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.