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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.
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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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The true Christopher Columbus and the crisis of the West

October 11, 2021 Father Seán Connolly 40

On October 12th, 1492, at about 2:00 in the morning, a man named Rodrigo de Triana, shouted from his ship the words “¡Tierra! ¡Tierra!” That moment marked one of the pivotal events in history. Europeans […]

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St. Joseph’s Seminary begins its 125th academic year

September 21, 2021 Father Seán Connolly 5

The establishment of seminaries was a major initiative of the clerical reform taken up by the Council of Trent (1545-1563) in the wake of the Protestant Reformation. English Cardinal Reginal Pole apparently first used the […]

Features

The remarkable story of how a 9/11 fireman became a priest

September 9, 2021 Father Seán Connolly 22

All of us old enough have vivid memories of where we were when the news reached us that planes had struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. On the morning of September 11, […]

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Our Lady of Częstochowa, Patroness of women scarred by abortion

August 25, 2021 Father Seán Connolly 3

The most cherished shrine of the Polish people is the Jasna Góra monastery in Częstochowa which has been home to the revered icon of the Black Madonna since it was brought there by Duke Ladislaus […]

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Six Popes chronicles a full and fascinating priestly life

August 19, 2021 Father Seán Connolly 1

As a young boy I was under the impression that every priest had an office in the Vatican and was on close terms with the pope. When the pastor of my local parish included stories […]

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