Forte Catholic - Episodes Tagged with “Catholic Music”

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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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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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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425: Sports & Music w/ Jeremy Rodriguez

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

Jeremy is one of the premiere Catholic worship leaders & joins Taylor on this week's episode to discuss their shared passions: sports, faith & music. They have gotten to work together at multiple events & finally turned on the recorders to share one of their conversations with you.

They kick the show off discussing how they both coach at small Catholic schools (where they are actually rivals!) and the way sports can bring people together. They share some of Pope Leo's recent comments about the intersection of faith & sports and how they have seen those in real time during their many years coaching.

Then, they talk about the importance of music to our everyday lives, including how it impacts how we pray. Jeremy shares about his experiences leading worship but also how his band reaches people with the Good News simply through good music, like good ol' Switchfoot.

He is a talented and great man so I'm happy that we FINALLY recorded this and get to share it with you today :)

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387: Liturgical Music & Catholic Superstitions w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 22 May 2024 01:00:00 -0500

Taylor shares about a cool "crossover Mass" that the local Catholic school does and then yells about the music at Mass. He has a new rant for Fr. Anthony who tries to help him out with this issue and a strange superstition Taylor has about prayer. Is anyone else as crazy as this?!?!

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312: Lions, Lambs & Mass Class w/Fr. Dave Dwyer & Jon Blevins

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0500

Jon Blevins cohosts as Taylor shares his mixed feelings on music by a former Catholic, now atheist being played at Mass. It was initially frustrating but then ended in hope. They also discuss how Jesus can simultaneously be the seemingly contradictory Lion and the Lamb and what that means for us.

We're also joined today by very special guest Fr. Dave Dwyer of the "Busted Halo Show" on Sirius XM's "The Catholic Channel." Taylor has looked up to Fr. Dave for years and Fr. Dave's show has been a huge influence on Taylor's approach to Catholic media. After years of working in media, including stints at MTV & Comedy Central, Fr. Dave has written his first book "Mass Class." He answers some of our most pressing questions about the Mass as well as some of the strangest he's received through the years. Listen to Fr. Dave's show on "The Catholic Channel", check out the podcast wherever you enjoy pods and get his new book today. (https://www.paulistpress.com/Products/0666-0/mass-class.aspx).

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

Episode art by Rebekah Gerhart

Special Guest: Fr. Dave Dwyer.

154: Lost in Prayer, Imperfections & Rock Stars w/ Fr. Rob Galea

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:00:00 -0500

Fr. Anthony was in a mood and boi did he deliver! In one of our funnier recent episodes, Taylor yells at Fr. Anthony for stealing his content which is a perfect segway into a conversation on imperfections.

Our guest this week made Fr. Anthony jealous because he's a more famous priest than him. Fr. Rob Galea is a world-renowned musician, speaker and media creator. He was the priest you may have seen on Australian X-Factor, has performed for the Pope and still finds time to hear confessions. He shares the story of redemption that led him from gangs, addiction and depression to a beautiful life in the priesthood. Check him out at FRGMinistry.com.

We have a special treat this episode in having TWO guests! Everett Fritz(EverettFritz.com) rejoins the show to talk about common struggles we have in knowing what to say in personal prayer and the difficulty Catholics often have with praise. He shows us we actually know more than we think we do.

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Episode 67: Discipleship, "Unpublished Worship Songs" & Ordinary Time w/Everett Fritz

Taylor Schroll — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 22:00:00 -0600

In this week's episode we share two new "Unpublished Worship Songs" and talk about what the deal is with Ordinary Time and how Taylor is getting through it with the help of the Shepherds from the Nativity story(huh?)

We are also joined by best selling author Everett Fritz who talks about discipleship. So many people are talking about the popular buzzword of discipleship but Everett is one of the few actually putting in to practice in big ways.

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Episode 47: First World Probs, Bad Church Music & Fishers of Men

Taylor Schroll — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 23:00:00 -0500

This week, we are talking about small sufferings, otherwise known as first world problems. I talk about silly things like losing my iPhone charger to not as silly things like my transmission going out in my car. I share how what we talked about last week helped me react better to these little sufferings than I would have before.

In the second segment, I get to talk with the two ladies who host the dating podcast "Fishers of Men." Find me a better name for a podcast online. I dare you! We talk about modern day dating and what women want in a man.

In the final segment, I share my experience of terrible music at Church this past weekend and what that has to do with the Body of Christ.

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Episode 9: Advent, Inculturation & Catholic Rap w/Brandon Morel

Taylor Schroll — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:00:00 -0600

This episode of Forte Catholic kicks off Advent in a special way with Catholic rapper and New York City Youth Minister Brandon Morel, also known as BeTheSymbol. He will enlighten us on how he brings the Gospel to the New York City youth culture and more. We have an awesome conversation about Advent and inculturation. Ever wondered how the Church and culture mix? Tune in now!

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Special Guest: Brandon Morel.

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Episode 8: Music, Comedy & Consumerism w/Kyle Heimann

Taylor Schroll — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 23:00:00 -0600

This episode comes during Thanksgiving week and I am very thankful to have such a great guest on the show. Kyle Heimann is from the Catholic Acoustic Humor Rock group Popple and joins us to talk about how music, comedy and storytelling have an impact on reaching people with the Gospel. Popple performed at my Jr. High Youth Rally when I was in 8th grade and his ministry has been growing since. It was such a pleasure and honor to have him on the air. Don't miss this great show with him about music and joy. Have a blessed Thanksgiving week!

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