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 SEAL operator will talk about his discovery of his own identity as a Son of the Father. Speaker: Sam Blair is a former Navy SEAL officer […]
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 SEAL operator will talk about his discovery of his own identity as a Son of the Father. Price: This event is free. Donations to offset speaker and […]
Price: $20 Speaker: Sam Blair is a former Navy SEAL officer with over a decade of experience leading the most elite teams around the globe. After holding leadership positions on multiple SEAL teams, he taught Leadership and Ethics at the United States Naval Academy and helped screen, select, and train the next generation of future SEAL […]
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 vocations in their families, professions, communities, and the Church. It is designed especially for spiritually mature men who desire to go deeper in the interior […]
Description: True masculinity is not toxic, quite the opposite. Authentic masculinity is a blessing that the world sorely needs. The best way to learn how to become the man that you are created to be is through a deeper engagement with the Holy Spirit. Come learn from Pete Burak on how to live a masculine […]
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 Catholicism. Raised in a secular home in Tehran, Ahmari came of age amid political upheaval before embracing atheism and later becoming a Marxist journalist in […]
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 Catholicism. Raised in a secular home in Tehran, Ahmari came of age amid political upheaval before embracing atheism and later becoming a Marxist journalist in […]
Description: Come to this talk if your family has any problems! There is no such thing as a "perfect family", or a perfect upbringing. One of the top reasons why men have trouble entering into family life is because of the wounds they carry with them from childhood. Whether you're 22 or 122 years old, […]
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.
Forge only facilitates small groups in the greater Des Moines Metro area