Justin graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara, with a bachelor’s degree in the history of art and architecture. It was during college that Justin met the Jesuits, which proved to be a fateful turn. After some time tutoring in Cerritos, California and volunteering with Gawad Kalinga in the Philippines and the Newman Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Justin says that God placed him in the Society of Jesus to heal from his wounds and to witness and help others heal from theirs. After earning a master’s degree in philosophy from Saint Louis University, Justin taught religion and community service at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma, Washington, for three years. Other highlights of his Jesuit formation include working with the Philippine Jesuit Prison Service in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, and working with L’Arche Noah Sealth in Seattle. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, California. After he was ordained in 2020, he served at Dolores Mission Parish in Los Angeles. Currently, he is a graduate student specializing in iconography and calligraphy with research into public art and muralism at The King’s Foundation, School of Traditional Arts in London, England.
