Price: $20 Description: The Church teaches that humans bear within themselves the image and likeness of God. This image is revealed in every facet of the human person, including our sexuality. For this reason, masculinity and femininity point to a kind of theology: they show us the face of God. Unfortunately, many in today's world […]
This event is cosponsored by Serva Fidem. Men and Women welcome to attend the event. Description: Pope Saint John Paul II famously taught that “the future of the Church and of the world passes by way of the family.” Yet today, many Catholics feel ill-equipped to understand—or articulate—the Church’s teachings on marriage, sexuality, and family […]
Price: $20 Cover at Check-in, Open bar + great LOCAL speaker, Open cigar box to wrap the night Description:What if the key to spreading the Gospel faster, following Christ more authentically, and cultivating a marriage and a home that draws the entire family closer together was a single skill? Hostage negotiators know that active listening […]
Price: $15 Description: Mike Sweeney is a five-time MLB All Star and member of the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame. After enjoying a 16-year career in Major League Baseball, Mike worked as an analyst on MLB Network. He currently works as a special assistant to the GM with the KC Royals. Mike is a […]
Price: $20 Description: Since 2000, gym memberships in the U.S. have more than doubled (33 to 70 million). From protein shakes to CrossFit to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, our culture is gripped by a hunger for physical excellence. But what does the Catholic Church have to say about the gym? After all, some of our greatest saints […]
Price: $10 Description: For nearly two thousand years, every Christian body—Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant alike—rejected contraception as contrary to God’s design for marriage, a consensus that only began to fracture in the 1930s. In this talk, we will explore why the Catholic Church has remained steadfast, and how the widespread embrace of contraception has contributed—just […]
Price: $20 Description: Come to this talk if your family has any problems! Men's speaker, comedian, and therapist Paul Kim talk about changing your family tree. There is no such thing as a “perfect family”. And let’s be honest, none of us were taught about what makes for successful relationships, marriages, and parenting, in our […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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