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

  • Episode 19: The Super Bowl, Sports & Faith, & the Pokevangelist

    February 7th, 2017  |  53 mins 45 secs
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    In this week's episode, we talk about the amazing Super Bowl that happened this weekend, why we love sports, what sports can teach us and how it can help us grow in our faith. We also talk to the Pokevangelist about using pop culture in ministry.

  • Episode 18: Holy Spirit, Commitment and Mass Text w/Matt Arismendez

    January 31st, 2017  |  53 mins 59 secs
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    The role of the Holy Spirit in the Church & how Pentecost changed everything & a Mass Text segment about Jesus casting out demons.

  • Episode 17: Family, Retreats and Marriage Relationships with Thad Cardine

    January 24th, 2017  |  58 mins 7 secs

    On this episode of Forte Catholic, I talk about m…

  • Episode 16: Twitter & Discipleship w/Lex Lutheran

    January 17th, 2017  |  54 mins 3 secs
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    Tune in to Forte Catholic radio tonight for a rea…

  • Episode 15: Families and Faith with Matt Rice

    January 12th, 2017  |  53 mins 49 secs

    Tune in now to the newest episode of Forte Cathol…

  • Episode 14: My Baby Was Born on the Side of the Road

    January 3rd, 2017  |  53 mins 26 secs
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    Forte Catholic Episode 14 Aired Live on Red-C Cat…

  • Episode 13: Christmas Memories, Scripture, and Star Wars

    December 27th, 2016  |  53 mins 51 secs
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    First show after Christmas so we talk about favor…

  • Episode 12: Advent & Defeating Catholic Guilt

    December 21st, 2016  |  52 mins 59 secs
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    Tune in to this week's show for a conversation about finishing Advent strong, some advent/Christmas songs, overcoming failure, and an interview with youth minister Darren Seibert about celebrating the holidays as a family and more.

  • Episode 11: Relationships, Steve Pokorny and "Taylor's Marriage Prep Test"

    December 13th, 2016  |  53 mins 54 secs

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  • Episode 10: Jimmy Akin and NCCYM

    December 6th, 2016  |  53 mins 56 secs
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    I can't believe I got to interview this giant in apologetics! Tune in to hear the interview with Jimmy as well as a discussion about the National Catholic Conference of Youth Ministers I went to this weekend and the Forte Five segment returns.

  • Episode 9: Advent, Inculturation & Catholic Rap w/Brandon Morel

    November 29th, 2016  |  53 mins 43 secs
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    This episode of Forte Catholic kicks off Advent in a special way with Catholic rapper and New York City Youth Minister Brandon Morel, also known as BeTheSymbol. He will enlighten us on how he brings the Gospel to the New York City youth culture and more. We have an awesome conversation about Advent and inculturation. Ever wondered how the Church and culture mix? Tune in now!

  • Episode 8: Music, Comedy & Consumerism w/Kyle Heimann

    November 22nd, 2016  |  53 mins 21 secs
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    Kyle is a Catholic Musician and Speaker who shares about how he uses music & comedy to evangelize. Taylor also shares about Pope Francis' thoughts on consumerism.

  • Episode 7: Healing w/Dr. Seth Sullivan

    November 15th, 2016  |  53 mins 52 secs
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    We know our nation is in need of healing so that is our topic today! Join for a discussion on Jesus' healings and what they mean for us. Also, a great interview with infectious disease Doctor Seth Sullivan about how he sees God working in his job.

  • Episode 6: Hope on Election Night and Matt Regitz

    November 8th, 2016  |  53 mins 39 secs
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    This episode aired in the middle of the #election results coverage! We talked about what this election, the Chicago Cubs and Israel all have in common! I was also joined by special guest, Matt Regitz, a professional speaker and youth minister, to talk about hope in our future and how to have hope in tough times. We finished the night by walking through multiple Scripture passages on hope.

  • Episode 5: All Saints Day w/Dr. Alex Gotay

    November 1st, 2016  |  53 mins 14 secs
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    This episode, I was on the air to celebrate All Saints Day with a discussion on saints, superheroes and more. I also introduce the new segment "Mass Text” and have a discussion on the biggest thing holding us back from the sainthood we were made for. I also welcome special guest Alex Gotay, a tremendous speaker and youth minister extraordinaire who was in town to speak at a youth event about getting through the craziness in our world today.

  • Episode 4: Birthdays, Money & Christian Brotherhood

    October 26th, 2016  |  53 mins 33 secs
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    Live show from RED-C Radio on my birthday! We had a lot of fun today with some interaction with the audience with questions from social media and streaming the third segment of the show on Facebook live.