Fr. Matt attended Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, CT, as a belated vocation. He was ordained in the Marian Year on Jan. 11, 1988 and served as chaplain of the Catholic University in the Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico.He was been serving in the Diocese of Bridgeport since 1991. In 2005, Fr. Matt earned his Licentiate Degree (S.T.L.) in the Theology of Mary at the International Marian Research Institute located at the University of Dayton, a branch of the Pontifical Marianum University in Rome, Italy. Currently, Fr. Matt is the chaplain of St. Camillus Nursing Home in Stamford, CT. He has been regular columnist of Soul Magazine for over ten years and is the author of two books.