Father Tom HeronJ. Thomas Heron is a Philadelphia Archdiocesan Priest. He has served in his current role as pastor of the newly formed St. Matthew Parish in Conshohocken, Pa., since 2014. In 1978, Heron received a Master of Divinity degree, followed by a Master of Ats degree in religious studies in 1982 - both from St. Charles Seminary. Following his ordination, Heron served in various assignments, including parochial vicar at St. Michael the Archangel (Levittown, 1978-82), teacher at Archbishop Kennedy High School (Conshohocken, 1982-86), school minister at Bishop McDevitt High School (Wyncote, 1986-89), Formation Faculty at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (1989-96), parochial vicar at Saint Cyril (East Lansdowne, 1996-97), pastor at Good Shepherd Parish (Philadelphia, 1998-2003), pastor at St. Gabriel's (Norwood, 2003-07), parochial vicar at St. Pius X (Broomall, 2008-09), pastor at St. James (Elkins Park, 2009-10), parochial vicar at St. Coleman's (Ardmore, 2010-11), and parochial administrator at St. Matthew Church (Conshohocken, 2011-12), and pastor at St. Matthew Church (Conshohocken, 2012-14), prior to the formation of the newly merged parish, which includes the former churches of Ss Cosmas and Damian, St. Gertrude, and St. Mary's. An Introductory Guide to Spiritual Maturity is his second book. Read More Read Less