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IPF Spokesperson
Deacon James Keating, Ph.D.
Deacon James Keating, Ph.D., is Director of Theological Formation for the Institute for Priestly Formation (IPF) at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Before joining IPF, he taught moral and spiritual theology for 13 years at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Keating has led more than 400 workshops on moral theology and spirituality nationally. He regularly conducts retreats and parish missions. He has authored or edited 11 books and numerous articles in the field of moral and spiritual theology. He has two new books forthcoming, Resting on the Heart of Christ: The Mission and Spirituality of the Seminary Theologian (IPF Publications) and A Deacon's Retreat (Paulist Press).
Father David Toups
Father David Toups was born in Seattle, Washington, but spent most of his childhood in south Louisiana before his family relocated to Florida. A child of Catholic school education, Father Toups graduated from Clearwater Central Catholic High School.
After high school, Father Toups studied at St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami where he obtained a B.A. degree in Philosophy and Theology in 1993. He entered Major Seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome receiving an S.T.B and an S.T.L. in Dogmatic Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University. Ordained a priest for the Diocese of St. Petersburg in 1997, Father Toups served as parochial vicar of St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Spring Hill, Florida for four years.
Father Toups returned to Rome in 2002 to complete his doctoral studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum). In 2004, he successfully defended his thesis in Dogmatic Theology entitled The Sacerdotal Character as the Foundation of the Priestly Life: Including the Contribution of Blessed Columba Marmion.
Father Toups currently serves the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as the Associate Director of the Secretariat for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations. Father Toups is available for speaking engagements. Please contact us to schedule your event with Father Toups.
Father Richard Gabuzda
A priest of the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Father Richard Gabuzda was ordained in 1981. From 1987-1995 he served as a faculty member at St. Pius X Seminary, Dalton, Pennsylvania, and adjunct professor of theology at the University of Scranton from 1987-1995. He specializes in spiritual direction and liturgical and priestly spirituality. Father Gabuzda received his S.T.D from the Pontifical Athenaeum, San Anselmo in Rome; his S.T.L. with specialization in Sacramental Theology from the Pontifical Athenaeum; and his S.T.B. from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Father Gabuzda is a lecturer in Theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and presently serves as the Director of The Institute for Priestly Formation.
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IPF Resources:
Marriage in the Lord: Poured out for Love - by Deacon James Keating, PhD
Communion with Christ: Practical Prayer - by Deacon James Keating, PhD
Reclaiming Our Priestly Character: A Refresher Course for Busy Priests - by Fr. David L. Toups, S.T.D.
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