Church Militant spoke with the organizer of the event, James Thurman, who told Church Militant that this conference is not for the weak of heart. Men will be challenged.
"There is a man-crisis in the Church and we will call them out on this," Thurman said. "Men need to understand that they need to step up and be the holy husbands, fathers, sons, and grandsons that they are called to be for God."
The Holy League is fashioned around spiritual combat and takes its inspiration from the famous Battle of Lepanto in 1571, where "the Christian fleet won a crushing victory over the Ottoman Turks, saving Christendom and Western civilization."
"I'm a veteran of the U.S. Army and these men's conferences speak to me," Thurman told ChurchMilitant.com. "It's a call to arms! Spiritual arms of grace and devotion!"
The Holy League, which seeks to unite men in Marian chivalry, is
endorsed by Cdl. Raymond Burke, former prefect of the Apostolic
Signatura, who acts as the group's spiritual advisor.
The Holy League is
currently sponsoring the 54-day Novena
for our Nation that ends Friday, October 7, the Feast of Our Lady of
Victory marking the defeat of the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto through
Mary's intercession.
The upcoming men's conference in Salem, Oregon will feature
prominent speakers Deacon Harold Burke Sivers, Archbishop of Portland
Alexander Sample, and Catholic apologist Jesse Romero, among others.
Thurman told Church Militant, "We wanted to have a men's conference
like no other. We are in a hostile environment out here in one of the
most unchurched states in the union. With the support of our rocksolid Archbishop Alexander K. Sample, we are going to bring fire back into the souls of men."