Fr. Anthony Sciarappa makes his debut | Forte Flashbacks

July 16th, 2021  |  25 mins 19 secs

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This episode proves how far we've come! Fr. Anthony sounds like he called in from a cell phone in Atlantis, Taylor had no mic ettiquette BUT we learn where "Pittsburgh's okayest priest" came from, the things he's done as a priest for the first time in human history & highlight his first utterly insane first podcast, The Flue. Enjoy his origin story on Forte Catholic!

246: Live from Pittsburgh! Gambling, Texting & Effeminacy w/the Sciarappa's

June 30th, 2021  |  54 mins 10 secs

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Taylor flew to Pittsburgh to celebrate Fr. Anthony's 5th anniversary and recorded this episode in the Sciarappa home while they were together. They discuss the Catholic view on gambling, a blast from the past & Taylor's pet peeve of using effeminacy as a derogatory term.

244: Hot Takes, Pange Lingua & Talking Behind Your Back

June 16th, 2021  |  59 mins 47 secs

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Fr. Anthony & Taylor discuss the premise "real men only compliment each other behind their backs." They play an absolutely wild game of Forte/Mezzo/Piano with flaming hot takes from a rocket scientist. Finally, you've heard the Pange Lingua but have no idea what it means. We're gonna change that.

240: Life Verse, Virtue Signaling & Weird Stuff at Mass w/Fr. Anthony

May 19th, 2021  |  56 mins 15 secs

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Fr. Anthony cohosts what is probably our funniest show of the year! We find the show's Life Verse, Taylor has a hot take on virtue signaling and Fr. Anthony messed up in Mass and we have video proof lolol. Enjoy!

236: Easter Party, Easter Questions & Fake Relics w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

April 21st, 2021  |  56 mins 19 secs

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Easter celebrations continue as Taylor & Fr. Anthony share insights into Holy Week & Divine Mercy Sunday. Taylor has some off the wall questions for the priest and shares about his son's first confession and a fake relic.

232: Fancy Catholic Words, Grit & Comedy w/Sam Blair

March 24th, 2021  |  57 mins 37 secs

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Fr. Anthony quizzes Taylor on fancy Catholic words and it...doesn't go well. Sam Blair, an ex-Navy Seal and leadership coach for an NBA team joins the show to talk about grit and Fr. Anthony talks to Taylor about comedy in evangelization.

228: Yelling at God, New Game & Hypothetical Sin w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

February 24th, 2021  |  58 mins 37 secs

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Taylor recently watched a clip of "The Chosen" that he really connected with and gets down to the nitty gritty of why he stays Catholic. The guys play a new game with the help of PodDecks which led to some good and unexpected conversation. They introduce another new game called "Hypothetical Sin." Taylor shares a story that he may or may not have been involved in(involving the cops) and asks if what he did was a sin.

224: Cancel Culture & Growing Pains w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

January 27th, 2021  |  56 mins 24 secs

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220: Friends, Freestyle Preaching & Sacrilege

December 30th, 2020  |  54 mins 50 secs

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Taylor looks back on 2020 to try and find something good but instead goes back further cuz he couldn't find anything. The two reminisce about their friendship and how its grown and discuss the balance between poking fun at each other and being genuine. Taylor found the PERFECT new tune for the ABC's and asks Fr. Anthony if it's sacrilegious. Fr. Anthony gets another crack at Freestyle Preaching and writing his Christmas homily on the show.

216: Taylor Almost Died, Mystery Gift & Taekwondo w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

December 2nd, 2020  |  56 mins 33 secs

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Taylor got his beard trimmed for the first time since the pre-covid era and it was a very strange experience. Fr. Anthony opens a mystery gift from a listener, reveals his secret Taekwondo talent and Taylor rails on spiritual bouquets.

212: Chicken Soup, Catholic RPG & the Church's Best Kept Secret w/Mark Shea

November 4th, 2020  |  56 mins

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208: Four Year Anniversary Show!!! w/Koji de Ramos

October 7th, 2020  |  55 mins 24 secs

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Fr. Anthony cohosts the four year anniversary show! Taylor kicks it off by looking back at all the ups and downs of the last four years and makes his pitch for re-election as host for four more years of this strange show. Koji de Ramos rejoins the show to discuss being Catholic at work and some much needed mindset shifts for our careers after a year that threw us all for a loop. Finally, the guys share their initial thoughts on the new encyclical from Pope Francis. And for the first time publicly, Taylor disagrees with a Pope(gasp!). Be sure to stay until the end to see what caused this!

204: Using Your Voice w/Kyle Heimann

September 9th, 2020  |  55 mins 36 secs

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Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss the parable of the talents in light of how it opposes the way many of us think. Taylor rants about people using (and not using) their voice well in our current unrest and plays a game with Kyle Heimann about loud things :)

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!

199: Silly Traditions & Freestyle Preaching w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

August 5th, 2020  |  57 mins 15 secs

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The game created to break Fr. Anthony "Freestyle Preaching" is unleashed upon him for the first time. Taylor shares about his first experience back to Confession and Mass since the pandemic began. Episode also includes rants about dumb "small t" traditions, scolding people in Church, like meaning more than love and so much more!

196: Answered Prayers & Chicken Soup for the Schroll w/André & Angèle Regnier

July 15th, 2020  |  55 mins 40 secs

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Fr. Anthony cohosts and the show is hilarious from the start! Taylor throws him off within seconds and then they discuss the very important topics of being angry when God shows up and priests listening to love songs. Our guests this week are the wonderful founders of Catholic Christian Outreach, André & Angèle Regnier The show ends with the anticipated debut of the "Chicken Soup for the Schroll" segment.