The Forge

Madrid, Spain: The seventh English edition of FORGE, the signature renewal encounter of Claretian Missionaries, took off colorfully at Los Negrales on Sunday, October 1, 2023, with the Mass of the Holy Spirit, presided over by Rev. Fr. Anthony Obikonu Igbokwe, CMF,...

Madrid, Spain. In his Autobiography, Claret shared an allegory about The Forge that provides interesting insight. He compared his own personal development in Vic to a bar of iron in a locksmith's workshop. Like the bar of iron, Claret was placed on an anvil, heated in...

Forge 06/22, which began on October 9, 2022 with 17 participants from 15 major organisms and hailing from 9 countries, concluded on 20 December 2022 with a solemn sending forth Eucharist, presided over by Rev. Fr. Miguel Angel Velasco, former general prefect of...

The participants of the Forge 06/22 had a memorable pilgrimage to Rome, walking the footsteps of Saints Peter and Paul, of the early Christian community and their martyrs in Rome, and of Father Claret who spent considerable time in Rome. The pilgrimage, undertaken...