288: Personal Questions & Breaking the Rules w/Jon Blevins

May 4th, 2022  |  58 mins 41 secs

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287: Easter Joy, the Four Loves & Eastern Catholicism w/guest cohost David Bates

April 27th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

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David Bates of the Pints with Jack podcast guest cohosts with Taylor as they share their insight from Holy Week and this Easter Season. They also discuss two things right up David's alley: CS Lewis & Byzantine Catholicism.

286: Holy Week, Freestyle Preaching & Healing w/Fr Anthony & Fr Harrison

April 13th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

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Happy Holy Week y'all! Here is our "Holy Weak" episode discussing our favorite(and most annoying) parts of Holy Week. We also discuss healing and if we should be asking for miraculous healings. And Fr. Harrison Ayre joins us to play our Freestyle Preaching game against his Clerically Speaking cohost, Fr. Anthony :)

285: Live from Chicago w/Jon Blevins

March 30th, 2022  |  54 mins 43 secs

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Taylor went to Jon's house for his annual March Madness party and they recorded a podcast together. This is their first ever recording in person and it was a blast!

284: Character Development, Pop Up Books & Health w/Liv Harrison

March 23rd, 2022  |  58 mins 11 secs

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Taylor talks with Liv about his recent trip to see multiple doctors, the insights he gained from some wild new discoveries and how it connects to his faith. Next, they discuss if our five hosts have gone through any character development over the course of the show's existence. Finally, Taylor shares a pop up book his daughter made entitled "Where is my Daddy?"

283: Spicy Takes, Freestyle Preaching & Dry Bones w/Nick Sciarappa

March 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 58 secs

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Whoops! It's a different Sciarappa! Nick cohosts this week as he shares some spicy takes, plays Freestyle Preaching with Taylor and they chat about finding renewal in faith through the story of the dry bones coming to life.

282: Redemptive Suffering, Catholic Mashup & The Way w/Bearded Blevins

March 9th, 2022  |  58 mins 14 secs

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Jon Blevins cohosts as we discuss offering our Lenten sacrifices on behalf of others, our newest trivia game & the best lines from St. Escriva's spiritual classic "The Way."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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