On December 8, 1854 Pope Pius IX declared the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, citing as rational grounds for this doctrine both tradition and interpreters of sacred scripture.  This is one of many doctrines concerning the Mother of God revered in Catholic tradition.  To Catholics (and Orthodox) Mary is held to be without the stain of original sin, ever virgin and able to intercede for us before God himself.  But…reply the skeptics; these things are not contained in the Bible.  They are Papal inventions that were never part of the teaching during the time of the Apostles.

How do Catholics explain their veneration of Mary to Protestants and others who take as their authority scripture alone?  On Thursday, February 16th Dale Ahlquist will present the scriptural case for Mary’s Immaculate Conception, her perpetual virginity and her role as intercessor before God in Heaven.  His opponent in this debate will be Pastor Mike Napier of Bible Believers Baptist church in Westminster CO.

Please note that due to Saint Valentine’s Day we will meet on Thursday February 16th, not our normal Tuesday.  We will keep our normal start time, which is 6:00 PM for appetizers and social hour, dinner served at 7:00 PM and debate to begin at 7:30 PM.

Standing Ovation for Michael Voris on Tuesday, January 10th!

Once again Michael Voris packed the AOTM hall with men ready to hear how to fight for the soul of Catholicism!  He came out swinging and pulled no punches.   His message was clear and spoken with passion for the Truth  That message of truth was received with a standing ovation!  Four Hundred men standing and cheering for the Truth! 

Mr. Voris acknowledged it is hard to fight the good fight day after day, but reminded us of our Father's call, to stand for the Truth no matter the cost.  Therefore Catholic Men, take heart, and remember who you are, YOU ARE SONS OF GOD!  And know you do not stand alone.  Four hundred of your brothers banded together this past Tuesday and strengthened each other to fight once more! Come and join us!

On behalf of all the men at the AOTM I would like to thank Michael Voris, our brother in arms, for a great presentation.  Thanks also to Charlie Hornbacher, Michael's camera guy who works very hard behind the scenes to pull all the video together that makes the Vortex come to life.  

I also would like to thank all the volunteers from St. Peter Catholic Church in Forest Lake for all their help!  This was their first time.  It was a tough night and they worked like they had done this before!

Thanks to Fr. Echert and the AOTM staff.  Without the help of all these guys we would not be able to bring you the AOTM month after month.

Kent Wuchterl

President of the Argument of the Month Club

Monday's Vortex comes to you from the floor of the AOTM

On Monday go to realcatholictv.com and watch Mr. Voris kick off a Vortex series on "The Feminization of the Church" right from the floor of the AOTM!  It was filmed at this past Tuesday's event and features all four hundred of us!

Do you want to know what Michael's suggestion is for fighting for the soul of Catholicism?  Would you like to know Michael's perspective on the role of the Catholic lay man?   Then stay tuned to our media page. Tuesday’s presentation "The War for the Soul of Catholicism" will be available shortly.