Friends of the Seminary Gala

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025

Tim is the Founder of Catholic Leadership Institute. His passion for leadership development stems from his own leadership training experience and his love of the Catholic Church. In 1989, after attending a leadership retreat in Pecos River, New Mexico, Tim felt an incredible call to bring the best in leadership development to the Catholic Church. He partnered with Rev. Charles Pfeffer, then Director of the Office for Youth and Young Adults for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, to develop Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI).

Under his leadership CLI has reached national prominence; providing world class leadership formation and consulting to clergy and lay leaders in over 100 dioceses in the United States and around the world. Since its beginning, CLI’s programs have included the Good Leaders, Good Shepherds training program for priests, special sessions for Bishops, lay training programs for evangelization and discipleship, strategic coaching, planning and visioning sessions, and the Disciple Maker Index, which is one of the largest research projects in the Catholic Church. Currently, CLI’s vision is focused on providing leadership support and guidance to prepare the church and Her leaders to enter the Next Generation.

Tim’s professional career has spanned over thirty-eight years of award winning performance in the Financial Services Industry. He has been a national sales leader, sales manager, corporate executive and business owner. In January 2003, he sold his business to devote his energy full-time to CLI.

Tim has received training from The Center for Creative Leadership, American Management Association Leadership Program, Stephen Covey’s Principle Centered Leadership Institute and Pecos River Learning Center. Among his prestigious accolades include the designation of Chartered Leadership Fellow by The American College and the St. Augustine Award from Malvern Prep. Tim is a graduate of St. Charles Borromeo’s Seminary Church Ministry Program and has served as a lector and Eucharistic Minister, Board Member of Prayer Power, Philadelphia Chapter of Legatus and is a former member of Cabrini College’s Board of Trustees. In 2008 he was installed as a Knight of The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

In 2019, Pope Francis named Tim a Knight of St. Sylvester in the Pontifical Order of Saint Sylvester Pope and Martyr in gratitude for sustained and exceptional service to the Church and her people. Other honors include the Legatus Bowie Kuhn Award for Evangelization, the Father Edward J. Sourin Award from the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute, and an Honorary Degree from Holy Family University in Philadelphia, PA. He and wife, Terese, were also recognized by Maynooth College in Ireland for their lives of service. Tim is a 1965 graduate of Villanova University with a degree in Economics.

Tim was married to his wife, Terese, for 60 years before her passing in 2025. They had six children and sixteen grandchildren. It’s worth noting that his brother, Fr. Brian Flanagan, is an alumnus of SVDP (1998) and is the retired pastor of St. Patrick Parish in North Palm Beach. Tim is a parishioner of Saints Peter and Paul Parish in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Monsignor James R. Boddie, Jr., was born to the parents of James R. Boddie, Sr and Mattie B. Boddie,
September 6, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Monsignor Boddie graduated from St. Pius V Catholic School in 1966. From St. Pius V Catholic School, he
attended Bishop Kenny Catholic High School, where he graduated in 1970.

He is the first African American to attend the Catholic Seminary of St. John Vianney in Miami. There, he
received his Associate of Arts Degree in 1972. Then he went on to St. Vincent de Paul Major Seminary in
Boynton Beach, Florida. There, he received the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Master of Divinity
and Master of Theology.

May 28, 1978, Monsignor James R. Boddie, Jr., became the first African American to be ordained a
Catholic Priest in the history of the Diocese of St. Augustine and in the State of Florida.

Monsignor Boddie was assigned as Parochial Vicar to St. Paul Catholic Parish in Jacksonville from 1978 to
1979. During his assignment at St. Paul Catholic Parish, he was a teacher at Bishop Kenny High School.
He also served at this time as Master of Ceremonies for Bishop Paul F. Tanner. He was then assigned as
Parochial Vicar to Christ the King Parish in Jacksonville from 1979 to 1980. He was then assigned as
Parochial Vicar to St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Orange Park, Florida, from 1980 to 1982. He was
appointed pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Parish in Green Cove Springs, Florida, where he served from
1982 to 1994. In 1994, Monsignor Boddie was appointed pastor of the parish he grew up in, St. Pius V
Catholic Church and School. In 2002, Monsignor Boddie was appointed pastor of St. Catherine of Siena
Catholic Parish Orange Park, Florida. In 2014, Monsignor Boddie was appointed Pastor of Christ the King
Catholic Church and School, where he is presently pastor.

In 202,2 Monsignor Boddie received the Papal Honors from Pope Francis of becoming a Monsignor in the
Diocese of St. Augustine.

He has held many positions in the Diocese of Saint Augustine. Such as the following: Human Sexuality
Education Committee, Chaplain of the Legion of Mary, first Director of the Office of Black Catholics,
member of the Clergy Personnel Committee, member of the College of Consultors, member of the
Diocesan Stewardship Council, Presbyteral Council, Spiritual Director at Bishop Kenny High School,
Vocations Committee, Chaplain for Boys and Girls Scouts, a member of the Diocesan Curia as the
Defender of the Bond in the Diocese of Saint Augustine.

Monsignor Boddie was the Provincial Representative for the Diocese of St. Augustine to the National
Federal of Priest councils. He was a member of the Board of Trustees for St. Vincent de Paul Regional
Seminary.

Monsignor Boddie was a member of the National Advisory Council to the United States Catholic Bishops
Conference.

Monsignor James R. Boddie, Jr is the Coordinator of Priest Personnel in the Diocese of Saint Augustine.

Monsignor James R. Boddie, Jr is a member of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of
Saint Augustine.

Monsignor James R. Boddie, Jr is the Moderator of the Black Catholic Commission.

Monsignor James R. Boddie, Jr is the Spiritual Advisor for the DCCW of the Diocese of St. Augustine.

Monsignor Boddie is a member of the Unity Group of religious leaders in the city of Jacksonville. He is a
member of the board of Directors of the Interchurch Coalition for Action, Reconciliation and
Empowerment (ICARE).

Monsignor James R. Boddie, Jr is a member of the Mayor's Victims Advocate Advisory Council for the
City of Jacksonville.

Monsignor James R. Boddie, Jr is a member of Who's Who Among Black Americans.