Frank A.J. Braun was born and reared on a small farm in Osage Bend, Missouri, the second of eight children. After three years of undergraduate study and two years of law at St. Louis University, he entered the USAF where he served as a Special Agent in the Office of Special Investigation. While stationed in Tokyo, Japan he completed his bachelors degree at Sophia University in 1956.

Upon completion of his tour of duty, he worked one year for the FBI and then put his investigative training to good use, spending the next thirty-six years in claims work for State Farm Insurance. Frank and his wife Evelyn, who passed away in 1999, made their home in Billings, Montana, where they raised their four daughters. In 1985, Frank obtained a masters degree in Religious Studies from Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington. Since retiring in 1994, Frank has spent his time in research and writing.

In addition to being active in his Catholic Parish and community organizations, Frank has been a member of the Christian Family Movement, Cursillo Movement, Catholic Charismatic Movement, Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship, Business Men's Fellowship and the Association of Christian Therapists. Frank has been an active member and an officer in most of the organizations with which he has been involved. he has participated in numerous conventions and conferences; He also does public speaking and prayer ministry. For the past 30 years Frank, and his wife until her death, also coordinated weekend Word and Communion Services for their parish at a large nursing home complex.