After a very successful career as a corporate executive, Daniel C. Nelson decided to take an early retirement in order to pursue a second career as a pastoral minister in the Catholic Church. In order to prepare himself properly for this calling, Daniel achieved several academic degrees including a MA in Pastoral Ministry, MA of Theology from Boston College, and a Doctor of Ministry from Andover Newton Theological School. Additionally, Daniel became a board certifi ed Catholic chaplain, a certifi ed spiritual director, and a Permanent Deacon in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.