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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
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