Curriculum Vitae

Reverend Monsignor Timothy C. Senior EducationB.A., Philosophy, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, 1981M. span., St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, 1988M. A., Pastoral Theology, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, 1988M. S. W., Administration, Boston College, 1992M. B. A., Boston College, 1992 Professional Experience2005 Conferral of Papal Honors, Prelate of Honor2004 – Present Vicar for Clergy, Archdiocese of Philadelphia1998 Conferral […]

Msgr. Duncan named vicar for Bucks County

By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Msgr. Joseph P. Duncan, 45, currently the pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Springfield, Delaware County, has been named regional vicar for Bucks County, effective July 6. “I am very humbled by the appointment,” Msgr. Duncan said. Msgr. Duncan has also been named pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish […]

Bishop Cistone to head Saginaw Diocese

By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Cistone as Bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw, Mich. Bishop Cistone, 60, will be installed the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw Tuesday, July 28, the fifth anniversary of his episcopal ordination. He succeeds Archbishop-designate Robert J. Carlson, […]

D.C. Shrine sees 1,200 from Philadelphia

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WASHINGTON – May 2, the first Saturday in the month of Mary, was an ideal time to hold the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, an event traditionally held every other spring. Because the Church is celebrating the 2,000 […]

An omen for the future: A call to conversion

Guest ColumnistBy Msgr. Francis X. Meehan What will the future hold? Our financial situation has made the question all too real. We are unsettled. What if more dominoes fall? There are other questions about the future. One in particular reaches very deep; namely, the religious question. Here is one simple version of it: Will our […]

CRS shows success, work to do in Africa

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T GLADWYNE – Thomas Awiapo, representing Catholic Relief Services (CRS) addressed churchgoers March 14 at St. John Baptist Vianney Parish, Gladwyne on the topic of need and hunger in Africa. He knows first-hand of what he spoke. Four decades ago, as a child in Ghana, he not only knew real […]

Bishop Welsh, former seminary rector, dies at 87

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Bishop Thomas J. Welsh, 87, retired Bishop of the Diocese of Allentown and a former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, died Feb. 19. Bishop Welsh was also the founding bishop of the Diocese of Arlington and a former rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood. Cardinal Justin Rigali will […]

Renewing our commitment to constant conversion

By Cardinal Justin Rigali In Saint Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, he speaks of an “acceptable time.” After quoting from Isaiah 49:8, “In an acceptable time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you,” Paul writes, “Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation” […]

Does your new year’s resolution bring you closer to God?

Guest ColumnistBy Msgr. James McDonough The spirit of January, from the celebration of the Epiphany on the first Sunday to the observance of the conversion of St. Paul on the last, is one of change – a call to do something different in our lives. Pope Benedict XVI says of the Epiphany, “The Magi set […]

Philadelphia churches join to celebrate Christian unity

By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer The Old Philadelphia Christian Congregations, led by Old St. Joseph Parish, will have its fifth annual ecumenical prayer service to commemorate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Jesuit Father Daniel Ruff, pastor of Old St. Joseph, will lead the gathering in prayer. The service […]