In 1964 Steven Debroey wrote a biography destined for a larger public and based upon the lecture of thousands of documents out of the 19th century, especially letters.

Till 2001 the pupils received this book. It throws light upon a few episodes out of the life of V. Scheppers. With a great imagination Debroey outlined a devoted and sociable priest.

He also brought back a few aspects out of the life of V. Scheppers to human proportions and also showed a few shady sides of his personality. Debroey outlines Scheppers as the founder of a friar and sister congregation who didn’t care about his forces or his financial possibilities. But, he expected submission and humility from his friars.

He also enjoyed the honour and the recognition that ecclesiastical and civil governments gave him and he left no stone unturned to fulfill the function of general prior continually and to choose his assistants himself and this without elections.