Episode Archive
425 episodes of Forte Catholic since the first episode, which aired on September 8th, 2016.
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Episode 83: Triumph from Tragedy, Traveling stories & a Twitter Mass debate w/ Joe Sikorra
May 16th, 2018 | 54 mins 32 secs
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Taylor shares the tale of his travels to Iowa, how some drawings either ruined or improved his talk & shares his thoughts on the Twitter Mass controversy. Joe Sikorra joins the show to share the story of how his family learned of the mercy & compassion of God after tragedy.
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Episode 82: Fr. Jared Cooke Co-hosts as we talk confession, priesthood, & ambition
May 8th, 2018 | 55 mins 9 secs
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WHAT!?!? It finally happened! After months of publicly calling out my favorite baby priest, Fr. Jared Cooke finally came on the show! He's the Matt Damon to my Jimmy Kimmel. We talked highlights from his first year as a priest, confession, who's holier, ambition, & went toe to toe in a trivia game.
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Episode 81: Finding Happiness, crazy Acts stories & Catholic guilt w/ Paul George
May 2nd, 2018 | 54 mins 36 secs
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Speaker, author, podcaster and man who changed Taylor's life, Paul George joins the show this week to talk about how we all want to be happy and how to find true happiness. We also discuss friendship in Acts of the Apostles & crushing Catholic guilt.
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Episode 80: Marriage, Service & #FakeNews w/ Trent Horn
April 26th, 2018 | 54 mins 33 secs
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Trent Horn returns to discuss #FakeNews about the Saints! Also, Taylor & producer Sam discuss marriage & service with the help of Mother Theresa.
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Episode 79: Spiderman, Purgatory & Discipleship w/Everett Fritz
April 18th, 2018 | 54 mins 30 secs
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Everett Fritz explains Catholic Discipleship, we have a Spiderman References & a Purgatory joke! What more could you ask for?!?!
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Episode 78: Doubt & Falling in Love w/ "That Catholic Couple" & Katie Hartfiel
April 11th, 2018 | 54 mins 39 secs
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Two big time guests this week as we discuss doubting Thomas, Catholic dating, Catholic marriage & more!
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Episode 77: Ministry Madness Results, Best of Easter online & the Catholic Coaster
April 3rd, 2018 | 55 mins
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This week Taylor shared his favorite Easter/Triduum social media posts, unveiled the results of the #MinistryMadness bracket and had a conversation about expectations and when they aren't met with our friends from the Catholic Coaster Podcast.
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Episode 76: Reform Yourself! & Holy Week like never before w/Shaun McAfee
March 27th, 2018 | 54 mins 26 secs
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Warning: This episode was snow-cone induced. "Much silliness ensues" -Yoda
Catholicism can be weird and confusing sometimes. We talk about some of the odd parts of Holy Week that really don't make sense, laugh a bit and then talk about the beauty of what the week really has to offer us with the help of one of our new favorite songs.
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Episode 75: Splitting my Pants & "What the hail?" w/Michelle Arnold Paine
March 21st, 2018 | 55 mins 16 secs
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Pants are tearing, hail is falling and Catholic art in changing lives in this week's episode!
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BONUS Taylor's 4th Appearance on the Jennifer Fulwiler Show
March 16th, 2018 | 14 mins 40 secs
Taylor went on Sirius XM-The Catholic Channel's "…
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Episode 74: Ministry Madness Bracket Launch & Taylor's Chubbiness w/Tony Vasinda
March 14th, 2018 | 54 mins 48 secs
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Famous Catholic in a boxing tournament? Yes, please! We also discuss talking to people of other faith backgrounds with Tony Vasinda & how Taylor's chubbiness can help you spiritually.
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Episode 73: Bored at Mass w/Ashley from the Mass Box
March 7th, 2018 | 55 mins 24 secs
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Ever been bored at Mass? Are you Catholic? If you answered yes to the second question, I already know the answer to the first....We've all been there.
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Episode 72: Growing in Virtue & Rapid-fire Catholic Q&A w/ Doug Tooke
February 28th, 2018 | 53 mins 58 secs
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This episode focuses on growing in virtue & we're joined by Doug Tooke for some rapid-fire Catholic Q&A.
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Episode 71: "Are You Smarter Than a 3rd Grader?" Lenten Edition w/ Allison Sullivan
February 21st, 2018 | 54 mins 3 secs
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Welcome to Lent! Test your knowledge against children and hear from one of our favorite ladies!
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Episode 70: Winter Olympics Gold Medalist Curt Tomasevicz, Catholic Films & Starting Lent
February 14th, 2018 | 53 mins 55 secs
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We have an Olympic champ on the show this week! He shares about his faith & how he became a US Olympic gold medalist. We also talk about Catholic movies & kicking off Lent.
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Episode 69: Limping into Lent, The Catholic Card Game & Rocco's Return
February 6th, 2018 | 54 mins 41 secs
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We kick off this episode with new jokes from Austin's DCYC, Saturday Night Live and our new friend/character Rocco Cuccozzilio (Eagles Superfan) to talk about the Super Bowl and his faith life.