190: Taylor hosts solo for the first time in years. w/guest Fr. Cassidy Stinson

May 27th, 2020  |  55 mins 15 secs

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After a hectic week, Taylor decides to go solo on an episode for the first time since 2017. He shares about why he didn't want to do an episode this week but ultimately decided to, how there are too many things(good and bad) happening at once & shares he interesting first trip back to Church in months. He's joined in the second segment by Fr. Cassidy Stinson for a conversation on crushing demons and the differences between how priests are trained now and back in the day.

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 :)

188: Life Verse, Failure & Fr. Agustino Torres

May 13th, 2020  |  58 mins 13 secs

Liv Harrison co-hosts and said the most absurd thing on social media that Taylor has to address by bringing back a long forgotten game, "Life Verse." Insanity ensued.

Our guest this week is Fr. Agustino Torres. He's a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal and one of the best speakers this country has. He shares what's been on his heart and mind recently...and also dances to to the intro and outro music which is just special.

187: Catholic Jokes, Star Wars, Cinco de Mayo & Young Adults w/Pete Burak

May 6th, 2020  |  55 mins 38 secs

Taylor and Beardless Blevins discuss the two holidays of the week, why some people refuse to enjoy their Catholicism, how the road to Emmaus is a perfect story for us in quarantine and Pete Burak shares about success in young adult ministry.

186: Everything Went Wrong, Breakfast with Jesus & Koji de Ramos

April 29th, 2020  |  57 mins 47 secs

Allison Sullivan is now TikTok famous. Meanwhile Taylor’s world is falling apart and everyone seems to be enjoying it lol. Koji de Ramos is our guest and shares how he’s using his awesome creative gifts to build the culture with The Culture Project. Allison and Taylor argue about how to pronounce words and then segue seamlessly into discussing one of the last chapters of John’s Gospel.

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 :)

184: Happy (& Sad) Easter! w/Jeremy McLellan

April 15th, 2020  |  57 mins 7 secs

Liv Harrison joins Taylor to share their strange experiences of Holy Week and play a new game. Comedian Jeremy McLellan rejoins the show to bring us joy. Happy Easter from all of us at Forte Catholic! :)

183: Holy Weak w/Lauren Montgomery

April 8th, 2020  |  55 mins 44 secs

Jon Blevins cohosts and we find ourselves in the middle of a cancelled Holy Week. We chat about a couple ways we're trying to enter in to the beauty of this week even though we're stuck at home. We’re joined by Lauren Montgomery of the Catholic Commons podcast on this forced Monasticism we find ourselves in(well not Taylor...but whatevs lol).

Stations of the Cross w/Taylor & Fr. Anthony

April 3rd, 2020  |  28 mins 25 secs

A typical Catholic tradition during Lent is to pray through the stations of the cross at the parish on Friday afternoons. For those times we can't do that(looking at you Coronavirus), Taylor and Fr. Anthony wanted to pray with you digitally.

182: The Pharisee, the TikTok mom and Edmund Mitchell's internal monologue

April 1st, 2020  |  57 mins 51 secs

Allison Sullivan has become a TikTok mom during the quarantine, Taylor is identifying with antagonists in Scripture way too much and Edmund Mitchell shares his internal monologue with us. We hope this brings you joy in the midst of the craziness :)

181: Everything's not awesome w/Taylor Tripodi

March 24th, 2020  |  56 mins 35 secs

Taylor and Fr. Anthony have a friend fight. Father tries to explain two terrible sermons and Taylor Tripodi joins the show to discuss surrender…and they all argue about who’s senior prom was worse.

180: What to do with all our free time w/Michael Foley

March 18th, 2020  |  55 mins 14 secs

Are we all stuck because of the virus? Yes. Is Forte Catholic going to stop bringing joy to people by Making Catholicism Fun Again? HECK NOOOOO. Liv Harrison cohosts, gives Taylor a massive headache and they argue about which one of them is a better bride.

BONUS EPISODE Mass in Space w/Fr. Brad Doyle

March 16th, 2020  |  29 mins 44 secs

The world is going crazy with the coronavirus and most of us have extra time on our hands. Fr. Brad Doyle and Taylor wanted to give you the gift of extra content this week. One day we may all have to leave and go to space. Therefore, the guys discuss what Mass would be like in space. There was a ton of laughter that we hope will bring you joy in this strange time. Blessings :)

179: Punching Stress in the Forehead w/Theresa Zoe Williams

March 11th, 2020  |  57 mins 32 secs

Allison Sullivan co-hosts and shares in Taylor’s stress. They talk about finding ways to beat stress and Allison wants to fight Taylor and thinks she would win lol. They also talk about the Genius Women’s conference and how Taylor had his first weekend alone with his kids because of it. Theresa Zoe Williams rejoins the show to continue the theme of stress and parenting.

178: The Random Take Variety Show w/Jon "Bearded" Blevins

March 4th, 2020  |  56 mins 3 secs

Taylor is still a bit overwhelmed but never fear, Jon “Bearded” Blevins is here to save the show with a laundry list of random takes ranging from the faith, to breakfast choices to marriage to the XFL. This show has something for everyone!

177: 3rd Annual "Limping into Lent" #CringeCatholicism

February 26th, 2020  |  56 mins 2 secs

Our 3rd annual “Limping Into Lent” involves Taylor and Fr. Anthony yelling about their rough weeks, the priest trying to help Taylor off the brink of insanity and Logan Mayes joins to share cringe Catholicism stories. What a wild start to Lent!