Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress, a native of St. Clairsville, OH, is the youngest of the three and the only boy of his family. He attended St. Mary’s Parish in St. Clairsville throughout his life until the time when he entered the Order. He has attended Catholic schools since kindergarten and continues his Catholic education at this present time.  He attended Franciscan University of Steubenville and graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy and Theology. “It is my desire that as a Dominican I may make the poor, obedient, and chaste Christ known in all of my words and deeds.”