{"id":373,"name":"Fr. Daniel Brandenburg, LC","url":"","description":"<p><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-186227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FDBrandenburg-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>I grew up in rural northern Iowa and felt a call to the priesthood at a young age, entering the novitiate of the Legionaries of Christ in 1993. After novitiate and two years of studying classical humanities, I obtained <em>summa cum laude <\/em>licentiate degrees in philosophy and theology from the <em>Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum <\/em>in Rome, Italy. I was ordained a priest on December 22, 2007.<\/p>\r\n<p>I have served in various roles and lived in several cities worldwide, and I currently serve as chaplain for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lumeninstitute.org\/\">Lumen Institute<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcatlanta.org\/\">Regnum Christi<\/a> in Atlanta, GA. I am also serving as the chairman of the board of directors for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicworldmission.org\">Catholic World Mission<\/a>. I recently completed a doctorate in education through Creighton University\u2019s Interdisciplinary Leadership Program.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 2016, I survived a heart attack, and in 2018, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer. The experience of suffering and brushes with death has colored my outlook on life. I strive to live each day as a gift from God.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>I am the author of seven published books: <em>The New Fundamentalists <\/em>(2007)<em>, Better with God? <\/em>(2012)<em>, Until Christ be Formed in You <\/em>(2017)<em>,<\/em> <em>Journey to Joy: Reflections on the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary <\/em>(2019), <em>Now and Forever <\/em>(2021), <em>The Way of St. Joseph <\/em>(2021), and <em>Lessons from the Workshop of Saint Joseph <\/em>(2022)<em>. <\/em>I post regular videos with life insights on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/frdanielb\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FrDaniel?ref=bookmarks\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/author\/dbrandenburg\/","slug":"dbrandenburg","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed11aabbe0de6eb12074c8f7e915e8a1a88cfe73b7e3739217a95c55f7382a50?s=24&d=blank&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed11aabbe0de6eb12074c8f7e915e8a1a88cfe73b7e3739217a95c55f7382a50?s=48&d=blank&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed11aabbe0de6eb12074c8f7e915e8a1a88cfe73b7e3739217a95c55f7382a50?s=96&d=blank&r=g"},"meta":{"lw_harbor_dismissed_notices":[]},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.8 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fr. 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