Brandon Vogt

Brandon Vogt is an author, blogger and podcast host. He is also the founder of different bodies.  He has twelve bestselling books and founded ClaritasU, an organisation that trains Catholics about their faith. He is the Senior Publishing Director for Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, where they both host the “Word on Fire Show” podcast for the ministry. Together with Fr. Blake Britton, he hosts “The Burrowshire Podcast”. He has been named one of the Top 30 Catholics Under 30 and was recently named “one of the US Catholic leaders of today” by the Catholic Herald; his books have been #1 Amazon bestsellers and have received First Place awards from the Catholic Press Association and the Association of Catholic Publishers; and he has been named one of the Top 30 Catholics Under 30.

He graduated with honors from Florida State University in Mechanical Engineering in 2008, with minors in Physics and Mathematics.

He converted to Catholicism his senior year in college, on Easter 2008, just weeks before graduating. He is also the founder and Chairman of the Board for Chesterton Academy of Orlando, a new classical high school grounded in the Catholic faith.

Brandon has published 12 books, including:

  1. How to Discuss Abortion With Pro-Choice Friends and Family (Numinous Books, 2023)
  2. What to Say and How to Say It, Volume III: Even More Ways to Discuss Your Catholic Faith with Clarity and Confidence (Ave Maria Press, 2022)
  3. Wisdom and Wonder: How Peter Kreeft Shaped the Next Generation of Catholics (Ignatius Press, 2021)
  4. Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church (Word on Fire, 2021)
  5. What to Say and How to Say It, Volume II: More Ways to Discuss Your Catholic Faith with Clarity and Confidence (Ave Maria Press, 2021)
  6. What to Say and How to Say It: Discussing Your Catholic Faith with Clarity and Confidence (Ave Maria Press, 2020)
  7. Why I am Catholic (And You Should Be Too) (Ave Maria Press, 2017)
  8. Read More Books Now: How to Double Your Reading and Remember What You Read (Numinous Books, 2015).
  9. The Saints’ Favorite Books: Read What They Read, Become Who They Are (Numinous Books, 2014)
  10. Saints and Social Justice: A Guide to Changing the World (Our Sunday Visitor, 2014)
  11. CATHOLICISM: The New Evangelization (Word on Fire, 2013)
  12. The Church and New Media: Blogging Converts, Online Activists, and Bishops Who Tweet (Our Sunday Visitor, 2011)

He has had dialogue with church leaders on topics from his book.

For his contributions to evangelization mission of the Catholic Church, he has received endorsement from different bishops including Bishop Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, CA; Bishop Christopher Coyne, Bishop of Burlington, Vermont; Bishop Thomas Tobin, D.D., Bishop of Providence, RI who praised his work in modern evangelization using the internet and social media to reach a vast number of people.