255: Biblical Fantasy Draft, Copycats & Proposals w/Jon Blevins

September 1st, 2021  |  1 hr 1 min

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Jon Blevins cohosts an episode where he and Taylor do a fantasy draft of which characters they would want to be running Forte Catholic. They also share their proposal stories, why Jon got stitches in his hand and what the heck behavioral cognition is and what it means for our faith.

251: Nostalgia, Humility & Hope w/Kris Frank

August 4th, 2021  |  57 mins 37 secs

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Co-Host Jon Blevins is back from his break to chat nostalgia & humility. Director of Vagabond Missions, Kris Frank, shares about finding hope.

Jon Blevins makes his podcast debut | Forte Flashbacks

July 23rd, 2021  |  28 mins 53 secs

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Jon was first a guest on the show on Ep 96. In this Flashback episode, Taylor listens to that conversation, reflects on how much has changed and remembers some great stuff he forgot.

238: Reviews, Restaurants & Restrooms w/Jon Blevins

May 5th, 2021  |  55 mins 42 secs

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Taylor shares a terrible review of him and the show and says the person was actually right lol. He and Jon play Imitate, Intercess or Ignore and then talk about some Scriptures Taylor found in the bathroom lol.

234: Superhero Jesus, Illusions & the Houston Texans Priest Chaplain

April 7th, 2021  |  58 mins 37 secs

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Jon Blevins cohosts our Easter episode which kicks off with off the wall insights about Easter you won't get anywhere else. The Houston Texans' priest chaplain joins the show to share where pro sports and faith meet. Finally, Taylor & Jon discuss the illusion of explanatory depth.

229: Crosses, Christian Podcast Roulette & Routines w/Jon Blevins

March 3rd, 2021  |  56 mins 47 secs

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Taylor & Jon look to the Scriptures to find out why our spiritual lives have been so difficult recently. They also play Christian Podcast Roulette which autogenerates podcast names. Finally, Taylor gripes about how everyone says you need to wake up early to be successful. It's hogwash!

225: People, Life and Money $$$ | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 225

February 3rd, 2021  |  56 mins 39 secs

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Jon cohosts as he and Taylor tackle a few more hot button issues than normal including pro-life issues and tithing. Hopefully its a refreshing and light hearted take on some complicated and often avoided issues.

221: Bon Jovi, Word of the Year & Saint Power Rankings w/Jon Blevins

January 6th, 2021  |  55 mins 25 secs

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Taylor FINALLY made it back to Mass at his home parish and it came with a HUGE surprise that no one else seemed to notice. Jon Blevins cohosts and the guys share their January 2021 Saint Power Rankings. Who are the saints that are most popular and/or most needed today. In the final segment, they use Jen Fulwiler's Word of the Year generator to find out what their word for 2021 is...and judge their words from previous years.

217: Jesus vs. Mary, Forte/Mezzo/Piano & Life Verse

December 9th, 2020  |  55 mins 37 secs

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Jesus played against Mary in a basketball game and the winner determined how we should be praying. Taylor(half a grad theology degree) has a wild theory and Jon "Bearded" Blevins(full grad theology degree (online) tries to correct him. We also brought back two long forgotten segments and had an absolute blast! We rate recent hot takes from our friends at Clerically Speaking and learn that Jon truly has a gift from God in Life Verse where the Lord speaks directly through us to share a message with someone.

213: Español, Sisyphus & Catholic Comedian David Studebaker

November 11th, 2020  |  57 mins 17 secs

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209: Subjective Catholicism, Failure, & Sainthood w/Bearded Blevins

October 14th, 2020  |  55 mins 37 secs

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We tried to kick off the show with a beautiful conversation about loving our neighbor but Jon wanted to talk about straws for a while. Taylor talks about Jon's mom(and isn't offensive...wow) and how we can't love a God we can't see if we don't love the people we can.

The guys have a conversation about objective and subjective truth in Catholicism and how people often get them confused in both directions. Finally, Taylor shares how big of a failure his is with the help of the trusty dog Airbud.

205: Tree People, Aliens & Jesus Hurt My Feelings w/Jon "Bearded" Blevins

September 16th, 2020  |  56 mins 44 secs

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Jon Blevins cohosts and shares about his lovely weekend with his wife celebrating their anniversary. Taylor yells at him for his actions, tries to take his man card and Jon responds by sharing a minor miracle story. Taylor shares about the tree people who swarmed his home this week which perfectly leads to a discussion on how God interacts with aliens. Do they exist? Did Jesus save them? Is his name Todd? Finally, Taylor shares how Jesus hurt a lot of people's feelings and Taylor follows in his footsteps.

201: Emotions, Confession & Normalcy

August 19th, 2020  |  55 mins 53 secs

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Emotions, Confession & Normalcy w/Bearded Blevins

200: The Gang's All Here!!!

August 12th, 2020  |  57 mins 7 secs

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All three cohosts converge on the show at once for the first time to celebrate episode 200!

197: Being nice on the internet, more soup & mental health w/Kelsey Johnson

July 22nd, 2020  |  55 mins 21 secs

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Jon "Bearded" Blevins cohosts and Taylor shares some recent reviews of the show and how he gets in trouble on the internet. Professional counselor Kelsey Johnson joins the show in studio to chat about mental health, especially in this strange time. Jon gets his first crack at the new "Chicken Soup for the Schroll" segment and the guys share a few heartwarming stories.

194: Love Languages, Time & the Catholic Left w/Sam Rocha

June 24th, 2020  |  56 mins 17 secs

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Bearded Blevins and Taylor have a bone to pick with each other and end up discussing love languages and the over-emphasis of busyness. Sam Rocha joins the show for a follow-up conversation on his recent debate with Trent Horn about socialism.