Episode 46: Hurricane Harvey & the power of stories w/guest Eric Sammons

August 29th, 2017  |  52 mins 34 secs

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We discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the power of stories to lift us up & Eric Sammons discusses his new book "The Profession."

Episode 45: Eclipse & Men of God w/ Fr. Terry Ehrman from Notre Dame

August 22nd, 2017  |  53 mins 40 secs

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We talk about the once in a lifetime eclipse, producer Jake moving on & Fr. Terry Ehrman from Notre Dame discusses his new book for young men on how to live life well, make friends & live our vocations.

Episode 44: Scripture, RCIA and Young Adult Ministry

August 15th, 2017  |  51 mins 4 secs

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We talk about the YouVersion Bible App and how it's helping our spiritual life. We talk to Toni Hendricks about the RCIA process & Chris Dowling about Young Adult ministry.

Episode 43: Gangsta to Catholic Artist, Passion & Answered Prayers w/ C2six

August 9th, 2017  |  53 mins 31 secs

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What an episode! Taylor shares about some answered prayer after a spiritual dry spell and interviews Catholic rapper C2Six about his conversion. This may be one of the coolest conversion stories you ever hear!

Episode 42: Parish Ministry, Change & Coffee w/ Joe Mastrangelo

August 1st, 2017  |  53 mins 29 secs

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My good ol' pal and youth ministry buddy Joe Mastrangelo drove up from Houston to join me for this whole episode. We chatted about his ministry, how his parish is doing something very different in order to evangelize their young people and what we can learn from thinking outside the box in the Church.

Episode 41: Summer Camp, Taylor Swift & A Packed Studio

July 26th, 2017  |  52 mins 54 secs

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We had a Forte Catholic record 9 people in studio! We talked about our recent Summer Camp with some of the kids who attended & their parents. We also play the game Taylor Swift or Lamentations

Episode 40: Youth Ministry, Evangelization & Why We're Catholic w/ Trent Horn

July 19th, 2017  |  53 mins 59 secs

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We answer listener questions about leading teens to Christ, Catholic parenting, evangelization & more. Trent Horn joins the show to discuss his book "Why We're Catholic."

BONUS Taylor's 1st Appearance on The Jennifer Fulwiler Show on The Catholic Channel

July 12th, 2017  |  29 mins 14 secs

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Episode 39: Church Politics, the Mass & the Priesthood w/Brother Sean Stilson

July 12th, 2017  |  53 mins 16 secs

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Brother Sean Stilson on the Priesthood & Answering Listener Questions

Episode 38: Freedom & Thirsting for Truth w/ Marcus Guevara

July 5th, 2017  |  53 mins 35 secs

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Happy 4th of July! This episode aired live on Independence Day so we HAD to talk about freedom! We talk about how so many of us live in guilt and shame instead of walking in the power of the resurrected Christ when He came to set us free!

Episode 37: Drugs, Kings & the Sabbath w/ Taylor's Mom

June 27th, 2017  |  54 mins 8 secs

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My mom came to the studio! We played an impossible Bible Trivia game, talked about prayer and the difficult task of taking a Sabbath.

Episode 36: Pre-evangelization, Prayer & Church Camp w/ Vern Laborde

June 20th, 2017  |  53 mins 52 secs

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Taylor shares about the importance of pre-evangelization in bringing people to Christ & finds guidance in the Scriptures about what to do when struggling in prayer. He also is joined by Vern Laborde from Deer Creek Camp to discuss how Church Camp can change the lives of young people.

Episode 35: Millennials & Love Songs w/ Marcel LeJeune

June 13th, 2017  |  53 mins 30 secs

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In this episode, Taylor is joined by Marcel LeJeune to discuss ministry to millennials. He also plays the "Worship Song or Love Song" lyrics game & talks about Song of Songs in the light of modern R&B.

Episode 34: The Catholic Hipster, Social Media & Retreat Reflections w/Tommy Tighe

June 7th, 2017  |  53 mins 30 secs

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Taylor shares insights from two Scripture stories that connected with him on a recent retreat & Tommy Tighe, the Catholic Hipster, shares about using social media to build the kingdom of God.

Episode 33: Discernment with Joel Stepanek from LifeTeen

May 30th, 2017  |  54 mins 16 secs

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On this episode of Forte Catholic, the Director of Resource Development at Lifeteen and author of "True North: A roadmap for discernment" Joel Stepanek joins the show for the whole hour!

Episode 32: After God's Heart & the "Old Evangelization" w/Eric Sammons

May 27th, 2017  |  53 mins 57 secs

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Learning how to be "after God's heart" from King David & the basics of sharing the Gospel with Eric Sammons