Fr. Daniel Brandenburg, LC

Catholic priest - Author - Speaker

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Fr. Daniel Brandenburg 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 and was ordained a priest on December 22, 2007.

He has served in various roles and lived in several cities worldwide, and he currently serves as chaplain for the Lumen Institute and the Regnum Christi Men's section in Atlanta, GA. He is also the chairman of the board of directors for Catholic World Mission and Sacred Heart Apostolic School. In 2023, he completed a doctorate in education through Creighton University’s Interdisciplinary Leadership Program.

In 2016, Fr. Daniel survived a heart attack and in 2018 was diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer. The experience of suffering and brushes with death has colored his outlook on life. He strives to live each day as a gift from God.

Fr. Daniel is the author of seven published books: The New Fundamentalists (2007), Better with God? (2012), Until Christ be Formed in You (2017), Journey to Joy: Reflections on the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2019), Now and Forever (2021), The Way of St. Joseph (2021), and Lessons from the Workshop of Saint Joseph (2022).

He posts regular video reflections on Instagram and Facebook.

Education

2019 - 2023 EdD in interdisciplinary leadership, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
2017 Certificate of Non-profit Board Consultation, BoardSource, Washington, DC
2016 Certificate of Non-profit Board Education, BoardSource, Washington, DC
2007 - 2010 Licentiate in moral theology at Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum, Rome, Italy
2004 - 2007 Bachelor’s in theology at Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum
2002 - 2004 Licentiate in philosophy at Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum
1997 - 1999 Bachelor’s in philosophy at Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum
1995 - 1997 Classical humanities in Cheshire, CT at Legion of Christ College of Humanities
1993 - 1995 Novitiate in Cheshire, CT, and then Mt Kisco, NY

Positions

2021 - Present Board member of Sacred Heart Apostolic School
2019 - Present Chaplain of Lumen Institute, Atlanta chapter; Chaplain of RC Men, Atlanta.
2017 - Present Chairman of the board of directors of Catholic World Mission.
2019 - 2022 Chaplain of Young Catholic Professionals, Atlanta chapter.
2018 - 2020 Chairman of the board of directors of Everest Academy, Lemont, IL.
2016 - 2019 Executive Director of RC Education and member of Mission Support Team for the territory of North

America.

2012 - 2016 Regional director of Regnum Christi for the Ohio Valley; Director of RC youth work, Ohio Valley

region; Director of Camp River Ridge.

2011 - 2012 Assistant for apostolate to the territorial director of the territory of North America, based in

Chicago, IL.

2008 - 2011 Assistant for apostolate to the territorial director of the New York territory. Helped coordinate the

overall ministry of the Legion and Regnum Christi in Pennsylvania, specifically youth work

2002 - 2008 Auxiliary roles in the general directorate of the Legion of Christ in Rome, Italy. Helped in the general

secretariat of the Legion with coordination of our media apostolates worldwide, then with

secretarial follow-up of vocational work and Regnum Christi for North America, then strategic

planning, then with the launch of Mission Network; general coordinator for follow-up of vocational

work and RC worldwide.

1999 - 2002 Apostolic internship in Denver, CO, in charge of youth work and vocation director for

the Legion of Christ

Fr. Daniel Brandenburg, LC

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Education

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