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    <description>The goal of Forte Catholic is to share the Joy of the Gospel! The team of Taylor Schroll, Fr. Anthony Sciarappa, Allison Sullivan, &amp; 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 &amp; 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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    <itunes:subtitle>Sharing the Joy of the Gospel</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Taylor Schroll</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>The goal of Forte Catholic is to share the Joy of the Gospel! The team of Taylor Schroll, Fr. Anthony Sciarappa, Allison Sullivan, &amp; 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 &amp; 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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  <title>348: Childhood, Slumps &amp; Alphabet Game w/ Kathryn Whitaker</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Kathryn &amp; Taylor discuss how to break slumps in faith &amp; talk about how they're the same/different than they were as kids &amp; play the faith version of the alphabet game.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Taylor kicks off the show by asking Kathryn about her history with sports. They discuss how to break a slump in sports and what that teaches us about breaking slumps in our faith. Kathryn also gives the best sports team name of all time!
Next, they play the faith based version of the alphabet game. They attempt to have discussions about faith topics with every alternating sentences that have to start with the next letter in the alphabet. It's silly and leads to some outrageous statements.
Finally, Taylor realizes that he doesn't know much about Kathryn's childhood so they share stories about how they're very similar now to as they were as kids and some other ways where they are very different.
Subscribe/Rate
Never miss out on the craziness of each episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find the show by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks!
YouTube
Check out the show and other exclusive videos on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic
Connect
🎉Twitter: @taylorschroll &amp;amp; @fortecatholic
🎉Instagram: @taylorschroll
💖Twitch: Twitch.tv/fortecat
Donate
Forte Catholic is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Support the work with a tax-deductible donation here. Thanks! https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate 
All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.
Episode art by Sarah Allen
Produced &amp;amp; Edited by Taylor Schroll 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Taylor kicks off the show by asking Kathryn about her history with sports. They discuss how to break a slump in sports and what that teaches us about breaking slumps in our faith. Kathryn also gives the best sports team name of all time!</p>

<p>Next, they play the faith based version of the alphabet game. They attempt to have discussions about faith topics with every alternating sentences that have to start with the next letter in the alphabet. It&#39;s silly and leads to some outrageous statements.</p>

<p>Finally, Taylor realizes that he doesn&#39;t know much about Kathryn&#39;s childhood so they share stories about how they&#39;re very similar now to as they were as kids and some other ways where they are very different.</p>

<p>Subscribe/Rate<br>
Never miss out on the craziness of each episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find the show by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks!</p>

<p>YouTube<br>
Check out the show and other exclusive videos on our YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic</a></p>

<p>Connect<br>
🎉Twitter: @taylorschroll &amp; @fortecatholic<br>
🎉Instagram: @taylorschroll<br>
💖Twitch: Twitch.tv/fortecat</p>

<p>Donate<br>
Forte Catholic is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Support the work with a tax-deductible donation here. Thanks! <a href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate" rel="nofollow">https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate</a> </p>

<p>All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.</p>

<p>Episode art by Sarah Allen<br>
Produced &amp; Edited by Taylor Schroll</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate">Support Forte Catholic</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Taylor kicks off the show by asking Kathryn about her history with sports. They discuss how to break a slump in sports and what that teaches us about breaking slumps in our faith. Kathryn also gives the best sports team name of all time!</p>

<p>Next, they play the faith based version of the alphabet game. They attempt to have discussions about faith topics with every alternating sentences that have to start with the next letter in the alphabet. It&#39;s silly and leads to some outrageous statements.</p>

<p>Finally, Taylor realizes that he doesn&#39;t know much about Kathryn&#39;s childhood so they share stories about how they&#39;re very similar now to as they were as kids and some other ways where they are very different.</p>

<p>Subscribe/Rate<br>
Never miss out on the craziness of each episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find the show by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks!</p>

<p>YouTube<br>
Check out the show and other exclusive videos on our YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic</a></p>

<p>Connect<br>
🎉Twitter: @taylorschroll &amp; @fortecatholic<br>
🎉Instagram: @taylorschroll<br>
💖Twitch: Twitch.tv/fortecat</p>

<p>Donate<br>
Forte Catholic is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Support the work with a tax-deductible donation here. Thanks! <a href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate" rel="nofollow">https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate</a> </p>

<p>All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.</p>

<p>Episode art by Sarah Allen<br>
Produced &amp; Edited by Taylor Schroll</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate">Support Forte Catholic</a></p>]]>
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  <title>324: Topics Galore &amp; the Alphabet Game w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
  <author>Taylor Schroll</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Typically we tackle 2-3 primary topics on an episode. This week we're trying to see how many topics we can jam into this episode, so we GUARANTEE there's something for everyone. 

Our topics include Prayer Ministry, Our "type", Hedges of Protection, Hot takes on English vs. Latin, The Gospel writers in Heaven, Getting bored with our faith, A brand new hilarious game, The morality of DoorDashing from Hooters, Coincidence or God &amp; Catholic pronunciations!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Typically we tackle 2-3 primary topics on an episode. This week we're trying to see how many topics we can jam into this episode, so we GUARANTEE there's something for everyone. 
Our topics include:
-Prayer Ministry
-Our "type"
-Hedges of Protection
-Hot takes on English vs. Latin
-The Gospel writers in Heaven
-Getting bored with our faith
-A brand new hilarious game
-The morality of DoorDashing from Hooters
-Coincidence or God?
-Catholic pronunciations
Yes, we discuss all of that in this hour long show and we hope it brightens your day as much as it brightened our to record! 
Subscribe/Rate
Never miss out on the craziness of each episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find the show by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks!
YouTube
Check out the show and other exclusive videos on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic
Connect
🎉Twitter: @taylorschroll &amp;amp; @fortecatholic
🎉Instagram: @taylorschroll
💖Twitch: Twitch.tv/fortecat
Donate
Forte Catholic is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Support the work with a tax-deductible donation here. Thanks! https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate 
Amazon Smile
Support us FOR FREE with your purchases on Amazon! Amazon Smile is their program where they give a portion of each of your purchases as a donation to your favorite charity. Click the link to easily set it up and then it will work on it's own in the background for all of your purchases to support our non-profit. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/85-1042898 
All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.
Episode art by Rebekah Gerhart 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Typically we tackle 2-3 primary topics on an episode. This week we&#39;re trying to see how many topics we can jam into this episode, so we GUARANTEE there&#39;s something for everyone. </p>

<p>Our topics include:<br>
-Prayer Ministry<br>
-Our &quot;type&quot;<br>
-Hedges of Protection<br>
-Hot takes on English vs. Latin<br>
-The Gospel writers in Heaven<br>
-Getting bored with our faith<br>
-A brand new hilarious game<br>
-The morality of DoorDashing from Hooters<br>
-Coincidence or God?<br>
-Catholic pronunciations</p>

<p>Yes, we discuss all of that in this hour long show and we hope it brightens your day as much as it brightened our to record! </p>

<p>Subscribe/Rate<br>
Never miss out on the craziness of each episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find the show by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks!</p>

<p>YouTube<br>
Check out the show and other exclusive videos on our YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic</a></p>

<p>Connect<br>
🎉Twitter: @taylorschroll &amp; @fortecatholic<br>
🎉Instagram: @taylorschroll<br>
💖Twitch: Twitch.tv/fortecat</p>

<p>Donate<br>
Forte Catholic is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Support the work with a tax-deductible donation here. Thanks! <a href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate" rel="nofollow">https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate</a> </p>

<p>Amazon Smile<br>
Support us FOR FREE with your purchases on Amazon! Amazon Smile is their program where they give a portion of each of your purchases as a donation to your favorite charity. Click the link to easily set it up and then it will work on it&#39;s own in the background for all of your purchases to support our non-profit. <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/ch/85-1042898" rel="nofollow">https://smile.amazon.com/ch/85-1042898</a> </p>

<p>All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.</p>

<p>Episode art by Rebekah Gerhart</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic">Forte Catholic YouTube Channel</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic">Our YouTube channel has every episode of this podcast in video form, along with our Catholic Foundations series on the basic teachings of Catholicism, our Catholic Perspective series on our favorite tv shows and movies, talks, worship music and much more. Subscribe today! </a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/travel">Forte Catholic Pilgrimage to Rome!</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/travel">We’re so excited to be traveling to the holiest sites in Italy and we want YOU to come with us! This 11 day trip with bring us through the Vatican, Assisi &amp; to a retreat in beautiful Tuscany. We can’t wait to pray, play and see all these amazing faith-filled places with you. And it doesn’t hurt that we’ll be staying in some lovely hotels and eating some great meals along the way ;)</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.igniteyourworth.com/my-book">Worthy by Clarissa Christensen</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.igniteyourworth.com/my-book">Worthy is the self-help book for Christians who are tired of the mediocre swipe right and left style of dating, who want to change their dating standard, and create a bold, fearless life full of passion and purpose. It doesn't matter if you are a high school girl, someone's grandma, or any age in between, Worthy is designed for you.

In a vulnerable, yet witty how-to guide, Clarissa Christensen takes you down her own path that led to the rock bottom of bad dates, low self-worth, and an unfulfilled life overrun by depression and anxiety. 

In these thirteen easy to read chapters you will learn how to :
-Identify and overcome the insecurities that are holding you back.
-Establish a dating standard you love.
-Grow a supportive friend tribe.
-Dive deeper into your relationship with God.
-Live unapologetically.
By the end, you will learn who you are, what you want out of life, and how to get it.

Head to her website igniteyourworth.com to purchase your copy today or even request a signed copy. </a></li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate">Support Forte Catholic</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Typically we tackle 2-3 primary topics on an episode. This week we&#39;re trying to see how many topics we can jam into this episode, so we GUARANTEE there&#39;s something for everyone. </p>

<p>Our topics include:<br>
-Prayer Ministry<br>
-Our &quot;type&quot;<br>
-Hedges of Protection<br>
-Hot takes on English vs. Latin<br>
-The Gospel writers in Heaven<br>
-Getting bored with our faith<br>
-A brand new hilarious game<br>
-The morality of DoorDashing from Hooters<br>
-Coincidence or God?<br>
-Catholic pronunciations</p>

<p>Yes, we discuss all of that in this hour long show and we hope it brightens your day as much as it brightened our to record! </p>

<p>Subscribe/Rate<br>
Never miss out on the craziness of each episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find the show by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks!</p>

<p>YouTube<br>
Check out the show and other exclusive videos on our YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic</a></p>

<p>Connect<br>
🎉Twitter: @taylorschroll &amp; @fortecatholic<br>
🎉Instagram: @taylorschroll<br>
💖Twitch: Twitch.tv/fortecat</p>

<p>Donate<br>
Forte Catholic is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Support the work with a tax-deductible donation here. Thanks! <a href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate" rel="nofollow">https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate</a> </p>

<p>Amazon Smile<br>
Support us FOR FREE with your purchases on Amazon! Amazon Smile is their program where they give a portion of each of your purchases as a donation to your favorite charity. Click the link to easily set it up and then it will work on it&#39;s own in the background for all of your purchases to support our non-profit. <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/ch/85-1042898" rel="nofollow">https://smile.amazon.com/ch/85-1042898</a> </p>

<p>All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.</p>

<p>Episode art by Rebekah Gerhart</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic">Forte Catholic YouTube Channel</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic">Our YouTube channel has every episode of this podcast in video form, along with our Catholic Foundations series on the basic teachings of Catholicism, our Catholic Perspective series on our favorite tv shows and movies, talks, worship music and much more. Subscribe today! </a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/travel">Forte Catholic Pilgrimage to Rome!</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/travel">We’re so excited to be traveling to the holiest sites in Italy and we want YOU to come with us! This 11 day trip with bring us through the Vatican, Assisi &amp; to a retreat in beautiful Tuscany. We can’t wait to pray, play and see all these amazing faith-filled places with you. And it doesn’t hurt that we’ll be staying in some lovely hotels and eating some great meals along the way ;)</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.igniteyourworth.com/my-book">Worthy by Clarissa Christensen</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.igniteyourworth.com/my-book">Worthy is the self-help book for Christians who are tired of the mediocre swipe right and left style of dating, who want to change their dating standard, and create a bold, fearless life full of passion and purpose. It doesn't matter if you are a high school girl, someone's grandma, or any age in between, Worthy is designed for you.

In a vulnerable, yet witty how-to guide, Clarissa Christensen takes you down her own path that led to the rock bottom of bad dates, low self-worth, and an unfulfilled life overrun by depression and anxiety. 

In these thirteen easy to read chapters you will learn how to :
-Identify and overcome the insecurities that are holding you back.
-Establish a dating standard you love.
-Grow a supportive friend tribe.
-Dive deeper into your relationship with God.
-Live unapologetically.
By the end, you will learn who you are, what you want out of life, and how to get it.

Head to her website igniteyourworth.com to purchase your copy today or even request a signed copy. </a></li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate">Support Forte Catholic</a></p>]]>
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