Sunday, February 26 | Period 7 | 10:00am - 11:15am 

Does “The Body of Christ” really refer to the Eucharist in the writings of the New Testament?  The answer might seem to be, “Yes, obviously”!  But in some biblical texts, “the Body of Christ” refers primarily to the Church, the community of those who believe in and follow Jesus.  How are these two concepts related to each other?  Similarly, “Communion” can refer both to the Eucharist that we receive and to the community that we are.  This workshop will explore the inter-relationships between the Eucharist and the Church, especially in the writings of St. Paul, to help us understand more fully what it means for us to be a “Faithful Communion” and a “Eucharistic People.”

Fr. Felix Just, SJ, is the Coordinator of Theological and Liturgical Formation of Permanent Deacons and the Coordinator of Ongoing Formation for Priests in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.  He received his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from Yale University and has taught theology and biblical studies at the three Jesuits universities in California. He served for ten years as Director of Biblical Ministries at the Loyola Institute for Spirituality in Orange, CA, and as Dean of the Lay Ecclesial Ministry and Deacon Formation programs of the Diocese of Las Vegas. He regularly teaches in the "Catholic Bible Institute" of several dioceses in California and Arizona, gives many public lectures on a wide variety of biblical and liturgical topics, and often leads days of prayer, parish missions, weekend retreats, and biblically focused pilgrimages. He is a member of the editorial board for the revision of the New Testament of the New American Bible and maintains his own large internationally acclaimed website of “Catholic Resources” (https://catholic-resources.org).

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