Father Scalia studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome.  He was ordained in 1996 and is currently Pastor of Saint James Parish in Falls Church. He also serves as the Episcopal Vicar for Clergy, Director of the Permanent Diaconate Formation Program.  He has written for various publications including First Things, Communio, The Register and The Catholic Thing. He is the author of That Nothing May Be Lost: Reflections on Catholic Doctrine and Devotion (Ignatius Press, 2017) and editor of Sermons in Times of Crisis: Twelve Homilies to Stir Your Soul (Saint Benedict Press, 2019).