Rev. Tony Prandini, osfc was raised in Fresno, California.  Shortly after high school he entered the Franciscan Brothers of the Holy Cross, and in 1980 joined a contemplative community of Monks in El Paso, Texas.  In 1989 he moved to Sacramento, was ordained a deacon in December 2005, and a priest in August 2006.  Fr. Tony is a member of the Ecumenical Order of Saints Francis and Clare and currently serves the Good Shepherd community as pastor.