Forte Catholic - Episodes Tagged with “Catholic Ministry”

436: Wake Up Dead Man & Confession

Taylor Schroll — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:00:00 -0600

Taylor & Chris kick off the new year by sharing Taylor's favorite day on the Church calendar (it's not what you think!) & talking about his new favorite movie & video game: Wake Up Dead Man & Clair Obscur. He also cries & they talk about accidentally going viral last episode! This one has a little bit of everything!

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435: Pope Leo Made Me Cry

Taylor Schroll — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:45:00 -0600

The Pope's recent live stream with thousands of American teens at the National Catholic Youth Conference was a monumental moment in the life of the American Church...and made Taylor's eyes wet. He & Chris Bartlett discuss why this was so meaningful to him & some of the best insights the Pope shared with us.

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432: Am I Old or Manly? w/ Chris Bartlett

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0500

A switch was turned in Taylor's psyche about a year ago. Is he simply getting old or somehow becoming more of a man? You can help him and Chris Bartlett decide on this week's episode of Forte Catholic!

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430: Seminary, Looming & Vows w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 01:00:00 -0500

Taylor shares some exciting parenting news & we dive into some Fr. Anthony lore from his time in seminary. Taylor shares a baseball story that made him think of the end times & asks Fr. Anthony about a passage from Scripture that made him angry.

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429: Snakes, Self-Awareness & St. Maximilian Kolbe w/ Chris Bartlett

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:00:00 -0500

Taylor was attacked by a snake! He also shares a recent personal insight & new information about St. Kolbe with Chris that makes the saint even cooler than we thought! We also introduce a brand new game called Catholic Analogies that we think you're going to enjoy!

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428: Taunting Satan & Apologetically Catholic w/ Oscar Rivera

Taylor Schroll — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:00:00 -0500

Christian rappers & preachers are out here wanting to battle the Devil. I'm out here praying "do not put me to the test." Also, while others proclaim to be "unapologetically Catholic", am I "apologetically Catholic?" Catholic speaker & fellow podcaster Oscar Rivera helps me figure it out!

Connect with Oscar: https://oscartwoten.com/home.html

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426: Eyes of Faith, AITA & WWTD w/ Chris Bartlett

Taylor Schroll — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 01:00:00 -0500

Taylor has two major life updates to share, while Chris brings two stories to the table for your consideration. The first as "Am I the...Jerk?" and the second is "What Would Taylor Do?" in an embarrassing professional situation Chris found himself in.

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416: Heaven is Raining w/ Chris Bartlett

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0600

After a long drought, it seems that Heaven's blessings are FINALLY raining down on Taylor. Is it a fluke or a sign of good things to come? Chris brings a leadership game (that doesn't go as planned) and they return to a discussion about the fine line between superstition and faith.

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399: Bullying, Presidents & Catholic School vs Youth Ministry Kids w/ Chris Bartlett

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 01:00:00 -0500

Have the bullied become the bullies? Should Catholic School kids go to youth group?

Chris returns as our resident former bullied child to answer Taylor's question about if Taylor has become the bully. There's a fine line between standing up for yourself against bullies and bullying others in return.

They also discuss Chris' fancy new role as President of Ablaze Ministries & the age old debate of whether Catholic school kids need youth group to stay Catholic.

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383: Idiots, Eclipse & Gifts of the Spirit w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0500

A total eclipse is as rare as an incredible episode of this show. Both happened this week!

Taylor and Fr. Anthony start the show by sharing a few things in their lives/parishes that are going really well, and a few that could use work.

Then, Taylor gets Fr. Anthony ranting about his favorite topic: THE MOON! With the rare eclipse happening this week, Taylor asks our good priest if his thoughts on the moon have changed. (Narrator: They haven't)

Finally, Taylor has an observation from his lived experience that MIGHT contradict some popular theology. He talks through it with Fr. Anthony to see if he's crazy or the other people are!

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307: Misery, Social Media Bans & Reality Checks w/Fr Joseph-Anthony Kress O.P.

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0500

Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress O.P. has been a guest on the show many times but this is his first time in the cohost chair. He is a Dominican priest who serves as the Campus Minister at the University of Virginia. Taylor met him at a conference while Father was dressed up in a dinosaur costume and the rest is history.

They discuss how we are all more equipped to minister to people than we may expect, how Taylor avoids social media bans & how sometimes people are just trying way to hard and need to chill. We hope you enjoy this week's episode!

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Instagram | @Catholichoos

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281: Married Priests, Heaven, Reading Lips & CHVRCH w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0600

Taylor has a lot of off-the-wall questions for Fr. Anthony Sciarappa. How do celibate priests feel about married priests? Why do Catholics have to be so weird sometimes(ex. misspell normal words)? And finally, Taylor tries to trap Fr. Anthony in a question about Heaven. Fun!

They also introduce a brand new game that you'll either love or hate called "Read my Lips." They take turns explaining basic Catholic terms to each other, but the twist is, the other person has their volume turned all the way down so it's all based on reading the lips of the other person. This game was hilarious to play. We're interested to hear if you love or hate it lol.

Thanks for listening! Y'all rock! :)

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149: Encounter Texas Conference & Pre-evangelization w/ Mary Lenaburg

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:00:00 -0500

Allison Sullivan cohosts as Taylor shares about his crazy week of starting school, working a retreat and the Encounter Texas conference all in the span of five days! Even through the sleep deprivation, he had some really cool moments in prayer, including crying(again…yep…) It was a beautiful reminder of some of the most basic truths of the Gospel.

Our guest this week is Mary Lenaburg, one of Allison’s favorite people on the planet! She is a leading speaker and author with a profound story of walking with God through some very difficult situations. She shares the story behind her new book, “Being Brave in the Scared: How I Learned to Trust God in the Most Difficult Days of My Life.” Her’s is one of the most powerful stories of leaning into God within the depths of despair, frustration, anger and loss.

In the final segment, Taylor and Allison talk about a new ministry they helped created with their local parish all for evangelization and the often forgotten pre-evangelization. They talk about why they saw a need for this ministry and the fruits they’ve seen from it already.

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Episode 48: Fear, Finding Balance, Where to Pray w/ Gina Bauer & Tom Craughwell

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 10:00:00 -0500

In this week's episode, we remember the events of 9/11 and talk about how to respond to fear.

I also interview two wonderful people, Gina Bauer and Tom Craughwell! I speak to Gina about ministry, finding balance between work and home life and more. Tom and I talk about his new book "101 places to pray before you die" and share quite a few laughs!

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Episode 26: Lent Struggles, the Presence of God & "The Catholic Hack" on Fatherhood

Taylor Schroll — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 22:00:00 -0500

Lent has been a struggle for me this year. I share what has been going on and how a little book written by a monk over 1000 years ago is helping me through it.

I am also joined by "The Catholic Hack" Joe McClane. He shares his amazing life story about how God completely changed his life and what he learned about Fatherhood through it.

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