2025 December – The Conor Gallagher Show: John and Claire Grabowski reflect on vocation, marriage, family life, and the redemptive meaning of suffering. Together they explore what it means to see family life as a path to holiness—from praying together as a “domestic church” and forming virtue through daily habits, to remaining faithful in a secular age.
2025 November – The Conor Gallagher Show: Catholic moral theologian Dr. John Grabowski joins to unpack a seemingly simple yet controversial question: What does it mean to be male and female — and how did society become so confused about it?
2023 May – The Thomistic Institute: Dr. Grabowski presented this talk as part of the Thomistic Institute symposium titled “Toward a Fundamental Theology of the Priesthood.”
2023 January – The Thomistic Institute: Dr. Grabowski gave this lecture at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the intellectual retreat entitled, “Theology of the Body.”
2023 January – The Thomistic Institute: The second lecture that Dr. Grabowski gave at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the intellectual retreat entitled, “Theology of the Body.”
2022 July – The Catholic Conversation: Dr. Grabowski gives an interview unpacking the beauty of Church teaching on human sexuality in light of chaos in the culture
2022 March – Life in the Kingdom Podcast: Dr. Grabowski discusses gender ideology and how Christians can respond with the transforming power of the Gospel.
2021 October – The Thomistic Institute: Dr. Grabowski gives a talk at the Dominican House of Studies as part of “Created in the Image of God: An Intellectual Retreat.”
2021 October – The Thomistic Institute: Dr. Grabowski gives a second talk at the Dominican House of Studies as part of “Created in the Image of God: An Intellectual Retreat.”
2020 September – Always Hope Podcast: Dr. Grabowski and Dr. Mario Sacasa dissect the purpose of the body and sexual difference, why we needed to break free from Victorian era stereotypes, why there is a resurrection of the body, and more.
2013 – Franciscan University of Steubenville: A talk by Dr. Grabowski assessing the impact of Blessed John Paul II on American Catholic Moral Theology.
2026 June – EWTN News Nightly: While modern culture marks June as “Pride” Month, the Catholic Church dedicates this month to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Dr. Grabowski’s interview begins at 18:56.
2025 December – Aquinas 101: Theologians sometimes refer to marriage as the sacrament of love. Why is that, and how does this love grow over time? Dr. John Grabowski presents on the topic of love in marriage by pulling from the teachings of two great theologians, St. Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologiae and Pope St. John Paul II in his catechesis known as Theology of the Body.
2025 August – Join Dr. Grattan Brown in a conversation with Dr. John Grabowski, Ordinary Professor of Moral Theology and Ethics at the Catholic University of America, as they discuss Saint John Paul II’s ever-relevant encyclical Veritatis Splendor, on the splendor of truth.
2022 April- Ruth Institute: Dr. Grabowski was interviewed about his his book Unraveling Gender laying out the roots of this new ideology in the one of the oldest heresies in the Church’s history and how it is refuted by the enduring beauty and clarity of her teaching about the body and the gift of sexuality.
2021 October – Saint John Paul II National Shrine: Dr. Grabowski speaks on what we can learn about Scripture from Saint John Paul II in light of his encyclical Veritatis Splendor and his catechesis on the Theology of the Body. Talk begins at 29:50
2019 October – John and Claire Grabowski assist parents in helping their children live their Catholic faith, and discover what God is calling them to do with their lives. Hosted by Jim and Joy Pinto.
2019 October – John and Claire Grabowski assist parents in helping their children live their Catholic faith, and discover what God is calling them to do with their lives. Part 2 of 2, hosted by Jim and Joy Pinto.
2019 August – John and Claire give a talk on the Theology of the Body as part of the Faith and Sexuality Series at St Dominic Church, Washington DC.
2019 July – The Kyle Heimann Show:
John and Claire discuss Raising Kids for Vocations and how we can better prepare our children to follow the will of God for their lives.
2018 April – Dr. Grabowski presents a talk on growth and healing at the Catholic University of America’s Humanae Vitae Conference.
2018 March – Dr. Grabowski presents “It is not Good for the Man to be Alone – Genesis on Male and Female Complementarity and Dignity” at Divine Mercy University as part of the 2017-2018 Newman Lecture series.
2014 September – John and Claire are interviewed by Jason Calvi on their role in the World Meeting of Families. Segment begins at 12:50
2011 March – Dr. Grabowski delivers a lecture, “The Luminous Excess of the Person: Assessing the Impact of Venerable John Paul II on American Catholic Moral Theology,” at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
2026 Spring – CA NFP News:
commonly heard objection to fertility-based methods of family planning like the various versions of Natural Family Planning (NFP), is that they are the “same thing” as contraception. After all, NFP is often used so that couples can continue their sexual relationship and not have children. Thus, these are simply two different means to the same end. That makes them morally equivalent to one another.
2022 March – Focus:
…I was at a parish giving a talk on the Theology of the Body to a group of young people preparing for confirmation. I had just referenced our current cultural confusion on gender: 70+ gender options on Facebook; the U.N. debating treaties which would recognize over 100 genders as part of promoting human rights across the globe; the growing numbers of people who describe themselves as “gender fluid,” “nonbinary,” or “transgender.”…
2018 September – National Catholic Register:
… Dr. John Grabowski, associate professor of moral theology and ethics at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., explains that studying philosophy and theology “enables the young adult to ‘own’ the faith which their parents, priests, and other teachers had passed on to them.” …
2018 September – Catholic News Agency:
…Dr. John Grabowski, associate professor of moral theology and ethics at the Catholic University of America, told CNA that he believes the report is “kind of good news and bad news.”
“The good news is: the divorce rate is falling, particularly among millennials. The bad news is less people are getting married, especially poorer people. Many people are just choosing to cohabit.” …
2018 July – Catholic Philly:
…The pope was “pushing back against that misperception. The church doesn’t say, ‘Have as many children as possible or you’re not really Catholic.’ What the church calls couples to is responsible parenthood,” explained John Grabowski, associate professor of moral theology and ethics at The Catholic University of America in Washington.
Key to understanding the term “responsible parenthood” is Section 10 of Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical, “Humanae Vitae,” Grabowski said. …
2018 July – Catholic News Agency:
… “Good marriage formation draws on both priests and married couples working together. Just as married people have a direct lived experience, priests bring a unique insight of their own. In addition to offering the necessary formation in the theology of marriage, they can also act as a sort of wide-angle lens, giving a broader perspective on the joys and hardships of married life formed through years of accompanying different couples,” he said. …
2018 July – Catholic Philly:
… “What’s love got to do with it?” Tina Turner sang in her famous song by the same name. If her question is about the Catholic understanding of marriage, then the answer is both “not much” and “virtually everything.” …
