On May 30, 2004, Brother Tony Stephens, age 27, professed his perpetual vows in the Congregation of the Fathers of Mercy. Br. Tony is the son of Mrs. Alberta Stephens and the late James Stephens of Angelus, Kansas. He received his B.A. from Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia in 1999, and joined the Fathers of Mercy in June of 2000. He will be continuing his studies for the Holy Priesthood at the Pontifical College Josephinum, and will be ordained to the priesthood in 2005.