Episode Archive
429 episodes of Forte Catholic since the first episode, which aired on September 8th, 2016.
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Relaxation, Frozen 2 & Marriage w/ Stacey Sumereau
December 4th, 2019 | 53 mins 25 secs
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Allison and Taylor discuss their vacations, relaxation and make fun of each other a lot. Stacey Sumereau returns as our guest this week to discuss what finally meeting Taylor was like and what she posted a couple weeks ago that went viral and has been seen by over 17 million people!
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163: NCYC & a Priest in a Ditch w/ Dustin Bertrand
November 27th, 2019 | 52 mins 48 secs
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Taylor attended the ginormous National Catholic Youth Conference with over 24k people there but that doesn't even lead our show this week. What leads the show instead is co-host Fr. Anthony Sciarappa sharing the story of driving his car into a ditch and then promptly having a phone call with Taylor to clear the air in their friendship. IT. WAS. WILD!!!
We're joined this week by Dustin Bertrand to look back at his first 30 years from his recent book that Taylor definitely has a better title for. -
162: I'm Catholic, Now What? w/Tim Glemkowski
November 20th, 2019 | 53 mins 25 secs
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Taylor announces he's going to Rome to visit holy places...and cohost Shaun McAfee! The guys chat about why pilgrimages are a thing and the benefits they can bring. We also talk about Tim's book "Made For Mission" about parish culture & Shaun's book for recent converts.
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161: Taylor's Homily, A New Game & A Dinosaur Priest
November 13th, 2019 | 52 mins 33 secs
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The first episode recorded in Taylor's home studio, the new Forte Catholic Headquarters!!! Allison Sullivan cohosts with a skinny margarita as Taylor shares from a recent talk he gave that he's quite proud of. They play a new hot take game & discuss women's ministry with a surprise priest guest!
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160: Hot Takes on Thanksgiving Food, Football & Obedience w/ Fr. Jared Cooke
November 6th, 2019 | 53 mins 30 secs
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Jon "Bearded" Blevins cohosts with hot takes on Thanksgiving food! Fr. Jared Cooke returns as guest to brag about his trip to Disney and also revisit the topic of obedience...how important and how difficult it is for our spiritual growth.
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159: Kanye and turning 30 w/ Oscar IIX Rivera
October 30th, 2019 | 53 mins 26 secs
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Taylor turned 30 this week! Liv Harrison cohosts as they discuss how looking back on the last decade brought Taylor joy. Our guest this week is Oscar IIX Rivera. He is a youth minister, speaker and musician that Taylor has known for years because of a mutual friend but the story of them actually meeting is strange. In the final segment, two white people talk about Kanye's new album because that's what everyone wants, right? Enjoy!
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158: Joke Fest, Homily Interruptions & Wrecking Ball God w/ Amanda Vernon
October 23rd, 2019 | 53 mins 16 secs
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Fr. Anthony Sciarappa cohosts in what may be our fastest paced joke fest ever recorded! We chat about our weekends including a tall hat guy, preaching to plants, angry Taylor, terrible travel and making Fr. Anthony speechless. Our guest this week is recording artist Amanda Vernon! She's doing great work as the Catholic Alycia Keys through her music and new book "When God Wrecks Your Romance."
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157: New Saints, Clumsy Theosis & a Fully Alive Man
October 15th, 2019 | 53 mins 18 secs
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Cohost Shaun McAfee was our live correspondent from Rome at the canonization of five new saints this week! Richaél Lucero, host of the Clumsy Theosis Podcast, joins the show to explain why she is clumsy and what or who a theosis is. Jake Stanley of Man Fully Alive Ministries joins the show to defend his nefarious cohost and share the impact reading Scripture daily has had on his life.
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156: Third Anniversary Show! Taylor's Theology Test & Speaking to Sparrows
October 9th, 2019 | 53 mins 35 secs
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Allison Sullivan joins Taylor for the three year anniversary show!!! Taylor took a 9th grade theology test and...it didn't go well.
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BONUS-Taylor’s 5th appearance on The Jen Fulwiler Show
October 5th, 2019 | 34 mins 28 secs
I had the wonderful opportunity to be Jen’s guest…
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155: Hateful Catholics, Superstitions & Dr. Peter Kreeft!!!
October 2nd, 2019 | 51 mins 37 secs
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Liv Harrison is in studio as co-host. Over a decade ago, Taylor made a promise to himself never to do a certain thing again. He broke that rule for the first time this week. The amount of hate thrown around by Catholics this week necessitated a change of course. We have to be better than this...
Our guest this week is an absolute legend! Dr. Peter Kreeft has been at the head of Catholic thought for decades and was a huge influence on young Taylor.
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154: Lost in Prayer, Imperfections & Rock Stars w/ Fr. Rob Galea
September 25th, 2019 | 52 mins 25 secs
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Fr. Anthony was in a mood and boi did he deliver! In one of our funnier recent episodes, Taylor yells at Fr. Anthony for stealing his content which is a perfect segway into a conversation on imperfections.
Our guest this week made Fr. Anthony jealous because he's a more famous priest than him. Fr. Rob Galea is a world-renowned musician, speaker and media creator. He was the priest you may have seen on Australian X-Factor, has performed for the Pope and still finds time to hear confessions.
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153: Nightmares Are You Scaring You w/ Kathryn Whitaker
September 18th, 2019 | 51 mins 57 secs
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Allison Sullivan(aka Girl Host) cohosts this week to join Taylor in conversations about lightning storms, supervillains, prophets and nightmares. Our guest is Kathryn Whitaker to talk about her new book "Live Big, Love Bigger: Getting Real with BBQ, Sweet Tea and a Whole Lotta Jesus."
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152: Fight or Flight & Christian Leadership w/ Katie Prejean McGrady
September 11th, 2019 | 52 mins 36 secs
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Jon Blevins cohosts! He and Taylor talk about the 100th NFL season kicking off, our fight or flight mentalities and how that bleeds into our spiritual lives. Katie Prejean McGrady rejoins the show to talk about one of her and Taylor's favorite books, Ready Player One.
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151: Jesus' Worst Parable, Rocky Balboa & Rachel Bulman's Life Story
September 4th, 2019 | 50 mins 52 secs
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Shaun McAfee cohosts as Taylor shares controversi…
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150: Celebrating 150 Episodes w/Fr. Anthony & Multiple Surprise Guests
August 27th, 2019 | 54 mins 26 secs
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We made it 150 episodes! Fr. Anthony and Taylor celebrate by looking back at some of the best memories of the show with the help of many of our listeners who submitted their answers on social media.