Jen Fulwiler's brand new comedy special is out now on YouTube! She sent me a fun gift in the mail about it, I watched the special and share a few of my thoughts about it.
Maternal Instinct | A Catholic Perspective
O Holy Spirit, Beloved of My Soul | Prayer for Discernment | Catholic Prayers
This prayer has helped me to know peace, discern God's will & accomplish what is required of me. I highly recommend making it a part of your prayer routine. O Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul, I adore You. Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me...
Prayer Before Communion | Catholic Prayers
This is a great prayer to say before receiving the Eucharist at Mass. It's a beautiful acknowledge of the gift we are about to receive. O Jesus, as I approach Your altar to receive You in the Holy Eucharist, let me desire nothing but Divine Union with You…
Prayer to the Holy Spirit | Come Holy Spirit, Fill the Hearts of Your Faithful | Catholic Prayers
This is the classic Catholic prayer to the Holy Spirit, asking for guidance, strength and an increased love of God. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love…
The Angelus | Catholic Prayers
Pray the Angelus with us. This is a popular Marian devotion often used in the middle of the work day to turn our hearts back to the Lord and ask for Our Lady's intercession.
Mere Christianity | A Catholic Perspective
David Bates of the Pints with Jack Podcast joins Taylor today to dive in to C.S. Lewis hit book that serves as an introduction to Christian faith.
Holiday Traditions & Preaching w/ Aaron Weber | Catholic Comedians
Aaron Weber joins Taylor & Fr. Anthony Sciarappa for their yearly conversation. You may know Aaron from the Nateland Podcast, Comedy Central or his impressive stand-up schedule. The guys talk about holiday traditions, homilies, the point of going to Church & Aaron's new Comedy Central special. It's a hilarious conversation with our favorite Catholic comedian.
Get Your Life Back | A Catholic Perspective
I share my top ten takeaways from John Eldredge's insightful book on slowing down and reclaiming our peace in relationship with the Lord. I read this as a necessity during a time of burnout & need to rekindling my relationship with God and it was incredibly helpful.
What is Lent? | Catholicism for Beginners
Why do Catholics have Lent? What are the rules and requirements for Catholics during this season leading to Easter? Taylor answers all of these questions and more with a discussion of the Three Pillars of Lent, the bare minimum requirements & some suggestions for how to dive even deeper into this season of returning to the Lord.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck | A Catholic Perspective
My book review of Mark Manson's New York Times Bestseller
What did a Catholic find true, good and beautiful about this book?
My Interview with an Atheist
This is a long-form interview with a friend of mine named Dan about his faith journey from growing up in a nominal Catholic family, to priestly formation, to marriage and now an "almost complete de-conversion from Catholicism." He shares his story & the things that led to where he is now.
Appearance on The Cordial Catholic Podcast
Keith over at The Cordial Catholic invited me on to his show to discuss RCIA. This is the process that non-Catholics go through in order to become Catholic. Unfortunately, at many of our parishes, the process doesn’t turn out as good as we would like. Keith and I share our thoughts on how we can follow the Church’s guidelines for forming new Catholics a little better and be more welcoming to those coming into the Church.
Aaron Weber on humor & a hilarious moral quandary | Catholic Comedians
Stand-up comic Aaron Weber, Father Anthony and Taylor unite for their annual Christmas episode! They debate a theory about comedy that Father Anthony has and Aaron shares the funniest moral dilemma he found himself in that we've ever heard!
Catholic Foundations | The Church | Session 1
In this session we discuss how the Catholic Church was instituted by Christ, exists to make saints and is God's love in action in today's world. We look through the Gospels to see the Church's origin, trace it's lineage back through the old testament and discover how it has lasted for 2000 years. If you've ever asked what Catholics believe about the Church, why we have a Pope, why we have priests or what it means to be a Catholic, then this is the video for you.
Forte Catholic Advent Event | Prepare Him Room w/Allison Sullivan & Taylor Schroll
A message on the themes of Advent from Allison and some Advent/Christmas Music from Taylor. Enjoy! :)
Catholic Foundations | On Mission | Session 10
The Church exists in order to evangelize and make disciples. We all have a role to play in that mission! We can often be nervous about having conversations about faith but Taylor shares his best tips for how to evangelize our friends, family, coworkers, etc. We simply share our story of encountering God. So check out this week's video to hear about God's call for you to join His mission and be equipped to do just that!
Catholic Foundations | Universal Call to Holiness | Session 9
In week 9 of our Catholic Foundations series, Sam Schoenfelder shares about answering the universal call to holiness. We can too often think that holiness is just for the priests or chosen few, but all of us are called to sainthood. How we respond is of the utmost importance.
Catholic Foundations | Mary, Mother of God | Session 8
In week 8 of our Catholic Foundations series, Jennifer Stavinoha explains why the Catholic Church shows honor to Mary and how she helps us through prayer and example as the first disciple of Christ. She also walks through the Marian Dogmas and shares her personal experiences of building a relationship with our Lady.
Catholic Foundations | Virtues & Christian Living | Session 7
In week 7, Taylor Schroll shares about what the virtues are and how we can grow in a life of virtue. We discuss the theological virtues, the cardinal virtues, the things that hold us back from virtue and how to grow in all of them, especially the ones where we find ourselves lacking.
Morbius | A Catholic Perspective
Boy was this movie bad! But it definitely has a couple themes I wanted to pull out and discuss from a Catholic lens. Just in time for spooky season! I hope you enjoy my recap, review and then deep dive into two themes that are actually kinda intriguing from this terrible movie.