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Campus Ministry, Freestyle Preaching & Venom w/ Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress | Forte Catholic Podcast 403
Our favorite Dominican returns after a long hiatus to discuss his campus ministry at the University of Virginia, play our Freestyle Preaching Game & how to talk with people you disagree with.
Our favorite Dominican returns after a long hiatus to discuss his campus ministry at the University of Virginia, play our Freestyle Preaching Game & how to talk with people you disagree with.
We hope you enjoy this joyful episode with our friend from the Godsplaining Podcast.
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Catholic Speakers, Freestyle Preaching & Foster Care w/ Ryan O'Hara | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 382
Guest cohost Ryan O'Hara joins Taylor to discuss honing the craft of sharing the Gospel, they test their skills in our "Freestyle Preaching" game and Ryan shares his journey of becoming a foster parent.
I've respected Ryan O'Hara from afar for quite some time now so I was thrilled when we connected to be on each other's shows. In this episode, we talk about his podcast "Better Preach" where he chats with speakers on how they hone their craft of sharing the Gospel.
We also put him to the test with our spur of the moment Catholic talk game called "Freestyle Preaching."
To close the show, Ryan shares his story of becoming foster parents, how that process works and what lessons it has taught him.
We hope you enjoy this conversation! If you do, please hit subscribe and also check out Better Preach wherever you enjoy podcasts.
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Battle Mary, Freestyle Preaching & Faith Nostalgia w/ Chris Bartlett | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 351
Taylor & Chris chat about topics they tend to shy away from when giving talks, the reasons behind it and whether they should expand their horizons or stick to the stuff they know? (queue High School Musical) They also give each other a run for their money in Freestyle Preaching & discuss Spiritual Nostalgia with the help of the song "Old Church Basement."
Guest Cohost Chris Bartlett joins Taylor to discuss the frustration of not being given parameters within which to work, how that works when they're invited to speak somewhere & topics they typically don't share about. For example, Taylor doesn't usually speak about Mary because it isn't his strongest topic, but he tests out some new material on Chris to see if he should expand his horizons or stick with the status quo (que High School Musical)
Then, Taylor finally has a worthy challenger for Freestyle Preaching. The guys take turns giving 60 second sermons on the spot where they have to include three random words given to them by their challenger. Can these two guys who have been giving random youth ministry talks for decades rise to the occasion?
Finally, Chris bring up a situation that got brought up in his family in regards to nostalgia. This leads to a conversation about the Care Bears & Taylor has to hold back the tears. Because of the Care Bears? You'll have to listen to the end to find out ;)
Listen to "Old Church Basement", the song Taylor discusses in the final segment on Spotify.
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Italy, Conspiracy Theories & the Turing Test w/Kathryn Whitaker | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 323
Live from Austin, Texas! Today's episode was recording at Kathryn Whitaker's home in the capital of the great country of Texas! She recently returned from a family trip to Italy and shares all about her experiences in the heartland of our faith. We also test her mettle at our favorite game "Freestyle Preaching" and Taylor shares his thoughts on conspiracy theories and the Turing Test.
Live from Austin, Texas! Today's episode was recording at Kathryn Whitaker's home in the capital of the great country of Texas!
Kathryn recently returned from a family trip to Italy and shares all about her experiences in the heartland of our faith. We also test her mettle at our favorite game "Freestyle Preaching" and Taylor shares his thoughts on conspiracy theories and the Turing Test.
We hope you enjoy this week's episode!
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Travel Stories, Freestyle Preaching & Best Nuggets w/Jon Blevins | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 316
Taylor & Jon share some of their funniest ministry moments, their favorite things to preach about and play one of our favorite games: freestyle preaching!
Jon Blevins cohosts as Taylor shares stories from a fun ministry trip to Seattle. The stories involve funniest ministry moments, worst biblical pronunciations & Catholics invading non-denominational camps.
They also play one of our favorite games: freestyle preaching. They give each other three random words that they have to include in a 60 second sermon which lead to some great points and good laughs.
Finally, they share some of the "best nuggets" from their real preaching at retreats, youth nights, or conferences. They have both been sharing the Gospel for years and share their favorite insights to speak about.
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Holy Week, Freestyle Preaching & Healing w/Fr Anthony & Fr Harrison | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 286
Happy Holy Week y'all! Here is our "Holy Weak" episode discussing our favorite(and most annoying) parts of Holy Week. We also discuss healing and if we should be asking for miraculous healings. And Fr. Harrison Ayre joins us to play our Freestyle Preaching game against his Clerically Speaking cohost, Fr. Anthony :)
We're back! After taking a week off due to Taylor having the plague, he and Fr. Anthony Sciarappa kick off our Holy Week episode by discussing healing. There are many stories of healing in the Scriptures but do they still happen today? Should we be asking for miraculous healings? What happens if we ask for healing and it doesn't come? They dive into a discussion on these deep issues.
In the next segment, Fr. Anthony is surprised to find out that this week's guest is none other than his Clerically Speaking cohost, Fr. Harrison Ayre. Fr. Harrison has been discussing preaching off the cuff more so Taylor invited him to challenge Fr. Anthony to our Freestyle Preaching game where they each take turns giving 60 second sermons but the catch is they have to include three random words that Taylor gives them. Priest vs. Priest preach-off. This is not a segment you want to miss!
Finally, Taylor and Fr. Anthony discuss their favorite parts of Holy Week: the veneration of the cross, welcoming people into the Church, etc. They also air some grievances about some of the things they'd like to nitpick about Holy Week. And to close it out, Fr. Anthony shares one of the strangest Holy Week customs Taylor has ever heard! Enjoy and have a blessed Holy Week!
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Spicy Takes, Freestyle Preaching & Dry Bones w/Nick Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 283
Whoops! It's a different Sciarappa! Nick cohosts this week as he shares some spicy takes, plays Freestyle Preaching with Taylor and they chat about finding renewal in faith through the story of the dry bones coming to life.
Whoops! It's a different Sciarappa! Nick cohosts this week as he shares some spicy takes and the joys of being a new father.
Then, they play Freestyle Preaching! This is our game where each host has to give a 60 second sermon including three random words given to them by the other host. It's a blast!
Finally, Taylor shares some of his insights from a talk he gave about the Dry Bones at a parish mission. Enjoy!
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I Feel God in This Chili's Tonight | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 258
Taylor shares how his terrible experience in Chili's got turned around by the staff correcting the mistakes and what that means for us. He forces Allison Sullivan to play her "favorite" game, Freestyle Preaching. Finally, they discuss how we don't really know the full power of the impact we can have on those around us.
Taylor shares a story with Allison about a terrible experience he had in Chili's with his family that was instantly turned around into a great experience because of how the staff responded and made up for their mistakes. He was able to find God in Chili's that night
Next, he forces Allison to play one of the listener's favorite games that she absolutely hates: Freestyle Preaching! Each host gives the other three words that they have to incorporate into a 60 second message about faith. She loves spontaneity!
Finally, Taylor shares a lesson he learned from a consistent theme in many recent movies. We really have more impact on the people around than we may think.
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 242
Edmund Mitchell cohosts and tries to explain Taylor's strange dreams. They also play a Catholic version of mad libs and everyone's favorite "Freestyle Preaching."
Edmund Mitchell cohosts and tries to be Taylor's "Joseph" by interpreting his strange dreams. What is dreaming? Do they tell us something real? Can you sin in dreams? Almost none of these questions are answered, but they're attempts are entertaining.
The second segment, we used Taylor's 2nd grader's new Catholic MadLibs book to try to create comedy. It bombed, which some of you think is the best comedy. If not, we apologize for one of our strangest segments ever.
Finally, Edmund gets to try "Freestyle Preaching" for the first time. Each host gives the other 3 words they have to include in a 60 second sermon. Some of them turn out great and some of them are Edmund's attempts. Enjoy!
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 226
Liv and Taylor go back to college! Well...kinda. This episode was recorded for the #Seek21 young adult conference hosted by FOCUS. Liv and Taylor reminisce about the good, bad and ugly of college, what they wish they knew then and how they grew. They also play the college editions of Chicken Soup for the Schroll & Freestyle Preaching.
This week's episode is brought to you in conjunction with the Seek Conference hosted by FOCUS.
Liv Harrison cohosts as she and Taylor reminisce about the good, bad and ugly of their time in college. How did they grow during college? What would they tell their college selves now? How did Taylor get a professor fired? All these questions answered and more!
They also play a college edition of Freestyle Preaching where they have to come up with minute long sermons on the spot. It was a blast to be a part of a FOCUS conference for the second straight year.
Find out more about the leading Catholic campus ministry organization at https://www.focus.org/.
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 220
Taylor looks back on 2020 to try and find something good but instead goes back further cuz he couldn't find anything. Taylor found the PERFECT new tune for the ABC's and asks Fr. Anthony if it's sacrilegious. Fr. Anthony gets another crack at Freestyle Preaching and writing his Christmas homily on the show.
The New Year's Special with Fr. Anthony and Taylor!
Taylor looks back on 2020 to try and find something good but instead goes back further cuz he couldn't find anything. The two reminisce about their friendship and how its grown and discuss the balance between poking fun at each other and being genuine.
Taylor found the PERFECT new tune for the ABC's and asks Fr. Anthony if it's sacriligious.
Fr. Anthony gets another crack at Freestyle Preaching and writing his Christmas homily on the show.
Merry Chhhristmas & Happy New Year!
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 200
Fr. Anthony, Liv & Jon all join the show together for the first time to celebrate our 200th episode! We take some time to get to know each other and air greivances about working with Taylor. Then Taylor decides which cohost he likes the best by making them all play "Freestyle Preaching," & Fr. Anthony comes up with a segment of ranking things where we all argue best movies franchises, video games and BBQ.
200th Episode Celebration!!!
Fr. Anthony, Liv & Jon all join the show together for the first time to mark the occasion. We take some time to get to know each other and air greivances about working with Taylor. Then Taylor decides which cohost he likes the best by making them all play "Freestyle Preaching," everyone's new favorite game where the contestants have 60 seconds to preach with three random words Taylor gives them.
Finally, Fr. Anthony comes up with a segment of ranking things where we all argue best movies franchises, video games and BBQ. This couldn't have been any more fun getting the crew all together! We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it :)
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 199
The game created to break Fr. Anthony "Freestyle Preaching" is unleashed upon him for the first time. Taylor shares about his first experience back to Confession and Mass since the pandemic began. Episode also includes rants about dumb "small t" traditions, scolding people in Church, like meaning more than love and so much more!
Taylor and Fr. Anthony Sciarappa both had recent experiences with the Church not keeping up with the times. And we don't mean we want the Church's Traditions to change, we mean we should be able to scan and email something instead of having to deliver a hand copy in person. That kind of thing.
Taylor also shares about his recent experience of returning to Confession and Mass for the first time since the pandemic began and how it wasn't quite what he expected and then game that was created to make Fr. Anthony uncomfortable! Freestyle Preaching is our new game where each host gives the other three random words that they then have to include in a 60 second sermon on the spot. Hilarious! But maybe you can also be inspired? Who knows.
We also rant about people scolding each other in Church, how we've somehow made "like" mean more than "love" as we have gotten older in a really odd way, the Saint who was canonized twice & weddings we went to where we didn't know anyone.
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 198
Taylor and Liv share memories from specific years in their life and how these and other memories shaped who they are and how they can help us through tough times. Joe Melendrez joins the show to discuss baldness, moles, workaholism and more. We close the show by introducing a BRAND NEW SEGMENT called Freestyle Preaching.
Taylor and Liv share memories from specific years in their life and how these and other memories shaped who they are and how they can help us through tough times.
Musician & Speaker Joe Melendrez joins the show to discuss baldness, moles, workaholism and more. Find out more from him at JoeMelendrez.com.
We close the show by introducing a BRAND NEW SEGMENT called Freestyle Preaching. Each host gives the other three words and they have to give a 60s sermon including those three words. We think it's hilarious but you let us know what you think :)
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