115: Merry Christmas! w/comedian Aaron Weber & pranks on Fr. Anthony

December 26th, 2018  |  54 mins 26 secs

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We start the show off with a prank on Fr. Anthony! Then we're joined by comedian Aaron Weber who is a hilarious Catholic Taylor recently saw perform to thousands of people. Merry Christmas from the Forte Catholic crew!

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114: You're a Dumb Sheep! But so am I...

December 18th, 2018  |  53 mins 58 secs

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Allison Sullivan co-hosts our final Advent 2018 show! We discuss final Advent ideas & recap the latest live recording event of her podcast Sinner Saint Sister on the topic of Christian Unity. Taylor shares new insights into the parable of the lost sheep and a song about redemptive suffering.

113: Controversial Topics w/Leila Miller, finding a home in the Church & NCCYM

December 12th, 2018  |  53 mins 27 secs

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Taylor has returned from the National Catholic Conference of Youth Ministry with stories & insights to share with Fr. Jared Cooke. They compare his homily to others & talk about finding a home in the Church. Leila Miller joins the show to share how to help kids think through controversial issues.

112: Finding Rest in the Holidays & Seminarian life w/ Travis Crotty

December 5th, 2018  |  54 mins 19 secs

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Taylor is joined by Shaun McAfee to kick off the Advent season with ample reminders to slow down and find rest in God. Seminarian Travis Crotty joins the show to share what "A Day in the life of a Seminarian" is like to give us a behind the scenes look into preparation for the priesthood.

111: Half a Brain, Free Speech Booths & Drinking w/St. Nick by Michael Foley

November 28th, 2018  |  56 mins 43 secs

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Fr. Anthony Sciarappa cohosts as we start the show talking about not only using half your brain but instead using all God(and yo mama) gave you! Michael Foley discusses the connection between preparing for Christmas and drinking a lot.....in a Catholic way! Taylor rants about his "free speech booth" encounter and the guys discuss encouragement and end the show by being nice to each other.

109: Keeping Things Simple & Humble w/ The Coolest Monk EVER!

November 14th, 2018  |  53 mins 52 secs

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Fr. Anthony Sciarappa co-hosts(WHAT!?!?!) as we talk about what Taylor learned about keeping things simple from the high school students he was on retreat with this weekend. Fr. Augustine Wetta rejoins the show to talk about his new Catholic novel.

108: Crazy 24 Hours & Finding God in Secular Songs w/Theresa Zoe Williams

November 7th, 2018  |  53 mins 25 secs

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All in 24 hours Taylor gets hurt, has a strange dining experience, is confused by the elections, is frustrated by a doctor's visit and stumped by a Gospel passage. Theresa Zoe Williams makes her triumphant podcast debut as we explore finding connections to faith in secular songs.

107: Producer Sam returns from the Holy Land!

October 31st, 2018  |  53 mins 44 secs

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She's here!!!!!!! Finally back from her trip to the Holy Land and the sickness that ensued, Sam returns and we update each other on what's happened in the last month. She weighs in on all the shenanigans we pulled while she was gone AND she shares her experience of traveling to the Holy Land for the first time. We finish the show off talking about the effects of Confirmation and how the Sacrament is(and isn't...) affecting us today.

105: Crazy Travel & Questions w/ Allison Sullivan & a Former Swiss Guard

October 17th, 2018  |  54 mins 20 secs

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Allison Sullivan rejoins the show to co-host this…

104: I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends w/ Tea With Tolkien

October 9th, 2018  |  53 mins 46 secs

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From CrossFit to Fortnite to chicken nuggets to Vatican III, we have something for everyone this week! We're also joined by Kaitlyn Facista of Tea with Tolkien to discuss him & his legacy. We throw shade at our frenemies at Clerically Speaking & the Roman Circus Podcast.