Steven R. Hemler, MA

Steven R. Hemler is President of the Catholic Apologetics Institute of North America (CAINA) and author of The Reality of God: The Layman’s Guide to Scientific Evidence for the Creator, published by St. Benedict Press/TAN Books. Mr. Hemler has a Master of Pastoral Studies degree from Loyola University of Chicago, as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil/Structural Engineering from Virginia Tech. He has been actively involved in adolescent and adult religious education for over 30 years. After a 33-year professional engineering career, including 13 years in the Middle East, Steve took early retirement in 2011 to follow a calling to serve God and the Church full time. Steve and his wife Linda have been married for nearly 40 years and have three grown children. They live in Culpeper, Virginia, and are active at Precious Blood Catholic Church.

Education:
BS (Civil/Structural Engineering) Virginia Polytechnic University, Blacksburg, VA
MS (Civil/Structural Engineering) Virginia Polytechnic University, Blacksburg, VA
MA (Pastoral Studies) Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Area of Teaching Specialization: Apologetics