Forte Catholic - Episodes Tagged with “Catholic Rap”

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

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159: Kanye and turning 30 w/ Oscar IIX Rivera

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:00:00 -0500

Taylor turned 30 this week! Liv Harrison cohosts as they discuss how looking back on the last decade brought Taylor joy.

Our guest this week is Oscar IIX Rivera. He is a youth minister, speaker and musician that Taylor has known for years because of a mutual friend but the story of them actually meeting is strange. Oscar has been influential in the Steubenville Conferences where Taylor had his conversation so they reminisce and then discuss how holiness is just being a carbon copy of a saint. Find Oscars videos, social links and more at oscartwoten.com.

In the final segment, two white people talk about Kanye's new album because that's what everyone wants, right? Enjoy!

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Music by Brandon "BeTheSymbol" Morel. BeTheSymbol.com. Used with permission.
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Edited by Sarah Allen & Taylor Schroll

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116: Looking Back on the Year & Universality w/ Brandon Morel

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 20:00:00 -0600

To kick off 2019, we did something a bit different with this episode. Shaun McAfee co-hosts and we looked back at the highlights from 2018 to both reminisce and also catch up our newest listeners.

In the second segment, Brandon “Be The Symbol” Morel rejoins the show to discuss what the universality of the Church really means practically for him in inner city New York. He’s the man behind most of the music you hear on Forte Catholic. Be sure to check out his art!

And finally, we give the people what they’ve been waiting for. We reveal the Top Ten Most Popular podcast episodes of 2018. Tune in to see which shows came out on top!

I am so grateful that the podcast grew so much this year, especially in the last few months! Thank y’all so much for your support this year and for sharing the show with your friends. I truly appreciate it.

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Music by Taylor Schroll & Brandon "BeTheSymbol" Morel. BeTheSymbol.com. Used with permission.
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Edited by Sarah Allen & Taylor Schroll

Special Guests: Brandon Morel and Shaun McAfee.

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Episode 43: Gangsta to Catholic Artist, Passion & Answered Prayers w/ C2six

Taylor Schroll — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500

What an episode!

In the first segment, I share from my heart some really powerful things that God has done for me in the past couple of weeks. After a long period of spiritual dryness, I have had some huge prayers answered!

In the second and third segment, I interview Carlos Zamora; a man with an incredible story of conversion from gangster to passionate Catholic hip-hop artist and speaker. We talk about his life pre-conversion, how God changed his life in a huge way and what has happened since. This is one of the most powerful conversion stories I have ever heard. He uses his passion for hip-hop and the Church to build the Kingdom of God. I pray that as you listen, his story and music will inspire you to take the next step in growing closer to Christ.

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Special Guest: Carlos Zamora.

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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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Edited by Nate Bentz

Special Guest: Brandon Morel.

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