St. Mary's College (Los Angeles), gives many public lectures on a wide variety of biblical and liturgical topics, and often leads biblically-based days of prayer, parish missions, and weekend or week-long retreats. He also maintains a large internationally recognized website of “Catholic Resources” (http://catholic-resources.org).

Longer:

Soon after Felix was born in Berlin, Germany, the Just family emigrated to Tucson, Arizona, where he graduated from Tucson High School and studied Mathematics at the University of Arizona (B.S. 1978; M.S. 1980). He entered the California Province of the Society of Jesus in 1980 and was ordained a priest in 1991. His Jesuit training included attending the Jesuit Novitiate in Santa Barbara, CA, studying at the Hochschule für Philosophie in Munich, Germany (Bakk.Phil. 1984), teaching mathematics and German at Jesuit High School in Sacramento, CA, and studying theology at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA (M.Div. 1990, S.T.L. 1994). Along the way he also had several shorter teaching stints and pastoral experiences in Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, Guaymas, and Rome.

Fr. Just did his doctoral studies of the New Testament in the Dept. of Religious Studies at Yale University, New Haven, CT, culminating in a dissertation entitled, “The Social Role of Blind People and Attitudes toward the Blind in New Testament Times” (Ph.D. 1998). His other research interests include the Gospel and Letters of John, the Book of Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature, the Roman Catholic Liturgy, and the Lectionary for Mass.

He is currently the Director of Biblical Education at the Loyola Institute for Spirituality in Orange, CA, through which he offers a variety of adult education programs, biblically-based retreats, and parish missions. He is also the Academic Coordinator of the Lay Ecclesial Ministry Program and the Deacon Formation Program for the Diocese of Las Vegas.

Prior to moving to Orange County, he taught theology and religious studies at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles), the University of San Francisco, and the University of Santa Clara. He was also the Director of the Center for Religion and Spirituality, a part of LMU Extension, and has worked extensively with the Campus Ministry program at Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles. He is an active member of the Catholic Biblical Association and the Society of Biblical Literature, and tries to keep up a working knowledge of several ancient and modern languages.

Fr. Just maintains a large internationally acclaimed website with a wide variety of biblical and liturgical materials (http://catholic-resources.org). He frequently gives public lectures and workshops for parishes and dioceses on a wide variety of biblical, liturgical, spiritual, and theological topics. He enjoys hiking, camping, cycling, backpacking, and a broad range of popular and Christian music.

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