Fr. Tom McNally

Fr. McNally was born and raised right here in Kalamazoo. He attended Catholic school from kindergarten to senior year at St. Monica Catholic School and Hackett Catholic Central High School.
 
After his time at Hackett, Father McNally studied philosophy, math, and theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville then was sent by the diocese to attend major seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy.
 
He was ordained a priest in June of 2013, and has been either a grade school or high school chaplain his entire priestly ministry in the Diocese of Kalamazoo. This 2024-25 school year is his third consecutive year and fourth year total as the chaplain of Hackett Catholic Prep.
 
Fr. McNally loves logic puzzles and long walks in the rain. He is a proud Hackett Irish, and is honored to be serving the students, families, and staff of our school community!