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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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Episode 89: Porky from the Little Rascals journey of faith & the GOAT Debate
June 27th, 2018 | 54 mins 54 secs
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Zac Mabry is here! The actor who starred as "Porky" in every millennials favorite children's movie "The Little Rascals" joins the show to talk about his journey of faith and becoming Catholic. Taylor and Zac also have a showdown in a game of debate about the "Greatest of All Time" in a variety of categories.
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Episode 88: Moral Licensing & Priest Firsts w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa & Brian Baudoin
June 20th, 2018 | 55 mins 49 secs
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Taylor learned a new term called "moral licensing" and shares how it may define his spiritual life...and maybe yours. Fr. Anthony Sciarappa joins the show for the first time to talk about things that he has done as a priest that are probably the first time in history that a priest has done them. Brian Baudoin rejoins the show to talk about his favorite memories of the show and introduces a new segment.
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Episode 87: The Collision of the Holy Spirit & the Avengers w/ Matt Nelson
June 13th, 2018 | 54 mins 28 secs
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Taylor shares about the Holy Spirit as the "Forgotten God" and what we miss in our relationship with the third person of the Trinity. We also talk about the role indifference plays in our faith (or lack thereof) with Matt Nelson
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Episode 86: Pam Marvin on Root Sin, Google Feud game & the importance of relationships
June 6th, 2018 | 54 mins 55 secs
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Taylor recently added an ordination and spoke for a senior's retreat and shares stories from both! He is also joined by Pam Marvin to talk about root sin and how knowing the roots of our sin can help us heal and grow in the spiritual life.
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My Interview with an Atheist
June 6th, 2018 | 1 hr 21 mins
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Howdy! We did a little something new for this bonus content of the podcast. This is a long-form interview with a friend of mine named Dan about his faith journey from growing up in a nominal Catholic family, to priestly formation, to marriage and now an "almost complete de-conversion from Catholicism." He shares his story & the things that led to where he is now.
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Episode 85: How do Saints hear us, Overcoming Obstacles & Basketball w/Karlo Broussard
May 30th, 2018 | 55 mins 5 secs
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Karlo Broussard of Catholic Answers rejoins the show to talk about overcoming obstacles to sharing the faith. Taylor and Producer Sam ask how saints hear our prayers, countdown the top five takeaways from their recent retreat and discuss the spiritual breakthrough Taylor had while playing basketball.
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Episode 84: Ascension Assumptions, Desire for Marriage & Biblical Kings Game
May 23rd, 2018 | 53 mins 55 secs
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This week's show kicks off with silly thoughts on the Ascension as Taylor's imagination runs wild. Taylor is joined by Josh Calhoun to discuss the holy desire for marriage and they face off in the Stranger Kings biblical trivia game.