Theology on Tap-New York City

Kimberly Rogers

Kimberly Rogers has been the Associate Catholic Chaplain at the American University Catholic Community since August of 2007. She is an alumna of The Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she received a BS in Mental Health and Human Services with a minor and concentration in Theology. Kimberly is currently studying Theology at the Master's level at the Dominican House of Studies. She has previously worked as a residential counselor for troubled teenage girls at a Catholic Youth Ranch in Wyoming and in the Maryland Foster Care system. She has also been actively involved in Pro-Life Ministry, including holding the position of counselor at a maternity home for pregnant teenage girls in Bel Air, MD. At American University, Kim enjoys working with the campus ministry, as well as the active young adult community "Straight Forward."

Leah Darrow

Leah Darrow graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in Psychology. She received many awards from her department, and served two consecutive terms as the Chapter President of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.

Shortly after college, Leah made her TV debut on Season 3 of the hit reality TV Show, America’s Next Top Model. Leah became swept up in the fashion industry - but soon came to recognize its darker side and became troubled with the direction her new career was trying to take her.

After her brief modeling career in New York, she started working with Brenda Sharman, National Director of Pure Fashion. With Pure Fashion up and running, Brenda helped Leah link up with Chicago’s Pure Fashion Team and Leah has since helped put together the first St. Louis Pure Fashion team as well.

Currently, Leah works in the Neuropsychology Department at Washington University in St. Louis where she helps assess patient’s cognitive functioning by administering a variety of different tests. Along with her work at the hospital Leah is also the Youth Minister at Sacred Heart Parish in Eureka, Missouri.

A priest of the Legionaries of Christ, Fr. Richard is the Director of the Alpha Omega Family Center in Mount Kisco, New York. The Family Center offers Ignatian spiritual retreats, marriage enrichment and marriage preparation classes. Before that, he served as the president of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, which he helped found. He is a regular contributor to the magazine Catholic Faith and Family.

Br. Augustino Torres, CFR

Br Augustino Torres was born April 30, 1976 the second of five children. He grew up in the Rio Grande Valley in Southern Texas. He attended Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, where he was president of the Brownson Speech and Debate team and graduated Cum Laude with a bachelors degree in History. He joined the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in New York City in September of 1999 at the age of 23. He spent his apostolic years serving the poor in the Bronx and in Honduras, and helping at youth retreats across the nation. He is currently studying for the priesthood at St. Joseph's Seminary which is the seminary for the Archdiocese of New York.


		Winter/Spring 2008 Speaker Biographies



		Kimberly Rogers Kimberly Rogers has been the Associate Catholic Chaplain at the American University Catholic Community since August of 2007. She is an alumna of The Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she received a BS in Mental Health and Human Services with a minor and concentration in Theology. Kimberly is currently studying Theology at the Master's level at the Dominican House of Studies. She has previously worked as a residential counselor for troubled teenage girls at a Catholic Youth Ranch in Wyoming and in the Maryland Foster Care system. She has also been actively involved in Pro-Life Ministry, including holding the position of counselor at a maternity home for pregnant teenage girls in Bel Air, MD. At American University, Kim enjoys working with the campus ministry, as well as the active young adult community "Straight Forward." Leah Darrow Leah Darrow graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in Psychology. She received many awards from her department, and served two consecutive terms as the Chapter President of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology. Shortly after college, Leah made her TV debut on Season 3 of the hit reality TV Show, America’s Next Top Model. Leah became swept up in the fashion industry - but soon came to recognize its darker side and became troubled with the direction her new career was trying to take her. After her brief modeling career in New York, she started working with Brenda Sharman, National Director of Pure Fashion. With Pure Fashion up and running, Brenda helped Leah link up with Chicago’s Pure Fashion Team and Leah has since helped put together the first St. Louis Pure Fashion team as well. Currently, Leah works in the Neuropsychology Department at Washington University in St. Louis where she helps assess patient’s cognitive functioning by administering a variety of different tests. Along with her work at the hospital Leah is also the Youth Minister at Sacred Heart Parish in Eureka, Missouri. Fr. Kevin O'Reilly Father O'Reilly is the Academic Dean, Professor of Dogmatic Theology, and a member of the seminary's Resident Priests Advisory Board at St. Joseph's Seminary. Born in NYC, he attended Regis High School and Columbia University before entering St. Joseph's Seminary. He was ordained in 1996. In 1999, he went to Rome where he received a Doctorate of Sacred Theology from the Gregorian University. His articles have appeared in the The Dunwoodie Review. Fr. Richard Gill, L.C. A priest of the Legionaries of Christ, Fr. Richard is the Director of the Alpha Omega Family Center in Mount Kisco, New York. The Family Center offers Ignatian spiritual retreats, marriage enrichment and marriage preparation classes. Before that, he served as the president of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, which he helped found. He is a regular contributor to the magazine Catholic Faith and Family. Fr. Carleton Jones, O.P. Fr. Carleton Jones is the pastor of the Church St. Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, he attended Yale University and received his BA in 1965. He subsequently attended the Episcopal Theological School where he received a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1968. Ordained an Episcopal Priest in 1970, he converted to Catholic Church in 1982, and entered the Order of Preachers, St. Joseph Province in 1983. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1987 and received a Doctorate of Sacred Theology in 1995 from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (The Angelicum, Rome). He has served in St. Catherine of Siena Church, New York City, and as Pastor of St. Patrick Church, Columbus, OH and St. Mary Church, New Haven, CT. Br. Augustino Torres, CFR Br Augustino Torres was born April 30, 1976 the second of five children. He grew up in the Rio Grande Valley in Southern Texas. He attended Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, where he was president of the Brownson Speech and Debate team and graduated Cum Laude with a bachelors degree in History. He joined the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in New York City in September of 1999 at the age of 23. He spent his apostolic years serving the poor in the Bronx and in Honduras, and helping at youth retreats across the nation. He is currently studying for the priesthood at St. Joseph's Seminary which is the seminary for the Archdiocese of New York.



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