347: Heavy Burdens, Rejuvenation & In Persona Christi w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

July 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

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Father is back from vacation feeling great! He shares how Jesus' burden is light(even when it feels heavy) & answers questions about when priests are In Persona Christi, especially during Mass.

342: Fatherhood, Video Games & Carnivals w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

June 14th, 2023  |  1 hr 15 mins

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Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss fatherhood in preparation for Father's Day & Taylor shares one of his weirdest stories as a dad. They also discuss the morality of video games & talk about the book "Get Your Life Back" by John Eldredge.

339: Walls of Jericho & Fancy Catholic Words w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

May 17th, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins

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Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss the Jericho story like you've never heard before, Malcolm Gladwell failing forward and play Fancy Catholic trivia!

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.

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.

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 :)

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!

320: Christmas Episode with Comedian Aaron Weber & Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

December 28th, 2022  |  1 hr 16 mins

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Comedian Aaron Weber is back with Taylor & Fr. Anthony to share a hilarious moral dilemma he found himself in. Taylor & Fr. Anthony also share some Christmas insights & Father has to answer spur of the moment theology questions in our new "plane theology" segment.

317: Plane Theology & Forsaking Sin w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

December 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

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Taylor shares some fun stories about being mistaken for an elderly woman and how he handled losing a contest in elementary school. He also chats with Fr. Anthony about forsaking sin. They also introduce a new segment called "plane theology" where Taylor asks the good priest theology questions with no warning.

313: Sacrilege, Yolo & November Saints w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

November 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 18 mins

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Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss what sacrilege is and a recent song that may be the most sacrilegious yet! They also discuss the surprising origins of the term "yolo" & play our favorite saints game with November feast days! Enjoy :)

309: In Persona Spirity, Finish the Lyrics & Gay Catholics w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

October 12th, 2022  |  1 hr 11 mins

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Taylor asks Fr. Anthony why he and his brother priests act in persona Christi and not in persona Fathery/Spirity/Trinity. He also makes Fr. Anthony play the Catholic hymns edition of Finish the Lyrics, proving that we all think we know these classic songs but we mostly just remember a jumbled mess of faith associated words. Finally, they discuss how the Church could be more welcoming to gay Catholics and better help them on their journey of discipleship.

305: Cult Leaders, Pipe Organs & Our Pilgrimage to Rome w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

September 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

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Taylor & Fr. Anthony announce that they are leading a pilgrimage to Rome! They discuss the trip, how Taylor is now a cult leader(in a video game at least), and a hodgepodge of topics including pipe organs, maydays & the alphabet.

301: Morbius, Steve Rogers & "Is This a Sin"? w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

August 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 17 mins

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Fr. Anthony Sciarappa & Taylor Schroll discuss the best hate mail the show has ever received, a very odd Mass experience Taylor had and they play their "Is That a Sin" game!

300: 300th Episode Celebration! w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa, Allison Sullivan, Jon Blevins & Liv Harrison

August 3rd, 2022  |  1 hr 14 mins

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All of the Forte Catholic hosts unite for a rare episode recorded with all of them involved! This leads to a lot of hilarity, great stories and a fair amount of insanity. They reminisce about favorite moments on the show, play a get to know you game with random trivia about each host and take their best shot at our "Life Verse" challenge.

296.5: 1st Renew Men's Retreat Recap w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

July 8th, 2022  |  34 mins 33 secs

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We had our 1st official Forte Catholic retreat and it went great! Fr. Anthony Sciarappa & Taylor recap the highlights.

296: Liturgical Abuse, Priest Formation & Leadership w/Bearded Blevins & Fr. Anthony

July 6th, 2022  |  1 hr 7 mins

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Fr. Anthony, Bearded Blevins & Taylor team up for this episode where they discuss liturgical abuse, how priest formation takes too long but often isn't enough & share a story about sacrificial leadership. And speaking of leadership...is Pope Francis retiring soon!?!?