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

  • 105: Crazy Travel & Questions w/ Allison Sullivan & a Former Swiss Guard

    October 17th, 2018  |  54 mins 20 secs
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    Allison Sullivan rejoins the show to co-host this…

  • 104: I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends w/ Tea With Tolkien

    October 9th, 2018  |  53 mins 46 secs
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    From CrossFit to Fortnite to chicken nuggets to Vatican III, we have something for everyone this week! We're also joined by Kaitlyn Facista of Tea with Tolkien to discuss him & his legacy. We throw shade at our frenemies at Clerically Speaking & the Roman Circus Podcast.

  • 103: Two Year Anniversary Show w/ Chris Mueller

    October 2nd, 2018  |  54 mins 52 secs
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    Celebrating two years of Taylor talking too much!

  • 102: Laughing Thru the Pain w/Young Catholics Respond

    September 26th, 2018  |  54 mins 1 sec
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    Navigating thru a rough week, playing a new game & chatting with Bill Snyder.

  • 101: Between a Rock & a Hard Place w/Tony Vasinda from Project YM

    September 19th, 2018  |  54 mins 17 secs
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    Our thoughts on Avengers Infinity War, being stuck between a rock & a hard place & a conversation about Catholic Youth Ministry with Tony Vasinda from Project YM.

  • 100: 100th Episode Celebration! Fun Convos w/ 8 Show Favorite Guests!

    September 11th, 2018  |  54 mins 30 secs
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    Huge celebration show planned for the 100th episode! We had 8 guests on this episode, all of which have had a huge impact on the show's history.

  • Episode 99: Roman Circus Podcast Crossover, Catholic Twitter Craziness & Show Bloopers

    September 5th, 2018  |  54 mins 52 secs
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    A crazy week on Catholic Twitter, a podcast crossover with our friends at Roman Circus & some behind the scenes and bloopers from our show.

  • Episode 98: Social Media, Light in the Darkness & DMX w/ Shaun McAfee

    August 29th, 2018  |  54 mins 42 secs
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    Trying to find levity in tough times with some humor, old school rap & a budding friendship with Shaun.

  • Episode 97: Addressing the Priest Abuse Scandal & learning about the work of NET Ministries w/ Emma Fradd

    August 22nd, 2018  |  54 mins 33 secs
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    Emma shares about NET's mission to evangelize young people.
    Taylor shares his thoughts on the recent revelations of priest abuse.

  • Episode 96: Catholic Gamers, Bible Humor & Catholic Memes w/Bearded Blevins

    August 16th, 2018  |  54 mins 5 secs
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    We kick off the show talking about the new Bible …

  • Episode 95: Being Christian in Hollywood w/Professional Actress/Model Kalyn Hemphill

    August 8th, 2018  |  54 mins 19 secs
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    We are joined by professional actress and model, Kalyn Hemphill, to hear her story of living as a Christian in Hollywood. She is from Taylor’s hometown and became so much more successful than him! She is the winner of Project Runway Season 6 and has appeared in Days of Our Lives and NCIS:Los Angeles.

  • Episode 94: What To Do When Life Beats Us Up

    August 1st, 2018  |  53 mins 46 secs
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    "So you had a bad day" -Daniel Powter (2005)
    Why yes Daniel, yes I did. And then another...and then another.

  • Episode 93: Catholic World View, Mass Text, Finding Rest w/Everyday Catholics

    July 25th, 2018  |  54 mins 53 secs
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    The epic crossover event is (FINALLY) here! The h…

  • Episode 92: Avengers Assemble, RCIA & Yoda or the Bible Game w/Scott Sollom

    July 19th, 2018  |  54 mins 43 secs
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    Episode 92 had a large cast of characters! We discuss the Avengers & faith, decide if quotes are from Yoda or the Bible & learn about the RCIA process from Prof. Scott Sollom.

  • Episode 91: Bad Homilies & Church Music & What To Do About It w/ Kevin Kapchinski

    July 11th, 2018  |  54 mins 55 secs
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    Ever felt crazy in Mass? Bad Music? Bad Homily? Bad lectors? We all have. We commiserate together and try to come up with a solution for how to fix it and the role we play in the whole deal.

  • Episode 90: Rich Curran on making parishes come to life & Taylor's trip to Detroit

    July 5th, 2018  |  54 mins 57 secs
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    Taylor is back from Detroit and boy does he have some stories, including a very "interesting" Mass. Rich Curran shares the essentials for revitalizing your parish & Taylor continues his feud with Canada.