435: Pope Leo Made Me Cry

Taylor Schroll — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:45:00 -0600

The Pope's recent live stream with thousands of American teens at the National Catholic Youth Conference was a monumental moment in the life of the American Church...and made Taylor's eyes wet. He & Chris Bartlett discuss why this was so meaningful to him & some of the best insights the Pope shared with us.

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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 :)