MISSION STATEMENT
CAI is a Catholic lay apostolate dedicated to the teachings of Jesus Christ preserved by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. It stands on the forefront of Catholic Apologetics, explaining Catholicism to fellow Catholics and defending it against her opponents. With the help and intercession of our new patron saint, St. Robert Bellarmine, and in communion with the other great Apologists of our Faith, we have every hope of winning souls for Jesus Christ.

Our Mission is also consistent with the following statement:

"We love souls because of Jesus, not Jesus because of souls. Thus there are times and places when we pass form this instinct of divine love to another, from the love of souls to the hatred of heresy. This last is peculiarly offensive to the world. So especially opposed is it to the spirit of the world, that, even in good, believing hearts, every remnant of worldliness rises in arms against this hatred of heresy, embittering the very gentlest of characters, and spoiling many a glorious work of grace. Many a convert, in whose souls God would have done grand things, goes to his grave a spiritual failure, because he would not hate heresy. The heart which feels the slightest suspicion against the hatred of heresy is not yet converted. God is far from reigining over it yet with an undivided sovereignty. The paths of higher sancticy are absoutely barred against it. In the judgemnt of the world, and of worldly Christians, this hatred of heresy is exaggerated, bitter, contrary to moderation, indiscreet, unreasonable, aiming at too much, bigoted, intolerant, narrow, stupid and immoral. What can we say to defend it? Nothing which they can understand. We had, therefore, better hold our peace. If we understand God, and He understands us, it is not so very hard to go through life suspected, misunderstood, and unpopular. The mild self-opinionatedness of the gentle, undiscerning good will also take the world's view and condemn us; for there is a meek-looking positiveness about timid goodness which is far from God, and the instincts of whose charity is more toward those who are less for God, while its timidity is daring enough for a harsh judgment."

Father Faber, Foot of the Cross, Nihil Obstat, Imprimatur

Robert A. Sungenis, M.A., Ph.D.
President
Principal Apologist

Robert founded CAI in 1993. His 19 years growing up Catholic, 18 years through various Protestant denominations, and now a revert back to Catholicism, gives him a unique vantage point for Catholic apologetics.

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Chris Campbell
Promotions Director

Chris Campbell, CAI Promotional Director since mid-June 2005, comes to CAI as a cradle Catholic; having been brought up in the Church and attended 11 years of Catholic school.

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Laurence Gonzaga
Webmaster and Media Director

Laurence was born in 1983 in the Philippines, and came to the US in 1987. He was taught the traditional Catholic faith, and practiced it for many years. However, he never really understood the reasons why Catholics did what they did. He didn’t know much about Protestantism, or what they believed.

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Kari Oppliger
Secretary

Did you not receive your tapes? books? Need directions to the next seminar or debate? Kari will straighten things out for you.