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

  • BONUS Taylor's 1st Appearance on The Jennifer Fulwiler Show on The Catholic Channel

    July 12th, 2017  |  29 mins 14 secs

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  • Episode 39: Church Politics, the Mass & the Priesthood w/Brother Sean Stilson

    July 12th, 2017  |  53 mins 16 secs
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    Brother Sean Stilson on the Priesthood & Answering Listener Questions

  • Episode 38: Freedom & Thirsting for Truth w/ Marcus Guevara

    July 5th, 2017  |  53 mins 35 secs
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    Happy 4th of July! This episode aired live on Independence Day so we HAD to talk about freedom! We talk about how so many of us live in guilt and shame instead of walking in the power of the resurrected Christ when He came to set us free!

  • Episode 37: Drugs, Kings & the Sabbath w/ Taylor's Mom

    June 27th, 2017  |  54 mins 8 secs
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    My mom came to the studio! We played an impossible Bible Trivia game, talked about prayer and the difficult task of taking a Sabbath.

  • Episode 36: Pre-evangelization, Prayer & Church Camp w/ Vern Laborde

    June 20th, 2017  |  53 mins 52 secs
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    Taylor shares about the importance of pre-evangelization in bringing people to Christ & finds guidance in the Scriptures about what to do when struggling in prayer. He also is joined by Vern Laborde from Deer Creek Camp to discuss how Church Camp can change the lives of young people.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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!