Episode Archive

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

  • 281: Married Priests, Heaven, Reading Lips & CHVRCH w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

    March 2nd, 2022  |  57 mins 45 secs
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    Taylor has a lot of off-the-wall questions for Fr. Anthony Sciarappa from married priests, to weird Catholic spelling choices to random thoughts on Heaven. It's quite a fun journey as Taylor tries to entrap Fr. Anthony with his questions. They also play a new game that is either the best thing or worse thing we have ever done.

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    280: Reminiscing, Lectio Divina & Tragedy w/Liv Harrison

    February 23rd, 2022  |  59 mins 16 secs
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    Liv cohosts as Taylor shares about a recent funeral he attended and dealing with tragedy/grief. They also discuss the often hidden gem of Lectio Divina and looking back at moments from the past to remember the good God has done for us.

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    279: Los Angeles, Imitate/Intercess/Ignore & Prep for Lent w/Kathryn Whitaker & Fr. Innocent

    February 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins
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    Kathryn Whitaker is in town and joins Taylor to talk about his trip to LA and her recent experience of extreme hospitality at Church. They also play our saints game "Imitate, Intercess or Ignore." Fr. Innocent Montgomery joins the show to share how we can enter into the desert with Jesus with Lent.

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    278: Bored at Mass, Auxiliary Bishops & Worst Dates w/Jon Blevins

    February 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 57 secs
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    Usually it's Jon bringing the hot takes but this week Taylor is unhinged and Jon is incredibly pastoral. They discuss a common trope about boring Masses that Taylor no longer agrees with & how auxiliary bishops are pretty much made up. This leads to questioning if some of the Church's rules are pharisaical or not. They also discuss their best and worst dates ever in preparation for Valentine's Day.

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    277: Vindication, Catholic Mashup Game and Q&A w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

    February 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min
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    Taylor created a new trivia game for Fr. Anthony to tackle. They also discuss why the priesthood exists and Taylor asks some questions about prayer. They also share random connections to Forte Catholic from the internet this week.

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    276: Best TV Shows, Jesus Nicknames & a Meaningful Life w/Liv Harrison

    January 26th, 2022  |  57 mins 1 sec
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    Taylor & Liv list off their favorite tv shows from 2021 and their most anticipated shows in 2022. They also discuss nicknames for our Lord & Savior & the price of admission for a meaningful life.

  • 275: The Internet, Alpha & Catholic Fantasy Draft w/Jon Blevins

    January 19th, 2022  |  1 hr 2 mins
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    In Jon's favorite episode in months, the guys talk about how we take the internet for granted, the parish evangelization tool Alpha that is growing in popularity & play a new game "Catholic Fantasy Draft" where they choose Catholic heroes for their fantasy football teams.

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    274: Typology, Life Verse, & Biblical Questions w/Dr. Michael Dauphinais

    January 12th, 2022  |  59 mins 27 secs
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    New biblical insight into Baptism, a ridiculous Scripture game & a Doctor to make us all smarter

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    273: State of the Forte, Hot Takes & What Child is This w/Fr. Anthony & J.P. Quinn

    January 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins
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    New Year's Celebration with two great games and a look back at 2021

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    272: Retrospection & Mental Health w/Tommy Tighe & Liv Harrison

    December 29th, 2021  |  1 hr 1 min
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    Liv Harrison cohosts our final show of 2021 as she and Taylor look back on the best and worst of the year. Tommy Tighe joins the show to discuss his newest book on Catholicism and mental health: St. Dymphna's Playbook. Tommy is a professional counselor by trade and combines that with his love of Catholicism to talk about improving our mental health through a combination of the two.

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    271: Christmas, Santa & Church Engagement w/Aaron Weber, Jon Blevins & Fr Anthony

    December 22nd, 2021  |  1 hr 10 mins
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    Our Christmas special is jammed packed this year! Jon Blevins cohosts 2 segments to discuss engagement vs. entertainment and the life lessons we learn from Santa. And as is our Christmas tradition, comedian Aaron Weber joins Taylor & Fr. Anthony. They chat about his comedy and how tall Jesus & Mary were.

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    270: Mary & Eve, Balance & Miscommunication w/Allison Sullivan

    December 15th, 2021  |  58 mins 14 secs
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    Allison & Taylor discuss some of the connections between Eve and Mary you might have missed, the illusion of finding balance in life and have an impromptu argument about their recent text thread. Enjoy! :)

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    269: Pastoral Council, Bad Preaching & Good Penance w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

    December 8th, 2021  |  1 hr 4 mins
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    Pastoral Council, Scripture vs. Vatican II, Bad Preaching & the best penance I've received.

  • 268: Modern Day Bible Stories w/Liv Harrison

    December 1st, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins
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    Taylor shares two stories that are like modern retellings of Scripture
    He went to his sister's wedding, had a moral dilemma & Liv went to Hawaii

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    267: Fat Guy in a Little Coat & Cold Takes w/Jon Blevins

    November 24th, 2021  |  58 mins 13 secs
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    Taylor scolds Jon for not sharing big news in his life. Taylor shares two new things in his life: one frustrating and one hilarious. Then Taylor throws some random cold takes at Jon to see what his reaction is. We hope you enjoy this episode and your Thanksgiving!

  • 266: Caritas, Trust & Punishment Fits the Crime w/Allison Sullivan

    November 17th, 2021  |  58 mins 56 secs
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    Taylor & Allison tackle the difference between charity & love, growing in friendship & play the new Punishment Fits the Crime game.