Episode Archive

404 episodes of Forte Catholic since the first episode, which aired on September 8th, 2016.

  • 338: Champions & Miracles w/ Allison Sullivan

    May 10th, 2023  |  1 hr 6 mins
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    Taylor's Track Girls are State Champions! And his son's arm is (miraculously?) healed! Allison has HUGE news as well!

  • 337: Roller Coasters, Practice & Parenting w/ Kathryn Whitaker

    May 3rd, 2023  |  58 mins 23 secs
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    Taylor is joined by Kathryn Whitaker in studio as they talk about the high highs and the low lows of the last couple of weeks. They also discuss the importance of being a "practicing" Catholic and how that may mean a shift in focus on how we view our spiritual journeys. Enjoy!

  • 336: Child Jesus, Indulgences & Addiction w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

    April 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 12 mins
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    Fr. Anthony & Taylor discuss what we should be focusing on during this extended Easter season, the questions of if the benefits of indulgences are worth the confusion & the morality of addiction.

  • 335: Cupcakes, Leprechauns & Humility w/Allison Sullivan

    April 12th, 2023  |  1 hr 11 mins
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    Allison Sullivan joins Taylor Schroll as he shares about how a recent reflection on the Creation story really broke his brain in regards to the balance between confidence and humility. They also discuss how Catholics should think about legacy, what we learn from St. Joseph's inadequacy & how we can bring peace into any situation.

  • 334: Holy Weak & the Holy Land w/Kathryn Whitaker

    April 5th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins
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    Kathryn Whitaker returns to share about her amazing trip to the Holy Land! Kathryn & Taylor also talk about how God is present to us even in places that we may not always expect him. Have a blessed Holy Week!

  • 333: The Mass, Pastoral Care & Slippery Slopes w/Fr. Will Rooney

    March 29th, 2023  |  1 hr 8 mins
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    Taylor's associate pastor, Fr. Will Rooney, joins the show to chat about pastorally making changes to a parish and the Mass & the strangeness of slippery slope arguments.

  • 332: Morality & the Sacred Heart w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

    March 22nd, 2023  |  1 hr 26 mins
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    Taylor has questions about some weird Church rules and some strange morality questions for Fr. Anthony. Father also shares about his recent trip to Canada and shares some reflections on the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

  • 331: Negative Feedback & Catholic Feminism w/Allison Sullivan

    March 15th, 2023  |  54 mins 41 secs
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    Taylor & Allison discuss movies from before Taylor was born, self-talk and how both negative & positive reinforcement can be helpful. Allison also shares about her recent trip to Patricia Heaton's house(!) for a gathering of Catholic pro-life ladies.

  • 330: Ordinations, Repetition & Jesus w/Kathryn Whitaker

    March 8th, 2023  |  1 hr 4 mins
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    Taylor shares a beautiful story from a Deacon ordination he added that also had a funny ending. They also discuss the importance of repetition & a few reflections on the life of Jesus.

  • Catholic Comedy Interview w/Steven Garone | BONUS

    March 2nd, 2023  |  30 mins 29 secs
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    We talk with a Catholic sketch comedian about his work and the importance of humor in faith & our day to day lives.

  • 329: Live from the Forte Catholic Men's Retreat

    March 1st, 2023  |  59 mins 25 secs
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    We hosted a men's retreat in Southern Louisiana and it was an awesome experience! We share graces & play a hot takes game in a live episode :)

  • 328: Healing Prayer, Lay People & Intinction w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

    February 22nd, 2023  |  1 hr 19 mins
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    Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss healing prayer, intinction and Fr. Anthony's favorite topic: LAY PEOPLE! And they start off the show in a way no other Catholic podcast has ever done before! Enjoy :)

  • 327: Lectio Divina & George Strait w/Kathryn Whitaker

    February 15th, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins
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    Taylor & Kathryn share their favorite ways to pray (We guarantee you've never heard Kathryn's answer!) They discuss Lectio Divina which is a great way to pray with scripture and share a reflection on Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well.

  • 326: Self-worth, Burnout & Hearts of Joy w/Lauren Costabile & Allison Sullivan

    February 8th, 2023  |  1 hr 11 mins
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    Taylor & Allison discuss self-worth & dealing with burnout. They are also joined by Lauren Costabile to talk about her work with Hearts of Joy which provides the love, care and life-saving surgeries that children with Down Syndrome need around the world.

  • 325: The Beatitudes

    February 1st, 2023  |  24 mins 56 secs
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    Taylor Schroll flies solo this week and shares two of his favorite reflections on this past weekend's Gospel: the Beatitudes.

  • 324: Topics Galore & the Alphabet Game w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

    January 25th, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins
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    Typically we tackle 2-3 primary topics on an episode. This week we're trying to see how many topics we can jam into this episode, so we GUARANTEE there's something for everyone.

    Our topics include Prayer Ministry, Our "type", Hedges of Protection, Hot takes on English vs. Latin, The Gospel writers in Heaven, Getting bored with our faith, A brand new hilarious game, The morality of DoorDashing from Hooters, Coincidence or God & Catholic pronunciations!