212: Chicken Soup, Catholic RPG & the Church's Best Kept Secret w/Mark Shea

November 4th, 2020  |  56 mins

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211: This is as good as it gets w/Allison Sullivan

October 28th, 2020  |  56 mins 29 secs

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-A story of two football games that made Taylor realize what's been going on in his life
-Allison's adoption story
-A story of two cars that made Taylor realize what's been going on in his life

210: Taco Bell, IKEA & Taylor got the cops called on him w/Liv Harrison

October 21st, 2020  |  56 mins 21 secs

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Taylor went to visit Liv this weekend so they have a lot to share about their adventures together. What went right and what went VERY wrong! Taylor also got the cops called on him this week while trying to do the Lord's work. And finally, he finally has a moment with Jesus instantly ruined by Taco Bell. What a week!

209: Subjective Catholicism, Failure, & Sainthood w/Bearded Blevins

October 14th, 2020  |  55 mins 37 secs

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We tried to kick off the show with a beautiful conversation about loving our neighbor but Jon wanted to talk about straws for a while. Taylor talks about Jon's mom(and isn't offensive...wow) and how we can't love a God we can't see if we don't love the people we can.

The guys have a conversation about objective and subjective truth in Catholicism and how people often get them confused in both directions. Finally, Taylor shares how big of a failure his is with the help of the trusty dog Airbud.

208: Four Year Anniversary Show!!! w/Koji de Ramos

October 7th, 2020  |  55 mins 24 secs

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Fr. Anthony cohosts the four year anniversary show! Taylor kicks it off by looking back at all the ups and downs of the last four years and makes his pitch for re-election as host for four more years of this strange show. Koji de Ramos rejoins the show to discuss being Catholic at work and some much needed mindset shifts for our careers after a year that threw us all for a loop. Finally, the guys share their initial thoughts on the new encyclical from Pope Francis. And for the first time publicly, Taylor disagrees with a Pope(gasp!). Be sure to stay until the end to see what caused this!

207: Squirrels, Holiness & Amoebas w/Allison Sullivan

September 30th, 2020  |  54 mins 49 secs

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Allison Sullivan cohosts and brings way more stories about squirrels than any of us saw coming. She also shares how she got shadow banned on Instagram and Taylor goes into his experience with brain eating amoebas this weekend. They continue with a conversation about subjective vs. objective holiness, getting graded on holiness(lol) and enjoying a slower pace of life.

206: When Negative=Positive w/Liv Harrison

September 23rd, 2020  |  55 mins 33 secs

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"Olivia Newton John" cohosts an interesting episode that kicks off with some great news for the show balanced with Taylor bombing his last talk. Taylor made a mistake coaching his football team and it made him remember some very gloomy Scripture passages...that eventually leads to quite a deal of laughter. Finally, Taylor and Liv chat about how sometimes hearing things in a negative light actually make you understand them positively.

205: Tree People, Aliens & Jesus Hurt My Feelings w/Jon "Bearded" Blevins

September 16th, 2020  |  56 mins 44 secs

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Jon Blevins cohosts and shares about his lovely weekend with his wife celebrating their anniversary. Taylor yells at him for his actions, tries to take his man card and Jon responds by sharing a minor miracle story. Taylor shares about the tree people who swarmed his home this week which perfectly leads to a discussion on how God interacts with aliens. Do they exist? Did Jesus save them? Is his name Todd? Finally, Taylor shares how Jesus hurt a lot of people's feelings and Taylor follows in his footsteps.

204: Using Your Voice w/Kyle Heimann

September 9th, 2020  |  55 mins 36 secs

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Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss the parable of the talents in light of how it opposes the way many of us think. Taylor rants about people using (and not using) their voice well in our current unrest and plays a game with Kyle Heimann about loud things :)

203: The Return of the Queen! Allison Sullivan is Back!

September 2nd, 2020  |  55 mins 35 secs

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The OG Queen of Forte Catholic is back! Allison Sullivan returns as cohost! She shares what she's been up to and chats with Taylor about how/why he got his new car, how Solomon ruined one of the greatest gifts ever, what Ezekiel has to do with Mulan aaaaand they name a bunch of bible characters who previously didn't have names. Like every Allison episode, there was a perfect mix of heartfelt conversation and uncontrollable laughter. Enjoy!