296.5: 1st Renew Men's Retreat Recap w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

July 8th, 2022  |  34 mins 33 secs

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We had our 1st official Forte Catholic retreat and it went great! Fr. Anthony Sciarappa & Taylor recap the highlights.

296: Liturgical Abuse, Priest Formation & Leadership w/Bearded Blevins & Fr. Anthony

July 6th, 2022  |  1 hr 7 mins

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Fr. Anthony, Bearded Blevins & Taylor team up for this episode where they discuss liturgical abuse, how priest formation takes too long but often isn't enough & share a story about sacrificial leadership. And speaking of leadership...is Pope Francis retiring soon!?!?

295: Father Anthony Comes to Texas!!!

June 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

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Fr. Anthony is in Texas with Taylor for a week! They catch up, talk about Trinitarian theology while attempting to avoid heresy & their thoughts on the recent Roe v. Wade decision.

294: Wall Street Journal, Bartender Jesus & Prayer Regiments w/Liv Harrison

June 22nd, 2022  |  54 mins 18 secs

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To everyone's amazement, Taylor & Forte Catholic were mentioned in this week's Wall Street Journal. Taylor shares how that happened and also asks Liv an odd question about Jesus' first miracle. Finally, they discuss their go-to prayers.

293: Old Ladies, Sleepy Faith & Back to Basics w/Allison Sullivan

June 15th, 2022  |  1 hr 13 secs

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Taylor & Allison talk about the play she is in and what it teaches us about mimicry and being present. Taylor discusses the importance of returning to the basics of our faith & how something incredible that happened in the NBA Finals mirrors his faith life.

292: Jon Unleashed, Unanswered Prayer & Weird Traditions w/Jon Blevins

June 8th, 2022  |  59 mins 25 secs

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Taylor has a backhanded compliment for Jon & shares a few food takes & reactions to some odd news stories with Jon that leads to a conversation about a Scripture verse Taylor has struggled with. Finally, they rant about a weird Catholic tradition. Enjoy!

291: Stepping on Toes, Bad Decisions & The Saints w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

June 1st, 2022  |  59 mins 48 secs

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A recent fiasco at one of Fr. Anthony's Masses drove Taylor crazy and he's no longer worried about stepping on people's toes. Fr. Anthony wants a tattoo and Taylor yells at him. We close out the show with a Fr. Anthony Q&A session. Enjoy!

290: Wrestling, Paracletus & Decision Fatigue w/Liv Harrison

May 25th, 2022  |  52 mins 2 secs

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Taylor has a quick update on a conversation from last episode and talks with Liv about wrestling with God. They also talk about where the title "Paraclete" for the Holy Spirit came from and decision fatigue.

289: Surprises, Mental Health & Prayer w/Allison Sullivan

May 19th, 2022  |  58 mins 42 secs

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Allison is back! She talks with Taylor about where she's been, mental health and they both talk about some surprises they've had to deal with recently. Taylor complains(typical) and shares some insight into doing things contrary to how he usually does things. Finally, they discuss their favorite words to pray with.

288: Personal Questions & Breaking the Rules w/Jon Blevins

May 4th, 2022  |  58 mins 41 secs

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287: Easter Joy, the Four Loves & Eastern Catholicism w/guest cohost David Bates

April 27th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

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David Bates of the Pints with Jack podcast guest cohosts with Taylor as they share their insight from Holy Week and this Easter Season. They also discuss two things right up David's alley: CS Lewis & Byzantine Catholicism.

286: Holy Week, Freestyle Preaching & Healing w/Fr Anthony & Fr Harrison

April 13th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

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Happy Holy Week y'all! Here is our "Holy Weak" episode discussing our favorite(and most annoying) parts of Holy Week. We also discuss healing and if we should be asking for miraculous healings. And Fr. Harrison Ayre joins us to play our Freestyle Preaching game against his Clerically Speaking cohost, Fr. Anthony :)

285: Live from Chicago w/Jon Blevins

March 30th, 2022  |  54 mins 43 secs

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Taylor went to Jon's house for his annual March Madness party and they recorded a podcast together. This is their first ever recording in person and it was a blast!

284: Character Development, Pop Up Books & Health w/Liv Harrison

March 23rd, 2022  |  58 mins 11 secs

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Taylor talks with Liv about his recent trip to see multiple doctors, the insights he gained from some wild new discoveries and how it connects to his faith. Next, they discuss if our five hosts have gone through any character development over the course of the show's existence. Finally, Taylor shares a pop up book his daughter made entitled "Where is my Daddy?"

283: Spicy Takes, Freestyle Preaching & Dry Bones w/Nick Sciarappa

March 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 58 secs

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Whoops! It's a different Sciarappa! Nick cohosts this week as he shares some spicy takes, plays Freestyle Preaching with Taylor and they chat about finding renewal in faith through the story of the dry bones coming to life.

282: Redemptive Suffering, Catholic Mashup & The Way w/Bearded Blevins

March 9th, 2022  |  58 mins 14 secs

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Jon Blevins cohosts as we discuss offering our Lenten sacrifices on behalf of others, our newest trivia game & the best lines from St. Escriva's spiritual classic "The Way."