A spicy take about the Mass & a brand new hilarious bible trivia game! Our hosts take turn narrating famous bible passages while the other has to fill in the blanks from memory. It's leads to quite a few laughs.
Jesus Christ: Professional Wrestler w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast 398
Fr. Anthony has evangelized Taylor into a wrestling fan and now he and his entire household are watching. This leads to a pro wrestling themed conversation where we decide which of our Catholic heroes would be the best wrestlers and talk through their potential story lines. It's a very fun conversation that we hope you enjoy :)
Old Man Disease, Shattered Window & Hurricanes w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 394
Stories galore in this fun episode! Taylor gets a new, random, old man disease, Fr. Anthony almost killed someone & Taylor was smack dab in the middle of Hurricane Beryl!
Bad Evangelization & Lost at Sea w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 389
Live from Pittsburgh! Taylor suggests seven Catholic things and asks Father Anthony whether they are more helpful for evangelization or more of a hinderance. Also, Taylor has a new scenario where we explore the grey area of Catholic morality: being stranded at sea.
Liturgical Music & Catholic Superstitions w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 387
Taylor shares about a cool "crossover Mass" that the local Catholic school does and then yells about the music at Mass. He has a new rant for Fr. Anthony who tries to help him out with this issue and a strange superstition Taylor has about prayer. Is anyone else as crazy as this?!?!
Idiots, Eclipse & Gifts of the Spirit w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 383
A total eclipse is as rare as an incredible episode of this show. Both happened this week! Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss this week’s big event, Fr. Anthony’s silly injury & Taylor’s insight from his lived experience that might disagree with popular theology.
Comedy of Errors & Eucharistic Questions w/ Fr Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 379
LENT IS HAPPENING! The suffering continues in a true comedy of errors for today's two hosts. They commiserate about the last couple weeks & then play a brand new game to try and stave off despair. They close the show with a deep discussion about what transubstantiation actually does.
Royal Rumble & Priest Voice w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 376
Fr. Anthony has convinced Taylor to watch wrestling for the second time, and this time it's a family affair! They also discuss "priest voice" and do some rare voice acting!
Loud American in Ireland w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 372
Taylor is back home from Ireland & shares a plethora of stories from his travels with Fr. Anthony. From wild travel stories, to being a fish out of water in another country, to experiencing TWO new cultures to explaining why he was there in the first place, Taylor has a ton to share. These stories have humor, faith insight & more. We hope you enjoy this storytelling episode of the show!
Honky Tonk Confessional, Coolness & Old Church w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 366
Taylor has some confessions to make! Two extremely repressed (for good reason) memories just resurfaced & he wanted to share them with you & Fr. Anthony. They debate which of them are cooler & what coolness has to do with living out our faith. They also talk about how old our Church is, some of the things about it that have made it stand the test of time that might also be the same reasons we get frustrated with it. Fr. Anthony shares some good ol' fancy Catholic words that Taylor (and you!) have to guess what they mean.
Spiritual Growth & Hot Ones w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 362
Learning a spiritual growth plan from Teenage Jesus, hearing personal growth quips from the great Zig Ziglar & Fr. Anthony eats spicy stuff while trying to answer Bible Trivia and respond to Taylor's hot takes.
Candlelight Mass & the Morality of the Zombie Apocalypse w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa (Live from Pittsburgh!) | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 350
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!?!?
Heavy Burdens, Rejuvenation & In Persona Christi w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 347
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.
Walls of Jericho & Fancy Catholic Words w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 339
Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss the Jericho story like you've never heard before, Malcolm Gladwell failing forward and play Fancy Catholic trivia!
Child Jesus, Indulgences & Addiction w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 336
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.
Morality & the Sacred Heart w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 332
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.
Topics Galore & the Alphabet Game w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 324
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!
Christmas Episode with Comedian Aaron Weber & Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 320
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.
Plane Theology & Forsaking Sin w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 317
Taylor shares some fun stories about being mistaken for an elderly woman and how he handled losing a contest in elementary school. He also chats with Fr. Anthony about forsaking sin. They also introduce a new segment called "plane theology" where Taylor asks the good priest theology questions with no warning.
In Persona Spirity, Finish the Lyrics & Gay Catholics w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 309
Taylor asks Fr. Anthony why he and his brother priests act in persona Christi and not in persona Fathery/Spirity/Trinity. He also makes Fr. Anthony play the Catholic hymns edition of Finish the Lyrics. Finally, they discuss how the Church could be more welcoming to gay Catholics and better help them on their journey of discipleship.