About the show
The goal of Forte Catholic is to share the Joy of the Gospel! The team of Taylor Schroll, Fr. Anthony Sciarappa, Allison Sullivan, & Kathryn Whitaker bring the laughs, insights and encouragement you need to get through your week and grow in your life of faith. There are weekly theme discussions, guest interviews from Catholic leaders from across the world and fun segments like Freestyle Preaching, Forte/Mezzo/Piano, Life Verse and much more. No matter where you are on your journey with God we want to help you take the next step by inspiring, uplifting, and sharing the Good News...all while laughing along the way.
The show appears weekly on YouTube & all podcasting platforms. It was a nominee for the Fisher’s Net Podcast of the Year Award in 2018 and has been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal.
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Episodes
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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).
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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.
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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 :)
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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.
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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.
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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 :)
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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.
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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!
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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!
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176: Neti Pots, the Desert Fathers & a VERY special guest
February 20th, 2020 | 56 mins 36 secs
Liv Harrison cohosts and drives Taylor mental! Ou…
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175: Chika Anyanwu, Conversion(and the lack thereof) & Taylor's Pet Peeves
February 12th, 2020 | 56 mins 24 secs
Allison Sullivan cohosts as her and Taylor share …
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174: Girls dads, Super Bowl & Taylor's (Prot) Best Friend
February 5th, 2020 | 56 mins 2 secs
Jon Blevins cohosts AND IS NOW A GIRL DAD! The gu…
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173: Mysteries, Death & From Hindu to Catholic w/Rakhi McCormick
January 29th, 2020 | 55 mins 56 secs
Taylor recently saw Knives Out in theaters and ha…
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172: Golden Globes, Feminine Genius & the Heart of a Father w/Chris Mueller
January 22nd, 2020 | 55 mins 43 secs
Liv Harrison co-hosts and reallllyy wanted to tal…
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171: Taylor's crowning achievement, Jesus never apologized & wild reviews w/Fr. CO
January 16th, 2020 | 57 mins 40 secs
Taylor Schroll makes co-host Allison Sullivan squ…
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170: Salty Jon, Nice Taylor & Uncompromising Purity w/Everett Fritz & Kelsey Skoch
January 10th, 2020 | 56 mins 56 secs
Jon "Bearded" Blevins cohosts and boy is he salty…