Father Charles P. Connor
Father Charles P. Connor, the Historian of the Diocese of Scranton, received his early education in Saint Rose School, Carbondale, Penna. He is a graduate of the University of Scranton, where he also received his Master's Degree in United States History. In 1979, he received his PH.D, in United States History from Fordham University, New York City.
He served as Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Scranton, and his articles have appeared in numerous scholarly journals and Catholic publications. His column OUR CATHOLIC HERITAGE appears in each issue of The Catholic Light, official newspaper of the Diocese of Scranton. Two of his books have been published by Ignatius Press, San Francisco: that are have been made in programs Catholic Converts in 2001, and Defenders Of The Faith In Word And Deed in 2003.
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Doctors of the Church
Fr. Charles
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Catholic
Priesthood Through the Ages
with Fr. Charles Connor Produced by EWTN Fr. Charles Connor shares
his love for the theological, historical and
spiritual richness of the priesthood. He covers different eras of the
Holy Orders, beginning with St. Paul, through the Middle Ages,
Reformation and concluding with the priestly theology of Pope John Paul
II. Other topics include: the Eucharist, priestly celibacy and more.
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Father has co-produced several series for the Eternal Word
Television
Network, including: The History of the Catholic Church in the
United States, Historic Catholic Converts, Defenders of Faith in Word
and Deed, Doctors of the
Church, The Catholic Priesthood through the
Ages, Therese of Lisieux: The Saint for the Third Millennium, and
most recently, The Sacraments through the Ages. He has appeared
several times as the guest of Mother Angelica on her nationally
syndicated program, MOTHER ANGELICA LIVE, as well as with Marcus Grodi
on the Journey Home, and THE WORLD OVER, E.W.T.N's national news
program.Father Connor received a PH.D in Philosophy from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, and an S.T.B and M.A. in Theology from the Gregorian and Angelicum Universities in Rome, where he received his priestly formation at the North American College.
Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Scranton in 1990, he served for ten years as Assistant Pastor of Saint Patrick's Parish in Scranton. He has served as Pastor of Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Susquehanna, Penna., and on July 3, 2003 was named Pastor of Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Carbondale, Penna.
