163: NCYC & a Priest in a Ditch w/ Dustin Bertrand

November 27th, 2019  |  52 mins 48 secs

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Taylor attended the ginormous National Catholic Youth Conference with over 24k people there but that doesn't even lead our show this week. What leads the show instead is co-host Fr. Anthony Sciarappa sharing the story of driving his car into a ditch and then promptly having a phone call with Taylor to clear the air in their friendship. IT. WAS. WILD!!!
We're joined this week by Dustin Bertrand to look back at his first 30 years from his recent book that Taylor definitely has a better title for.

162: I'm Catholic, Now What? w/Tim Glemkowski

November 20th, 2019  |  53 mins 25 secs

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Taylor announces he's going to Rome to visit holy places...and cohost Shaun McAfee! The guys chat about why pilgrimages are a thing and the benefits they can bring. We also talk about Tim's book "Made For Mission" about parish culture & Shaun's book for recent converts.

161: Taylor's Homily, A New Game & A Dinosaur Priest

November 13th, 2019  |  52 mins 33 secs

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The first episode recorded in Taylor's home studio, the new Forte Catholic Headquarters!!! Allison Sullivan cohosts with a skinny margarita as Taylor shares from a recent talk he gave that he's quite proud of. They play a new hot take game & discuss women's ministry with a surprise priest guest!

160: Hot Takes on Thanksgiving Food, Football & Obedience w/ Fr. Jared Cooke

November 6th, 2019  |  53 mins 30 secs

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Jon "Bearded" Blevins cohosts with hot takes on Thanksgiving food! Fr. Jared Cooke returns as guest to brag about his trip to Disney and also revisit the topic of obedience...how important and how difficult it is for our spiritual growth.

159: Kanye and turning 30 w/ Oscar IIX Rivera

October 30th, 2019  |  53 mins 26 secs

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

158: Joke Fest, Homily Interruptions & Wrecking Ball God w/ Amanda Vernon

October 23rd, 2019  |  53 mins 16 secs

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Fr. Anthony Sciarappa cohosts in what may be our fastest paced joke fest ever recorded! We chat about our weekends including a tall hat guy, preaching to plants, angry Taylor, terrible travel and making Fr. Anthony speechless. Our guest this week is recording artist Amanda Vernon! She's doing great work as the Catholic Alycia Keys through her music and new book "When God Wrecks Your Romance."

157: New Saints, Clumsy Theosis & a Fully Alive Man

October 15th, 2019  |  53 mins 18 secs

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Cohost Shaun McAfee was our live correspondent from Rome at the canonization of five new saints this week! Richaél Lucero, host of the Clumsy Theosis Podcast, joins the show to explain why she is clumsy and what or who a theosis is. Jake Stanley of Man Fully Alive Ministries joins the show to defend his nefarious cohost and share the impact reading Scripture daily has had on his life.

156: Third Anniversary Show! Taylor's Theology Test & Speaking to Sparrows

October 9th, 2019  |  53 mins 35 secs

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Allison Sullivan joins Taylor for the three year anniversary show!!! Taylor took a 9th grade theology test and...it didn't go well.

155: Hateful Catholics, Superstitions & Dr. Peter Kreeft!!!

October 2nd, 2019  |  51 mins 37 secs

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Liv Harrison is in studio as co-host. Over a decade ago, Taylor made a promise to himself never to do a certain thing again. He broke that rule for the first time this week. The amount of hate thrown around by Catholics this week necessitated a change of course. We have to be better than this...

Our guest this week is an absolute legend! Dr. Peter Kreeft has been at the head of Catholic thought for decades and was a huge influence on young Taylor.

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

September 25th, 2019  |  52 mins 25 secs

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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.