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

  • 150: Celebrating 150 Episodes w/Fr. Anthony & Multiple Surprise Guests

    August 27th, 2019  |  54 mins 26 secs
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    We made it 150 episodes! Fr. Anthony and Taylor celebrate by looking back at some of the best memories of the show with the help of many of our listeners who submitted their answers on social media.

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    149: Encounter Texas Conference & Pre-evangelization w/ Mary Lenaburg

    August 21st, 2019  |  54 mins 35 secs
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    Allison Sullivan cohosts as Taylor shares about his crazy week of starting school, working a retreat and the Encounter Texas conference all in the span of five days! Our guest this week is Mary Lenaburg, one of Allison’s favorite people on the planet! She is a leading speaker and author with a profound story of walking with God through some very difficult situations.

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    148: The Struggle is Real w/Liv Harrison and Catholic Magician Giancarlo Bernini

    August 14th, 2019  |  53 mins 54 secs
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    Liv Harrison guest cohosts this week!. Taylor gives an update on the crying, shares about spiritual direction and how it led to him watching Friends on Netflix instead of praying(dang it!) Our guest this week is Catholic Magician Giancarlo Bernini.

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    147: Millennial Jesus, Crying, Youth Ministry & Video Games w/ Jon Blevins & Work To Game

    August 7th, 2019  |  54 mins 31 secs
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    Jon Blevins co-hosts on his one year anniversary of first appearing on the show! Taylor shares why he's been crying while listening to podcasts in the woods and wonders if he's progressing or digressing as a human. With two of the biggest names in Catholic gaming, the guys chat about some of the pitfalls of gaming, how to avoid them and ultimately while they still play.

  • 146: Have We Misunderstood Integrity? w/ Shaun McAfee

    July 31st, 2019  |  53 mins 14 secs
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    In an episode building towards a conversation on what real integrity is and how we may have been setting ridiculous standards for ourselves, Shaun instead wants to start the show by peeling back the curtain on some updates to the intro Taylor has had to implement.

  • 145: Yelling Bible Verses & Catholicism in the NFL w/ Dave Neeson

    July 24th, 2019  |  53 mins 41 secs
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    Taylor and Allison Sullivan discuss & share their top five Bible verses to yell in public. They're also joined by Dave Neeson to share about his work with Catholics in the NFL.

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    144: Fr Anthony & Tea with Tolkien Break the Catholic Internet

    July 16th, 2019  |  56 mins 3 secs
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    Fr. Anthony co-hosts as he and Taylor start the show looking back at crappy situations and realizing how they actually helped us. Tea with Tolkien rejoins the show in an attempt to break the Catholic internet.

  • 143: Saints Game & the Return of Bearded Blevins w/ Leo Gallegos

    July 10th, 2019  |  54 mins 16 secs
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    The Return of the King! Co-host Jonathan "Bearded" Blevins is back after a two month hiatus(cuz he's too cool traveling the world sharing the Gospel smh). We're joined by Leo Gallegos to hear his story about how improving his physical wellness did wonders for his personal life, faith and family. Jon and Taylor play a "guess that saint" game with the help of new saint cards from Andy "Shaggy" Korty.

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    142: Do You Trust Me? w/ Dude Catholic

    July 2nd, 2019  |  49 mins 56 secs
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    “Let's talk about Jesus and by that I mean the movie Aladdin” -Taylor. Shaun McAfee cohosts to talk about the theme of trust with Taylor and this week's guest, Adrian from the Dude Catholic podcast.

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    141: Best Friends, leadership & trivia w/DJ Bernal

    June 25th, 2019  |  54 mins 50 secs
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    Allison Sullivan cohosts and talks with Taylor about the recent Harry Potter game that was released this weekend, what that has to do with friendship and ultimately our relationship with God. Our guest this week is DJ Bernal. He works full-time as a leadership consultant at a hospital. He also travels to share the Gospel and biblical principles of leadership.

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    140: Reverence vs. Familiarity & Sam Guzman of the Catholic Gentleman

    June 19th, 2019  |  54 mins 35 secs
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    Taylor talks with Fr. Anthony about reverence vs. familiarity with God, imaginative prayer & are joined by Sam Guzman of the Catholic Gentleman.

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    139: Cemetery stories, haters and the One Hope Movement w/Chris Field

    June 12th, 2019  |  54 mins 44 secs
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    Taylor & Allison kick off the show by making fun of each other for quite some time and then Allison reacts to a ridiculous and funny cemetery story(weird right?) & finish the show by discussing how to deal with haters. Chris Field joins to share about the One Hope Movement.

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    138: Community, Friendship & Trust w/Liv Harrison

    June 5th, 2019  |  55 mins 22 secs
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    Liv Harrison is back as guest co-host! Her and Taylor start the show by sharing their odd confession/adoration experience minutes before the show started. The rest of the show, we talk about community & friendship.

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    137: Taylor was quiet!?!? & Shaun McAfee Returns at Long Last

    May 29th, 2019  |  54 mins 25 secs
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    At long last, our Italian cohost Shaun McAfee returns! He and Taylor catch up on everything that's happened since they last spoke, including Taylor's recent retreat WHERE HE WAS SILENT! WHAT!?!?!

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    136: God Made, Self Driven w/Dustin Bertrand & When Your Best Isn't Good Enough

    May 22nd, 2019  |  56 mins 1 sec
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    Allison Sullivan cohosts for conversations on when we do our best but it wasn't good enough and how to deal with that. Dustin Bertrand joins the show to discuss how "God made, self driven" has motivated his life.

  • 135: Good Shepherds & Barking Dogs w/Fr. Anthony & Ali Hoffman

    May 15th, 2019  |  53 mins 20 secs
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    Fr. Anthony co-hosts as he and Taylor dive deep into Jesus as the Good Shepherd and its implications on us today. Taylor shares a cartoon that wrecked him(weird right?), the importance of scary sheep dogs and Jesus breaking your legs(what!?!?!) Ali Hoffman rejoins the show to talk Oodles of Doodles, Taylor's terrible handwriting and life skills, praying and much more.