Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth

Col. 3:5

Join us at 6:00pm Tuesday March 10^th at St. Augustine Church in SouthSt. Paul ,  for Lenten style AOTM with Fr. Altier ($12 for the entire evening food, drink (check Menu below) and Presentation).    Fr. Robert Altierwill be discussing the importance of Catholic devotional practices withan emphasis on self-denial and mortification.  Possible points of discussion may include: Did Vatican II do away with the medieval practice of penance?  What’s so important about  abstinence and fasting?  Doesn’t God just want me to be happy?  How do our sufferings here benefit us and the souls in Purgatory?  Why is it good and necessary that we suffer?

 

 We’re not sure what Father will specifically address, but we know it will be spiritually edifying and timely as we prepare to journey with Christ to the foot of the cross.

Fr. Robert J. Altier was ordained to the Priesthood in 1989 at the Cathedral of St. Paul.  He served for three years as an Associate Pastor at the Church of St. Raphael in Crystal and he served as the Associate Pastor at the Church of St. Agnes in St. Paul for fourteen years.  He was assigned as Chaplain at the Regina Medical Center in Hastings, MN.  Fr. Altier has lectured throughout the Twin Cities and is best known for his series on the Fundamentals of Catholicism and for his devotion to the Eucharist and to they Blessed Virgin Mary.  Fr. Altier has been a member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites for 24 years and serves as the Spiritual Director for the Mater Dolorosa Chapter in St. Paul.  Fr. Altier was a weekly guest on the Drew Mariani Show on Relevant Radio.  He is the Chairman of the Board of the Holy Family Adoption Agency, a truly and fully Catholic Adoption agency.  He is also President of Help the Helpless, an organization which raises funds to support handicapped orphans in India.  Fr. Altier is also the Spiritual Director and a board member of Catholic Parents OnLine, a group which seeks to keep parents of school aged children informed regarding issues pertinent to parents and education.  He is also the Spiritual Director for the Archdiocesan chapter of the World Apostolate of Fatima and he heads the committee for the annual Archdiocesan May Day Rosary Procession.

 

 

 

 

 

AOTM EVENING SCHEDULE -FYI- Many of our Catholic participants start the evening by attending Mass first at Holy Trinity Parish, located at 749 Sixth Street South St. Paul Minnesota 55075, which is just south of St. Augustine on Sixth Avenue.  

 

You may join us at any point during the evening.

- 6:00pm Social Hour and Appetizers  ( AOTM’s feasts, created with the best
- 7:00pm Dinner                                        ingredients from Oxendale’s Market
- 7:30pm Main Presentation                   5025 34th Ave. S. Mpls MN 55417
- 8:15pm Dessert                                      Fine Desserts from- Baker’s Wife Pastry 
- 8:30pm Q&A                                           Shop 4200 28th Ave. S Mpls MN 55417   

For Just $12 at the door (The total cost for the night) you will get great appetizers (check menu), beverages, and hear a challenging debate while you listen and enjoy a fabulous “Manly Meal” (check menu).  Prepare yourself to challenge or simply question the debators during the Q&A after  dessert.  Men of all creeds and ages are welcome to join in the good humor, food and fellowship.  Priests and seminarians get in free, but will not be shown partiality in debate.  Fathers are encouraged to bring their sons.

AOTM Menu: In keeping with the season we will be serving up a Lenten meal, AOTM style of course. 

All AOTM Forums are served buffet style.  It is all you can eat.

• Appetizer: Chips, Chips and more Chips.    
• Dinner: Roasted Vegetable Soup -Bell peppers (red, green, orange and yellow), portobello mushrooms, asparagus, onions (yellow and red) and artichokes are covered in olive oil, herbs and garlic.  They are roasted to perfection and folded into a creamy broth.  As a side to this sacrifical Lenten meal we will have a variety of fresh hot take and bake breads from Oxendale’s Market. 
• Dessert: The dessert will be Scrumptious Apple Pie from the “Baker’s Wife Pastery Shop” in south Minneapolis. Of course we can not do ice cream with the pie.  We want to maintain some sort of sense of sacrifice and mortification so we will be serving the pie with fresh whipped cream!

AOTM Special Announcement For All Chestertonians:

Dale Alhquist sent me this announcement.  I believe it is just the sort of thing Catholics need to be doing to help change the culture.  So I thought I would help get the word out!  Please help support his work.  Dale, We at the AOTM will be praying for you and all your work.

Kent Wuchterl

AOTM Director

A blessed Lent to all my Chestertonian friends, 

Since you will be cranking up your prayers into a higher gear during the next 40 days, I have a special intention that I would like you please to add to the list.

Next week, we begin filming “Manalive”, the first ever movie adaptation of a Chesterton novel. This has the potential of doing a great deal of good, bringing attention to the writings and ideas of GKC to an entirely new audience, and possibly the widest audience we have ever been able to reach.  We want to honor God with this work, and we ask that you pray that our efforts will be blessed. Pray that the cast and crew will be protected as they work together to bring this novel to the screen.

For more information about the film, see www.manalivethemovie.com

And spread the word!

Thank you for your kindness and support.

Your servant,

Dale Ahlquist

President, American Chesterton Society

4117 Pebblebrook Circle

Minneapolis, MN 55437

952-831-3096

www.chesterton.org

Your donations are greatly appreciated