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.

193: Family, hope & being smarter w/Fr. Harrison Ayre

June 17th, 2020  |  55 mins 36 secs

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Taylor compliments Fr. Anthony to start the show so he knew he was in for a wild show. They chat family, parenthood, & people saying dumb things so Fr. Harrison Ayre comes to save the day by sharing how we can all be smarter. Enjoy this episode of Clerically Forte!

189: HUGE NEWS(!!!), Life Verse Pt. 2 & Fortitude w/Coach Anthony Simon

May 20th, 2020  |  57 mins 15 secs

HUGE NEWS for Taylor and Forte Catholic in the first segment of today's show! Fr. Anthony cohosts to help reveal the news and also play the revived "Life Verse" game. This time we give life verses to listeners of the show who requested them :)

Our guest this week is best-selling author Coach Anthony Simon. This young man has accomplished so much in so little time and shares about his tough journey and how the virtue of fortitude has helped him push through.

Thanks to everyone for all the support! Y'all mean the world to us :)

185: Video Games, the Spiritual Lyfe & Comedian Aaron Weber

April 22nd, 2020  |  57 mins 23 secs

Fr. Anthony and Taylor talk video games and an update on Taylor’s spiritual and physical health(including an impromptu live weighing). Taylor kinda goes off the rails at some point and it’s fun to hear Fr. Anthony try to reign him in. Comedian Aaron Weber rejoins the show to bring us some deep, hearty laughter :)