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About Father Seán Connolly
Father Seán Connolly is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York. Ordained in 2015, he has an undergraduate degree in the Classics from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts as well as a Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Theology from Saint Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. In addition to his parochial duties, he writes for The Catholic World Report, The National Catholic Register and The Wanderer.
The Dispatch

The Miracle of Goshen’s first Christmas Mass

December 24, 2022 Father Seán Connolly 3

The purpose of the Advent season is to arouse within ourselves the same spirit of longing the many holy souls of the Old Testament had in their hearts for the coming of the promised Redeemer. […]

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“The Bodies of the Saints Rest in Peace”

October 31, 2022 Father Seán Connolly 6

The Feast of All Saints has its origins in the annual celebration in Rome of the transformation of the Pantheon, the famous temple dedicated to “all gods”, into a basilica dedicated to the Holy Virgin […]

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Pierre Toussaint Scholarship Fund honors legacy of extraordinary virtue and giving

July 1, 2022 Father Seán Connolly 3

June 30th marked the anniversary of the death of one of the most inspiring figures in history of the Church in the United States. When Pierre Toussaint died on June 30, 1853, newspaper articles recounted […]

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Pierre Toussaint: Hairdresser, philanthropist, and former slave

June 30, 2022 Father Seán Connolly 5

While we believe in the holiness of the Church in her divine constitution, she remains as St. Augustine said, a “corpus permixtum,” a mixed body of saints and sinners. Professing Catholics bolstered by the graces […]

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Our Lady’s Blue Army celebrates 75 years of sharing Fatima’s message

May 12, 2022 Father Seán Connolly 3

The world changed in dramatic fashion in 1917. The First World War was raging and the radical, Marxist Bolsheviks seized control of the nation of Russia. An entire generation of Europe was basically lost in […]

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“And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Beth’phage…”

April 10, 2022 Father Seán Connolly 1

On Palm Sunday morning, Jesus comes to Jerusalem along with the immense crowds crowds of Jewish pilgrims. The Jews come in anticipation of the Passover Feast, the commemoration of their people’s liberation from slavery in […]

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The 175th anniversary of “Black ’47”: The great trial and triumph of Irish faith

March 17, 2022 Father Seán Connolly 8

Few have endured the hardships of persecution and tyranny as have the Irish people. Over the course of many centuries, the Irish suffered misery and degradation under a foreign occupation that took away their rights, […]

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Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Frank Capra’s classic Christmas film

December 24, 2021 Father Seán Connolly 5

Premiering 75 year ago, just before Christmas in 1946, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life still remains the gold standard for holiday movies. It has become a cherished custom for generations of families to watch […]

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A light emanating from the darkness of 9/11

December 6, 2021 Father Seán Connolly 6

All are familiar with the devastation wrought upon our nation twenty years ago on September 11, 2001. The shock, the images of crumbling buildings, the outrage and hurt over the 3,000 innocent lives lost are […]

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A secretary of Padre Pio remembers the indefatigable Saint

November 2, 2021 Father Seán Connolly 5

Most of us know the saints through written accounts of their lives. Many of the saints became saints themselves by reading the lives of saints. In a letter to her aunt, Saint Thérèse wrote: “I […]

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