Robert Haddad

Robert Haddad holds qualifications in law, theology, philosophy and religious education. In addition to his studies, Robert has authored ten books, selling nearly 60,000 copies, his most popular being Defend the Faith! and 1001 Reasons Why It’s Great to be Catholic!

Robert is married and has four children. Throughout his working life, he has worked at St Charbel’s College, the Catholic Chaplaincy at the University of Sydney, the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and the Catholic Adult Education Centre. He has been involved in giving public talks on the Catholic Faith in Australia and overseas since 1996. Currently, he works as the Head of New Evangelisation for the Sydney Catholic Schools Office and in this capacity has responsibility for staff faith formation, family educators and youth ministry. He also currently lectures part-time in Religious Education at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney, and is completing a doctorate in the new apologetics and the implementation of apologetics into secondary school curriculum.