Sara Ann Conneely is a passionate minister, educator, and spiritual guide dedicated to facilitating and supporting community building. Sara’s faith journey began at the young age of 8 when her home parish lost its church to arson. From there, her family became very involved in the parish, leading Sara to seek mentorship from their pastor, Fr. Don, and to become an altar server and later lector, Eucharistic Minister, Mass coordinator, cantor, and member of the parish council.

After completing her bachelor’s degree in Theology, Peace Studies, and Italian at the University of Notre Dame in 2015, Sara graduated with her Master of Arts in Theology through the Notre Dame Echo Program in 2017. In 2025, she defended her Doctorate of Ministry from the Catholic Theological Union, with a focus in Educating for Witness. Her research interests include Catholic identity and mission integration, Ignatian spirituality, social justice, feminist theology, and integral ecology. Sara strongly believes that faith has the power to support a revolution of love through belonging and community.

After ten years in education, Sara recently became the Associate Director of The Well Spirituality Center outside of Chicago, Illinois. Her work includes coordinating programs for The Well, spiritual direction, facilitating retreats, and offering reflections.

Sara is a lifelong learner with a love of books and reading, yarn crafts, and travel. She is intrigued by other cultures and languages - her happy pace is in a new city surrounded by its beauty and majesty.

Sara’s spiritual writing can be found on Wisdom’s Dwelling.