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.

298: Wild Confession Story, Catechism in a Year & Making a Disciple w/Everett Fritz & Liv Harrison

July 20th, 2022  |  1 hr 10 mins

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Taylor and Liv discuss his big news that he will be helping with the “Catechism in a Year” project with Fr. Mike Schmitz. They also chat about his insane last confession and what the “rules” are while waiting in long confession lines. Everett Fritz rejoins the show to discuss how to make ONE disciple/saint.

168: LIVE AT #SLS20 w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa and special guests

January 3rd, 2020  |  1 hr 6 mins

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Recorded live in the media center at #SLS20! Fr. Anthony had to deal with Taylor in person. Our guest this week was the live audience as we called people up throughout the show to share insights and their hot takes that Fr. Anthony and Taylor judged. This was a blast to record! A huge thanks to FOCUS and everyone who was around for the recording of the show :)

167: Christmas Extravaganza & The Two Popes w/Matthew Sewell

December 26th, 2019  |  53 mins 23 secs

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A Christmas Extravaganza Spectacular Special Edition! Taylor shares about the 2nd biggest pop culture weekend of the year(Star Wars, The Witcher, The Two Popes) w/cohost Shaun McAfee. Matthew Sewell, the host of the PopeCast, joined Taylor for the second segment to share their thoughts on the new Netflix film, The Two Popes.

166: Jury Duty, Surfing & Baseball w/ Fr. Tim Grumbach

December 18th, 2019  |  57 mins 34 secs

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Liv Harrison is back from the dead to cohost as Taylor shares his jury duty story from the day of recording this show. Our guest this week is Fr. Tim Grumbach who definitely doesn't want to be called the Surfing Priest. They chat about Taylor and Father's baseball rivalry, which team Mary belongs to and more.

165: Taylor Got Ejected & Fr. Anthony Homily Review w/Jon Blevins

December 11th, 2019  |  51 mins 10 secs

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We had a blast with this one!!! 😂 😂 😂 Taylor got ejected from a HS basketball game where he is the campus minister...whoops...lol. He shares the story, gets cohost Jon Blevins' take and the surprise reaction from the community.

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Relaxation, Frozen 2 & Marriage w/ Stacey Sumereau

December 4th, 2019  |  53 mins 25 secs

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Allison and Taylor discuss their vacations, relaxation and make fun of each other a lot. Stacey Sumereau returns as our guest this week to discuss what finally meeting Taylor was like and what she posted a couple weeks ago that went viral and has been seen by over 17 million people!

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!