Laurence F. Aucella, Ed.D, Ph.D has always loved God and His Holy Catholic Church while still respecting all religions. He has been an altar server for most of his life and as a Eucharistic minister at various parishes, though primarily at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury. Currently, he is a candidate for the sub-diaconate at Our Lady of Lebanon Catholic Church. He attended Catholic schools for twenty years from elementary school through graduate school. He has worked as a school counselor for nearly thirty-five years in the public school system and as an adjunct instructor at various colleges since 1985. He has degrees in education, educational and developmental psychology, counseling, statistics, research, and measurement, but views his studies in theology the most rewarding. It has provided spiritual nourishment and knowledge of the Christian Catholic faith. His hobbies include book collecting, reading, and writing as well as statistical and research methodology. Furthermore, he loves to walk, pray and watch sports.