353: Wrestling, Word Association & Wild Claims w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

September 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 16 mins

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Fr. Anthony tries to make a WWE fan out of Taylor with mixed results. They play a new Catholic word association game that reveals maybe a little too much & Taylor makes some wild claims about Jesus again including about the Lord’s qualifications, liturgy preferences, views on healing ministry, Catholic conferences and more!

350: Candlelight Mass & the Morality of the Zombie Apocalypse w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa (Live from Pittsburgh!)

August 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 11 mins

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Our 350th Episode Live from Fr. Anthony's Rectory! They discuss a fancy candlelit Mass that Taylor attended & Fr. Anthony's parish. They have a conversation about fancy Churches, prayer entrapment & the grace of ordination. They also have a long awaited conversation about the morality of the zombie apocalypse! What would you do!?!?

347: Heavy Burdens, Rejuvenation & In Persona Christi w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

July 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

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Father is back from vacation feeling great! He shares how Jesus' burden is light(even when it feels heavy) & answers questions about when priests are In Persona Christi, especially during Mass.

339: Walls of Jericho & Fancy Catholic Words w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

May 17th, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins

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Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss the Jericho story like you've never heard before, Malcolm Gladwell failing forward and play Fancy Catholic trivia!

336: Child Jesus, Indulgences & Addiction w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

April 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 12 mins

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Fr. Anthony & Taylor discuss what we should be focusing on during this extended Easter season, the questions of if the benefits of indulgences are worth the confusion & the morality of addiction.

332: Morality & the Sacred Heart w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

March 22nd, 2023  |  1 hr 26 mins

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Taylor has questions about some weird Church rules and some strange morality questions for Fr. Anthony. Father also shares about his recent trip to Canada and shares some reflections on the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

328: Healing Prayer, Lay People & Intinction w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

February 22nd, 2023  |  1 hr 19 mins

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Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss healing prayer, intinction and Fr. Anthony's favorite topic: LAY PEOPLE! And they start off the show in a way no other Catholic podcast has ever done before! Enjoy :)

324: Topics Galore & the Alphabet Game w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

January 25th, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins

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Typically we tackle 2-3 primary topics on an episode. This week we're trying to see how many topics we can jam into this episode, so we GUARANTEE there's something for everyone.

Our topics include Prayer Ministry, Our "type", Hedges of Protection, Hot takes on English vs. Latin, The Gospel writers in Heaven, Getting bored with our faith, A brand new hilarious game, The morality of DoorDashing from Hooters, Coincidence or God & Catholic pronunciations!

321: 2022 Year in Review

January 6th, 2023  |  40 mins 12 secs

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Happy New Year! I'm terrible at looking back at the past and seeing all the good things God did in my life. I'm usually focused on the present or working towards building a better future that I forget to be thankful for what has already happened. That is why every year, we do a "State of the Forte" as our first episode of the new year to see all the cool things we experienced together.

320: Christmas Episode with Comedian Aaron Weber & Fr. Anthony Sciarappa

December 28th, 2022  |  1 hr 16 mins

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Comedian Aaron Weber is back with Taylor & Fr. Anthony to share a hilarious moral dilemma he found himself in. Taylor & Fr. Anthony also share some Christmas insights & Father has to answer spur of the moment theology questions in our new "plane theology" segment.