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Burying St. Joseph, Angry Parishioners & Sinning in Church w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast 404
Fr. Anthony gets off an all-time rant, Taylor ponders changing his stance on burying St. Joseph to sell his house & asks the good priest some confession themed theological questions.
Fr. Anthony gets off an all-time rant, Taylor ponders changing his stance on burying St. Joseph to sell his house & asks the good priest some confession themed theological questions.
Working in the Church can be difficult. Fr. Anthony is proving that with the week he is currently having! He goes off about how crazy parishioners can be and Taylor just sits there with a stupid big grin on his face.
Then, Taylor gives an update on his house not selling and how it may be time for his to reconsider his previous stance on a popular superstition and/or Catholic practice in order to sell the house more quickly.
Finally, Taylor asks some questions about commiting sins in a Church which leads to some fun thought experiments.
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Produced by Taylor Schroll
Editing & Episode art by Sarah Allen
All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.
Working Together & Finding Love w/ Sarah Allen | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 365
Taylor is joined by his friend & co-worker Sarah Allen this week. Sarah shares what it's like to work with Taylor, how it's different than the first time & gives a glimpse into life behind the scenes here. Sarah also got married earlier this year (yay!). She shares the cool story of how she met her husband, how the early months of marriage have gone & Taylor's role at her wedding. They also discuss people getting married later, the lack of young people going on dates & young Catholic ladies longing for marriage.
Taylor is joined by his friend & co-worker Sarah Allen this week. She started working with Forte Catholic earlier this year helping edit podcasts. This is now their second time working together so Sarah shares what it's like to work with Taylor, how it's different than the first time & gives a glimpse into life behind the scenes here.
Sarah also got married earlier this year (yay!). She shares the cool story of how she met her husband, how the early months of marriage have gone & Taylor's role at her wedding. They also discuss people getting married later, the lack of young people going on dates & young Catholic ladies longing for marriage.
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Forte Catholic is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Support the work with a tax-deductible donation here. Thanks! https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate
Produced by Taylor Schroll
Editing & Episode art by Sarah Allen
All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.
Bored at Mass, Auxiliary Bishops & Worst Dates w/Jon Blevins | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 278
Usually it's Jon bringing the hot takes but this week Taylor is unhinged and Jon is incredibly pastoral. They discuss a common trope about boring Masses that Taylor no longer agrees with & how auxiliary bishops are pretty much made up. This leads to questioning if some of the Church's rules are pharisaical or not. They also discuss their best and worst dates ever in preparation for Valentine's Day.
Usually it's Jon bringing the hot takes but Taylor has some things to get off his chest this week. Spicy!
They kick it off with a conversation about the phrase "If you're bored at Mass, you'll be bored in Heaven." It's a common phrase from people in ministry and online personalities but Taylor doesn't agree with it anymore and he explains why.
Next, they discuss how strange the idea of auxiliary bishops actually is and Taylor argues that Bishops making up rules for their comfort makes him wonder why he has to follow random Catholic rules. Are the rules Pharisaical? The convo includes thoughts on fasting requirements and...NFP!?!?
Finally, as this is the last episode before Valentine's Day, Jon & Taylor both share their best and worst ever date stories and how they met their wives.
Enjoy this episode with unhinged Taylor and incredibly pastoral Jon!
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 233
Amanda Vernon guest cohosts to share crazy travel stories, odd dating/breakup stories, & strange marriage insights. They also discuss their vastly different music careers & overcoming nervousness.
Amanda Vernon came to town and cohosted with Taylor this week. The show kicked off as they shared crazy travel stories, odd dating/breakup stories(including one of them dating a future priest) and strange marriage insights.
Next, they talk about their vastly different singing careers(one being successful and the other being Taylor). This leads to a conversation about nervousness, overcoming it and the comfort that comes with practice.
We hope you enjoy today's show! If you do, please like/subscribe/share. Thanks!
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Never miss out on the craziness of each episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find the show and #MakeCatholicismFunAgain by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks!
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Forte Catholic is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Support the work with a tax-deductible donation here. Thanks! https://www.fortecatholic.com/donate
Episode art by Becka Gerhart
All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.
BONUS CONTENT-Galentine's Day Convo with Katie Prejean McGrady
Katie Prejean McGrady joins the show for a bonus episode on the recent Galentine’s Day minor controversy. Do single women want their married/dating friends there? Also, Katie shares insight on dating and marriage for everyone: male, female, single or married. This spur of the moment convo is silly, fun and our guest is insightful. If that’s not Forte Catholic, I don’t know what is!
So this all started with a friend of mine who is in a serious relationship hosting a Galentine’s celebration for all of her friends…who are single. She is of the mind that it’s ladies getting together to celebrate female friendship. I think her hosting for all her single friends is the accidentally cruelest thing this sweet lady as ever done lol. So of course, we took the discussion to Twitter with a poll and the results have been coming in almost exactly 50/50 on whether single people want their married/dating friends at Galentine’s. This got Catholic Twitter’s lead on all things “Parks and Rec” involved and we fall on opposite sides of the discussion so we knew we had to record a convo around the Galentine’s phenomenon. So we scheduled it 30 minutes before recording and now it’s here for ya! I also ask Katie to share advice for all of us(male, female, single, married) around the week of Valentine’s/Galentine’s. It was silly, fun and the guest was informative and insightful. If that’s not Forte Catholic, I don’t know what is! Enjoy :)
P.S. Be sure to check out Katie’s work at KatiePrejean.com & her podcast “The Electric Waffle” on your favorite podcasting service.
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 84
Silly thoughts on the Ascension & the one and only Josh Calhoun on a holy desire for marriage and the “Stranger Kings” game.
This week's show kicks off with silly thoughts on the Ascension as Taylor's imagination runs wild.
In the second and third segment, we are joined by the one and only Josh Calhoun on his holy desire for marriage and what that looks like as a single man. If you are a Catholic single who's ready to mingle, tune in!
We also play the “Stranger Kings” game (from DownloadYouthMinistry.com) where we have to identify which king played a role is some bizarre stories from the Old Testament.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 78
With a discussion of doubting Thomas from a whole new perspective & two amazing guests in speaker/author Katie Hartfiel and Catholic YouTube sensation Daniel Glaze, this is not an episode you want to miss!
We kicked off this week's show in interesting fashion(hint: Taylor lost his voice). So producer Sam helped him along in the first segment in a discussion of the story of doubting Thomas, the power of art and how Taylor is looking at the story completely differently now.
We also have two big time guests this week!
In the second segment, we are joined by Katie Hartfiel, a popular speaker and author and one of Taylor's newest friends. She shares the powerful story of how her and her husband met and fell in love. Everyone in the studio got goosebumps when we heard it because of how it exemplifies the power of prayer. If you like the story, you can hear more in her book "Woman in Love" or buy it for a friend. She also shares about another book she just released on the Marian consecration prayer called "Totus Tuus."
In the final segment, we are joined by Daniel Glaze from "That Catholic Couple," one of the leading Catholic YouTube channels. We talked about how they got started, the greatest moments in the show's history, donuts, him losing to his wife in #MinistryMadness and how they deal with haters.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 47
in this episode, Taylor talks about his First World Problems, interviews the ladies from the dating podcast "Fishers of Men," and talks about bad Church music.
Last week, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, we talked about big time suffering and how faith can help us in those situations.
This week, we are talking about small sufferings, otherwise known as first world problems. I talk about silly things like losing my iPhone charger to not as silly things like my transmission going out in my car. I share how what we talked about last week helped me react better to these little sufferings than I would have before.
In the second segment, I get to talk with the two ladies who host the dating podcast "Fishers of Men." Find me a better name for a podcast online. I dare you! We talk about modern day dating and what women want in a man.
In the final segment, I share my experience of terrible music at Church this past weekend and what that has to do with the Body of Christ.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 20
In what may be the best all-around show yet, I interview speaker and author Trent Horn from Catholic Answers, talk about Pope Francis' thoughts on the Super Bowl as well as discuss the best and worst Valentine's Day stories with those in studio.
Big new show!
The latest Forte Catholic Radio Show includes my interview with the amazing Trent Horn from Catholic Answers! We talk about his newest book, "Hard Sayings," which is about difficult to comprehend Scripture passages.
Tune in to the podcast to hear the interview as well as Pope Francis' thoughts on sports/the Super Bowl and the final segment about everyone in the studio's best and worst Valentine's Day with the radio's general manager Thaddeus Romansky and youth minister's Sam Shepard and Jake Blaszak
Listen below on Soundcloud or iTunes!
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 11
This episode is on relationships with Steve Pokorny who started a great ministry called Freedom Coaching and an interview with newly engaged couple. We play the newly made up "Taylor's Marriage Prep Test Game." Tune in to see how they do and learn about Catholic relationships and marriage preparation.
Tune in to Forte Catholic today for a fun episode on relationships with Steve Pokorny who started a great ministry called Freedom Coaching and an interview with newly engaged couple. We play the newly made up "Taylor's Marriage Prep Test Game." Tune in to see how they do and learn about Catholic relationships and marriage preparation.
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