Basilicas and Barbells
2026-04-21 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Odd Fellow Hall, 930 W Douglas Ave, Suite I, Wichita, KS, 67203, United States
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 were… well, not exactly lean. Does physical fitness have anything to do with spiritual fitness? If so, what? And can things go wrong? This talk has answers.
Dr. Jared Zimmerer—former competitive bodybuilder and Senior Director of Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Institute, now a humanities professor, husband, and father of six—will shed light on the topic. Human beings are a curious mix of mind, matter, and spirit. The one inevitably affects the other. Whether you’re hitting the squat rack twice a day or hitting the snack drawer every hour, this talk has something practical for every guy.
Registration: Registration not required at this time. For those who wish to reserve a spot, pre-registration will open 1 week after the previous event. Click the “PRE-REGISTER” button found at myforge.org/events-wichita.
Date: Tuesday, April 21st. Doors open 7PM. Programming begins at 8PM.
Location: Odd Fellow Hall
Listen to our guest speaker on:
Elliot Hulse Podcast (yo elliot!, iykyk)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2wF6VbH8TgGood News Conference Talk – Beauty and the Moral Imaginationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBUfWXHMhloCatholic Film Club – Rewriting Gladiator IIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsIP2Q-VNs4
