OBJECTIVE: To know, love, and serve God in this life, and so be happy with him in the next.
ACADEMIC WORK:
Licentiate in Moral Theology, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy, 2006 - studies suspended (one year completed).
* Concentration in ethics and social doctrine
Masters in Bioethics, Pontifical Athenaeum Queen of the Apostles, Rome, Italy, 2006 -studies suspended (one year completed).
Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy, 2002-2006.
* Graduated magna cum laude
* Priestly Formation at the Pontifical North American College, Vatican City
Master of Arts in Philosophy, Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio, 1999-2001.
* Graduated cum laude
* Thesis: “Homo Pontifex: Man as Microcosm and Frontier Being”
* Defence Board: Drs. John Crosby, Michael Healy, and John White
Bachelor of Arts in History, Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio, 1996-1999.
* Graduated cum laude
* Named “Honors Scholar of the Great Books,” for completion of studies in the Great Books of Western Civilization program
* Member, Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society
* Senior Thesis: “The Historical Development of the Divine Right of Kings”; Advisor: Dominic Aquila, PhD, MMus
LANGUAGES:
* Intermediate reading ability in Latin
* Intermediate speaking and reading ability in Italian
* Beginner speaking and reading ability in Spanish
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Help of Christians, Catholic Parish, Aiken, South Carolina, Nov, 2007 - Present.
Parochial Vicar, St. Andrew’s, Clemson; St. Paul’s, Seneca; and, St. Francis, Walhalla, Catholic Parish, South Carolina, Aug - Oct, 2007.
Seminarian, St. Ann’s, Kingstree; St. Philip, Lake City; and St. Patrick, Johnsonville, Catholic Parishes, South Carolina, July - Sept, 2006.
Seminarian, Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Taylors, South Carolina, July - April, 2004 - 2005.
Theology Teacher, New Testament and Christian Morality, The Bishop England High School, Charleston, South Carolina, 2001 - 2002.
In Residence: Nativity Catholic Parish, James Island, South Carolina, Aug - Dec, 2001; Stella Maris Catholic Parish, Sullivan's Island,
South Carolina, Jan - Jun, 2002.
MILITARY SERVICE:
* Served for six years in the Army National Guard, 1996-2002
* Received an “Honorable Discharge” upon completion of enlistment
* Recipient of the National Defense Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Humanitarian Service Medal, and
Army Achievement Medal
* Activated for “Operation New Horizons,” Summer, 1999, Nicaragua
PUBLICATIONS:
* Contributor, Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2007. Submitted
articles on "Pontifical Council 'Cor Unum'," "John Cardinal Krol," and "George Weigel"
* Guest Columnist: The New Catholic Miscellany, Charleston, SC; The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC; The Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte, NC; and, The Aiken Standard, Aiken, SC
* Homiletic and Pastoral Review: July, 2007, “Full Gospel”; July, 2005, “The Ecclesial Priesthood of Jesus Christ,” and,
October, 2004, “The Priest as Confessor”
* Faith: January, 2005, “The Analogy of Faith and the Sanctification of Man”; and, July-August, 2004, “Personalism in the Social
Teaching of John Paul II”
* Columbia: May, 2004, “Blessed Teresa: A Valuable Lesson”
RESEARCH AND CONFERENCES:
* Attended the Acton University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, June, 2007
* Attended the Tertio Millennio Seminar on Free Society, Krakow, Poland, Summer, 2003
* Traveled through Turkey, Greece, Egypt, and western Europe to study the role of religion on civilizations, the influence of
monasticism, and history and effects of Islam, and the attempts at religious co-existence in these areas, Summer, 2001
* Lived in Bethlehem with a Christian Palestinian family researching the influence of religion on culture and the attempts at religious
pluralism in the region, Summer, 2000
* Lived in West Germany while father served in the US Military, 1986-1989.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
* Peer-elected to give the New Man Address at the Dedication Anniversary Banquet, Pontifical North American College, October, 2002
* Peer-elected “Graduate Student of the Year,” Franciscan University, 2001
* National Eagle Scout Award, May, 1993
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
* Completed Rome Marathon, March, 2007
ACADEMIC WORK:
Licentiate in Moral Theology, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy, 2006 - studies suspended (one year completed).
* Concentration in ethics and social doctrine
Masters in Bioethics, Pontifical Athenaeum Queen of the Apostles, Rome, Italy, 2006 -studies suspended (one year completed).
Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy, 2002-2006.
* Graduated magna cum laude
* Priestly Formation at the Pontifical North American College, Vatican City
Master of Arts in Philosophy, Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio, 1999-2001.
* Graduated cum laude
* Thesis: “Homo Pontifex: Man as Microcosm and Frontier Being”
* Defence Board: Drs. John Crosby, Michael Healy, and John White
Bachelor of Arts in History, Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio, 1996-1999.
* Graduated cum laude
* Named “Honors Scholar of the Great Books,” for completion of studies in the Great Books of Western Civilization program
* Member, Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society
* Senior Thesis: “The Historical Development of the Divine Right of Kings”; Advisor: Dominic Aquila, PhD, MMus
LANGUAGES:
* Intermediate reading ability in Latin
* Intermediate speaking and reading ability in Italian
* Beginner speaking and reading ability in Spanish
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Parochial Vicar, St. Mary, Help of Christians, Catholic Parish, Aiken, South Carolina, Nov, 2007 - Present.
Parochial Vicar, St. Andrew’s, Clemson; St. Paul’s, Seneca; and, St. Francis, Walhalla, Catholic Parish, South Carolina, Aug - Oct, 2007.
Seminarian, St. Ann’s, Kingstree; St. Philip, Lake City; and St. Patrick, Johnsonville, Catholic Parishes, South Carolina, July - Sept, 2006.
Seminarian, Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Taylors, South Carolina, July - April, 2004 - 2005.
Theology Teacher, New Testament and Christian Morality, The Bishop England High School, Charleston, South Carolina, 2001 - 2002.
In Residence: Nativity Catholic Parish, James Island, South Carolina, Aug - Dec, 2001; Stella Maris Catholic Parish, Sullivan's Island,
South Carolina, Jan - Jun, 2002.
MILITARY SERVICE:
* Served for six years in the Army National Guard, 1996-2002
* Received an “Honorable Discharge” upon completion of enlistment
* Recipient of the National Defense Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Humanitarian Service Medal, and
Army Achievement Medal
* Activated for “Operation New Horizons,” Summer, 1999, Nicaragua
PUBLICATIONS:
* Contributor, Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2007. Submitted
articles on "Pontifical Council 'Cor Unum'," "John Cardinal Krol," and "George Weigel"
* Guest Columnist: The New Catholic Miscellany, Charleston, SC; The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC; The Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte, NC; and, The Aiken Standard, Aiken, SC
* Homiletic and Pastoral Review: July, 2007, “Full Gospel”; July, 2005, “The Ecclesial Priesthood of Jesus Christ,” and,
October, 2004, “The Priest as Confessor”
* Faith: January, 2005, “The Analogy of Faith and the Sanctification of Man”; and, July-August, 2004, “Personalism in the Social
Teaching of John Paul II”
* Columbia: May, 2004, “Blessed Teresa: A Valuable Lesson”
RESEARCH AND CONFERENCES:
* Attended the Acton University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, June, 2007
* Attended the Tertio Millennio Seminar on Free Society, Krakow, Poland, Summer, 2003
* Traveled through Turkey, Greece, Egypt, and western Europe to study the role of religion on civilizations, the influence of
monasticism, and history and effects of Islam, and the attempts at religious co-existence in these areas, Summer, 2001
* Lived in Bethlehem with a Christian Palestinian family researching the influence of religion on culture and the attempts at religious
pluralism in the region, Summer, 2000
* Lived in West Germany while father served in the US Military, 1986-1989.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
* Peer-elected to give the New Man Address at the Dedication Anniversary Banquet, Pontifical North American College, October, 2002
* Peer-elected “Graduate Student of the Year,” Franciscan University, 2001
* National Eagle Scout Award, May, 1993
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
* Completed Rome Marathon, March, 2007
| Jeffrey F. Kirby bazooka97@hotmail.com St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Post Office Box 438 Aiken, South Carolina 29802 (803) 649-4777 |
| “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 |