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
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Episode 35: Millennials & Love Songs w/ Marcel LeJeune
June 13th, 2017 | 53 mins 30 secs
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In this episode, Taylor is joined by Marcel LeJeune to discuss ministry to millennials. He also plays the "Worship Song or Love Song" lyrics game & talks about Song of Songs in the light of modern R&B.
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Episode 34: The Catholic Hipster, Social Media & Retreat Reflections w/Tommy Tighe
June 7th, 2017 | 53 mins 30 secs
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Taylor shares insights from two Scripture stories that connected with him on a recent retreat & Tommy Tighe, the Catholic Hipster, shares about using social media to build the kingdom of God.
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Episode 33: Discernment with Joel Stepanek from LifeTeen
May 30th, 2017 | 54 mins 16 secs
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On this episode of Forte Catholic, the Director of Resource Development at Lifeteen and author of "True North: A roadmap for discernment" Joel Stepanek joins the show for the whole hour!
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Episode 32: After God's Heart & the "Old Evangelization" w/Eric Sammons
May 27th, 2017 | 53 mins 57 secs
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Learning how to be "after God's heart" from King David & the basics of sharing the Gospel with Eric Sammons
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Episode 31: Signs & Wonders & Bible Trivia
May 16th, 2017 | 54 mins 7 secs
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A Bible trivia games for the ages, signs & wonders in the book of Acts and how they are still at work today!
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Episode 30: The Catholic Drinkie & Bible Trivia
May 9th, 2017 | 52 mins 47 secs
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A conversation about how drinking mixes with faith with the expert & we test our skills at some tough Bible Trivia & share some big announcements.
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Episode 29: Ministry Madness Results Revealed & Guests from "The Catholic Man Show"
April 26th, 2017 | 53 mins 50 secs
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This is a HUUUUUGE episode with the hosts of the "Catholic Man Show" joining me for an interview AND I reveal the WINNER of the Ministry Madness Bracket!
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Episode 28: Andrew Laubacher, Easter Joy & Ministry Madness Update
April 18th, 2017 | 53 mins 45 secs
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Episode 28 of the show covered a wide range of topics including Easter Joy, a Ministry Madness update & Andrew Laubacher shares about the Holy Spirit.
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Episode 27: Ministry Madness Bracket & Chris Bartlett
April 11th, 2017 | 53 mins 37 secs
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Our brand new ministry madness bracket where the listeners vote on which Catholic leader would win in a boxing match! & Chris Bartlett on having a great Holy Week!
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Episode 26: Lent Struggles, the Presence of God & "The Catholic Hack" on Fatherhood
April 4th, 2017 | 51 mins 56 secs
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Working through the struggle of the Lenten season & discussing Fatherhood with Joe McClane, the Catholic Hack.
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Episode 25: Rose Sweet Co-Hosts to talk about Marriage, Divorce & Annulments
March 29th, 2017 | 53 mins 32 secs
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We did something special for the 25th episode of the show. Instead of having a guest for 18 minutes in the second segment like normal, I had Rose Sweet as my guest co-host for the entire hour!
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Episode 24: Vocations, Discernment & "The Married Catholic Guy"
March 14th, 2017 | 53 mins 21 secs
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This episode had one topic and one topic only: Vocations. Choosing to follow Christ is the most important decision we will ever make; discerning and living our vocation is the second. Whether you have been married, a priest, or a religious for many years or are single and discerning your vocation, this is the episode for you.
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Episode 23: Tim Staples, Mary & Mercy
March 8th, 2017 | 53 mins 30 secs
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Tune in to hear Tim Staples call me "bro" and "friend"!!! He also talks about his book "Behold Your Mother" which tackles common objections to Marian devotion. We also talk about giving & receiving mercy.
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Episode 22: Stressed Out, Lent and Evangelization w/ St. Paul Street Evangelization
February 28th, 2017 | 53 mins 32 secs
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Beginning Lent, dealing with stress & best things to give up for Lent. We also talk about how to evangelize with one of the best evangelists in the Church.
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Episode 21: Karlo Broussard, Mass Text & Preparing for Lent
February 22nd, 2017 | 53 mins 31 secs
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This week, we focus on Scripture with two new segments about this week's readings and focusing on preparing for Lent. We are also joined by Karlo Broussard of Catholic Answers to discuss his conversion and Catholic miracles.
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Episode 20: Trent Horn, Valentine's Stories and Pope Francis on the Super Bowl
February 14th, 2017 | 54 mins 30 secs
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Trent Horn joins the show to talk about the Hard Sayings of Jesus & how to understand them. We also talk about Pope Francis thoughts on sports & our best/worst Valentine's dates.