Bob Short grew up in Woonsocket and Glocester, Rhode Island and was taught about Jesus by his grandfather, a permanent Deacon.  He graduated from Brown University in 2010 after four years of studying economics.  Since 2014 he has been a teacher at the Ocean State Montessori School, where he is the lead Upper Elementary teacher.  His favorite part of St. Sebastian Church is attending morning Mass in the chapel during Advent when dawn is just breaking.