A prodigal son is the best way to describe Jason Corsetti.

Born and raised in southern California, Jason was fortunate enough to have parents who truly wanted to instill the truth of the Catholic Church, and all which this entails, in him. He attended a Catholic elementary and middle school, receiving all the sacraments of initiation along the way. He was an alter server at his local parish, attended mass regularly with his parents, and overall was quite active in his parish. He was, by all estimations, a ‘good Catholic boy’.

After middle school, Jason attended a public high school, where coincidentally, he met his future wife. He was an honor student; finding strength and comfort in knowledge. Quite honestly, he was somewhat of a nerd; a fact his wife recalls and feels obligated, with jest, to reiterate to him when the opportunity presents itself. An avid baseball player and aficionado, he made the baseball team and played for all 4 years. Religiously, his faith was strong, but, in retrospect, unnourished by the growing infrequency of mass attendance and participation in the Holy Eucharist. He felt he ‘knew’ God, believed in His Son and the Holy Spirit. He felt mass was a mere formality; that God was in his heart and that’s what mattered. Little did he know then, that this was the beginnings of one of his biggest mistakes.

After high school, Jason attended California State University at Fullerton, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (with a concentration in Marketing). While in college, he joined a fraternity. Although the image of an “Animal House” type debauchery did not appeal to him, as it certainly was the stereotype; he found one that was not of this ilk. He truly appreciated their spirit of volunteerism; it was this that drew him towards them. He, of course loved the comradery and the social aspect as well. He felt he had achieved a pleasant balance of school, work, personal, social, and ‘humanitarian’. Unbeknownst to him at the time, it wasn’t. Jason had become a Christmas/Easter/Cafeteria Catholic. The worst part, is he felt nothing was really wrong with that; after all, he had been baptized, confirmed, and had received the Holy Eucharist (though not regularly). In a nutshell, he believed, if not in specific thought, in the fallacy of once saved, always saved.

After college, he and his high school sweetheart were married in the Catholic Church. He still felt a connection, though weakened through his own accord, with the Church. A few years later, they were expecting!! After witnessing the birth of their daughter, he did something he had not done for many years; he thanked God and prayed. This was the beginning of his return ‘home’. He found something glorious happening: his daughter, through the grace of God, was leading him back to the Church. Both he and his wife, with their new daughter, started regularly going to Church. However, while this was transpiring, they also wanted to have their daughter baptized. Being in an interfaith marriage, this begged the question ‘which church?’. Jason felt their daughter should be baptized in the catholic faith. His wife, though not disagreeing, had questions regarding his faith. Questions like “What’s this original sin thing?”, and “What’s the deal with praying to Mary and the Saints” and others forced Jason to explain. Although he knew the answers in his heart, he could not explain them sufficiently to his liking.

He felt something within him yearning to learn, to fully love, to believe, and to practice in human terms. He finally came ‘home’. He prayed for a sign, asked for help, and found this site. He went a step further and asked to volunteer and help. Graciously, it was accepted.

Jason is currently the Marketing Director for a successful promotion products company based in Riverside, CA. Using his knowledge and abilities, he has joined CAI as their Marketing Director. His responsibilities include the creation and printing of promotional literature, database management, and ultimately assisting in securing speaking engagements.

Recently, Jason also became CAI's webmaster. If you find any dead links, or something on the site does not 'look' correct, please drop him an email and he will be happy to fix it.