Fr. Matthew was born and raised in Fredericksburg, Texas. After finishing his bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin in 2007, he joined the Diocese of Tyler as a seminarian and was assigned to St. Joseph’s in Marshall. 
 
Father Matthew studied philosophy at the Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio where he earned his Bachelors of Philosophy.  He then began his theological studies in Rome at Pontifical North American College. He earned his Bachelors of Sacred Theology from the Universitá della Santa Croce (Holy Cross) . He was ordained a transitional deacon in October of 2012 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and was ordained a priest in January 2014 by Bishop Joseph Strickland.
 
He was first assigned as parochial vicar at St. Michael’s Parish in Mt. Pleasant. After serving there for just over a year, he was named Administrator of St. Leo the Great Parish in Centerville and Priest-in-charge of St. Thomas More in Hilltop Lakes.

Father Matthew was named Pastor of Holy Family in Lindale in September 2017.