Fr. Brent was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine. He attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, earning a bachelor’s degree in air traffic management and a master of business administration degree in aviation. He entered the Order of Preachers in 2012 and made his first profession of vows in 2013. He then attended Aquinas Institute of Theology, earning a MA in Theology and a Master of Divinity. He was ordained to the priesthood in May 2019. When not working, Fr. Brent enjoys movies, baking bread, and brewing beer.