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Preaching & Celebrating

When/Where

  • Date: Monday, Oct. 6 to Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 
  • Accommodations: Chateau Canmore Quality Resort (1718 Bow Valley Trail, Canmore - across the highway from the Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Rockies)
    • Monday Schedule
      • 3:00 pm Chateau Canmore check-in opens
      • 5:30 pm Evening Prayer - Shrine Church Nave
      • 5:45 pm Dinner - Shrine Parish Hall
      • 7:00 pm Session 1 - Shrine Parish Hall
      • 8:45 pm Social - Hotel Reception Hall 
  • Registration
    • Study Days Fee: $100.00
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The Presenters
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Father Thomas Scirghi, S.J., is an associate professor of theology at Fordham, where he specializes in the theology of sacraments and liturgy, as well as the theory and practice of preaching. He has taught courses and workshops on preaching for priests, deacons, and lay ecclesial ministers in locations around the world, including Africa, Asia, and Australia. He holds five degrees, including a master’s degree in philosophy from Fordham; a Master of Divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California; an S.T.L. from the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry; a doctor of theology from Boston University; and a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College

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​Fr. Frank Scalia began his priestly formation at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in the fall of 2008, following his undergraduate studies at Concordia University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree with a double concentration in history and theology in 2006. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 24, 2016. After ordination, Fr. Scalia served as associate pastor from 2016 to 2019, before being appointed parochial administrator from 2019 to 2021. He then pursued graduate studies at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of the Athenaeum Anselmianum in Rome, completing a Licentiate in Sacred Liturgy in 2025. Since 2024, he has served as associate pastor at Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, Montreal.
 
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Chateau Canmore Quality Resort
1718 Bow Valley Trail, Canmore

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The Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Rockies
2 Silvertip Trail, Canmore
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