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  • Smash Park & a SEAL

    Price: $25 Description: Men are often defined by what they can do and what they can accomplish. Underneath every man’s activity is his identity. In this talk, an elite Navy […]

    $25

  • Heart of the Mission

    Creighton Retreat Center 16493 Contrail Ave., Griswold, IA

    An Ignatian retreat for lay men. Heart of the Mission draws deeply from the wisdom and spiritual movement of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, adapted for men living active […]

  • Communism to Catholicism

    West Des Moines Marriott 1250 Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, United States

    Price: $20 Description: Join us for an evening with Sohrab Ahmari as he shares the remarkable story of his intellectual and spiritual journey in a talk titled From Marxism to […]

    $20
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John Grabowski, Ph.D.

Father, Grandfather, Papal Theologian

John Grabowski, Ph.D. has taught moral theology on the faculty of the Catholic University of America since 1991. He has served multiple terms as a theological advisor for the U.S.C.C.B., as an expert at the 2015 Synod on Family, and on the Pontifical Council for the family from 2009-2015 with his wife Claire. He has written or coauthored eight books and many scholarly and popular articles in the areas of moral theology, marriage, sexuality, theological anthropology, and bioethics. John serves on FORGE's Board of Directors and contributes to FORGE curriculum. He and Claire have 5 children and 11 grandchildren.

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