CATH exists  to provide a common organization for the study of Catholic homiletics. 

As an educational and religious society, CATH serves

•  as a forum for mutual sharing of scholarship and support which can lead to the professional development of its members;

• to underscore the significance of Catholic preaching as a means of proclaiming the Good News;

• as a resource to the bishops in their responsibility for the continuing formation of their priests respective to their duty to preach;

• to develop programs in homiletics for the preparation of priests, deacons and non-ordained ministers;

• to be a unified movement toward the development of advanced degree courses in homiletics within Catholic theological schools.