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 & Liv Harrison 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

  • 124: Taylor's Academy Awards & Dale Ahlquist introduces us to G.K. Chesterton

    February 27th, 2019  |  56 mins 26 secs

    In the wake of the 91st Academy Awards, Taylor wa…

  • 123: Comedian Jeremy McLellan, unconditional love & dumb questions

    February 20th, 2019  |  56 mins 31 secs

    Allison Sullivan co-hosts and the comedian curren…

  • BONUS Galentine's Day Episode w/Katie Prejean McGrady

    February 14th, 2019  |  24 mins 6 secs

    BONUS EPISODE-Galentine’s w/Katie Prejean McGrady…

  • 122: Humility & Exodus 90 w/ Joel Stepanek & Jon Blevins

    February 13th, 2019  |  52 mins 49 secs
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    Jon Blevins co-hosts and gives an update from inside Exodus 90. Taylor's take on the matter has become quite public so we let someone who's in the middle of doing it report on how it's going.

  • 121: Super Bowl, Ad Orientem & Mass Confusion w/ Fr. Anthony & David Bates

    February 5th, 2019  |  54 mins 46 secs
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    Ooooo boy! This one was wild! Taylor got very little sleep and loses it on the air! Fr. Anthony joins and tries to help with the meltdown, but even his priest powers can't resist the tide. We talk Super Bowl, ad orientem Mass, and simple things that should have occurred to Taylor about the liturgy years ago but didn't until this week.

  • 120: The Joys of Fatherhood & Staying Close to Christ w/John Roselle & Shaun McAfee

    January 30th, 2019  |  54 mins 1 sec
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    Shaun McAfee cohosts as we discuss how there is sooo much more in store for us than we often think in our relationship with God. We also talk about the joys of fatherhood & staying close to Christ with John Roselle.

  • 119: Funniest show yet! Blowing up the Moon w/Fr Anthony Sciarappa & Chris Wesley

    January 23rd, 2019  |  54 mins 26 secs
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    Just might be the funniest episode yet! Fr. Anthony Sciarappa co-hosts as we talk follow up to the #Exodus90 convo on Ep 117 & how the audience trapped Taylor into becoming a better person. Taylor is joined by youth ministry guru Chris Wesley & they talk about riding other people's coattails, youth ministry stories and how to get out of the ruts we find ourselves in.

  • 118: Taylor forgot to pray for you but Mary Bielski is authentic

    January 16th, 2019  |  54 mins 38 secs
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    Allison Sullivan co-hosts as we talk about intercessory prayer...and how bad Taylor is at it. Allison essentially preaches up a storm and looks at him with scorn so he will be better. Catholic Speaker Mary Bielski joins the show to share about authenticity.

  • 117: #Seek2019 Recap, Swole Catholics & New Year's Resolutions

    January 9th, 2019  |  53 mins 38 secs
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    We had to give the people what they want, so Bear…

  • 116: Looking Back on the Year & Universality w/ Brandon Morel

    January 2nd, 2019  |  56 mins 5 secs
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    Shaun McAfee co-hosts and we looked back at the highlights from 2018 to both reminisce and also catch up our newest listeners. Brandon “Be The Symbol” Morel rejoins the show to discuss what the universality of the Church really means practically for him in inner city New York.

  • 115: Merry Christmas! w/comedian Aaron Weber & pranks on Fr. Anthony

    December 26th, 2018  |  54 mins 26 secs
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    We start the show off with a prank on Fr. Anthony! Then we're joined by comedian Aaron Weber who is a hilarious Catholic Taylor recently saw perform to thousands of people. Merry Christmas from the Forte Catholic crew!

    We…

  • 114: You're a Dumb Sheep! But so am I...

    December 18th, 2018  |  53 mins 58 secs
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    Allison Sullivan co-hosts our final Advent 2018 show! We discuss final Advent ideas & recap the latest live recording event of her podcast Sinner Saint Sister on the topic of Christian Unity. Taylor shares new insights into the parable of the lost sheep and a song about redemptive suffering.

  • 113: Controversial Topics w/Leila Miller, finding a home in the Church & NCCYM

    December 12th, 2018  |  53 mins 27 secs
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    Taylor has returned from the National Catholic Conference of Youth Ministry with stories & insights to share with Fr. Jared Cooke. They compare his homily to others & talk about finding a home in the Church. Leila Miller joins the show to share how to help kids think through controversial issues.

  • 112: Finding Rest in the Holidays & Seminarian life w/ Travis Crotty

    December 5th, 2018  |  54 mins 19 secs
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    Taylor is joined by Shaun McAfee to kick off the Advent season with ample reminders to slow down and find rest in God. Seminarian Travis Crotty joins the show to share what "A Day in the life of a Seminarian" is like to give us a behind the scenes look into preparation for the priesthood.

  • 111: Half a Brain, Free Speech Booths & Drinking w/St. Nick by Michael Foley

    November 28th, 2018  |  56 mins 43 secs
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    Fr. Anthony Sciarappa cohosts as we start the show talking about not only using half your brain but instead using all God(and yo mama) gave you! Michael Foley discusses the connection between preparing for Christmas and drinking a lot.....in a Catholic way! Taylor rants about his "free speech booth" encounter and the guys discuss encouragement and end the show by being nice to each other.

  • 110: Chris Stefanick! Pride comes before the fall & everyone roasting everyone!

    November 21st, 2018  |  55 mins 17 secs

    Taylor returns from a trip to St. Louis for the N…