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Freedom Fighters and the Need for Real Shepherding During the Identity Crisis, by Garrett Johnson – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Freedom Fighters and the Need for Real Shepherding During the Identity Crisis, by Garrett Johnson

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Catholic Bishop. Photo by Jomarc Nicolai Cala on Unsplash

By Garrett Johnson, Catholic Exchange, Feb. 4, 2026

Garrett D. Johnson was born and raised in the Washington D.C. area in a nominally Catholic family. He left the Church in his late teens and lived a hedonistic lifestyle that included drugs, gaming, and living as a gay man until coming back to Catholicism in his late 30s. He is a blogger (his website is Brotherwithoutorder.com), a stylist, and a member of the Courage apostolate. His self-published autobiography Becoming a Good Man will be available in 2026.

 

Garrett Johnson headshotBefore returning to the Catholic Church more than 13 years ago, I viewed myself as an online freedom fighter who would do and say anything I deemed necessary to help wake people up to what I considered true and good.

My blog and YouTube channel were the battlefield where I wielded words—my weapons of choice. I waged war against what I perceived as deception and manipulation by many in the government and entertainment industry. My words were often foul, and my delivery method was usually angry and aggressive, but I did my best to help free captives. Over time, Jesus took my desire to free others and transformed my understanding of freedom and my methods of fighting.

Until I was given my true freedom, I didn’t clearly see the false freedom of the hedonistic lifestyle I’d been living. I was pleased to find that the Church had consistently fought for people’s freedom from its inception. One of the significant battles she was involved in when I returned was deeply personal to me: the battle over identity. I gladly joined this fight, in part, by joining the Courage apostolate and by writing and creating videos on my website. ….

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