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GOF Wedding, Internet Friends & Long Homilies w/ Allison Sullivan | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 377
Taylor shares about traveling to North Carolina for the GOF wedding, having a great time with dozens of internet friends he met in person for the first time & some new fancy food that made him realize he's an idiot. This leads to Allison sharing about her own wedding & some hilarious stories of her kids in Mass.
Taylor shares about he and his wife's recent trip to North Carolina for the Game of Favorites wedding between our friends Peter and Yenza. They met dozens of internet friends in person for the first time, had a tremendous time celebrating the newlyweds & some fancy food(that made Taylor realize he's an idiot!) This leads to Allison sharing about her own wedding, some hilarious stories of her kids in Mass & Schitt's Creek(of course!).
Taylor also shares about one of the longest homilies he's ever heard and some of the strangest things he saw at a recent Mass. It's like they did EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to make the Mass a hostage situation.
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Enemies, She-Hulk & Struggling to Forgive w/Allison Sullivan | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 310
Taylor & Allison discuss how their list of enemies continues to get longer. How did this happen? What is wrong with us? And how do we deal with this internally while struggling to forgive. They also chat about the recent Marvel show "She-Hulk." The show as a blast and highlighted some great issues in a manner that was quite enjoyable.
Taylor shares a personal & professional announcement with Allison to kick off the show and then they discuss how they have accumulated enemies at an alarming rate since the pandemmy started. Taylor gets introspective and asks why he has so many enemies, if he needs to change everything, how to deal with enemies internally and struggling to forgive them. Allison gives her wise counsel as always.
They also discuss the recent She-Hulk Marvel series and how it was such a great show and really gave great insight into the differences between men and women by showing the differences between the Hulk & She-Hulk. They have a conversation about the show and highlight some of their favorite moments highlighting women's issues, anger, and friendship.
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Surprises, Mental Health & Prayer w/Allison Sullivan | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 289
Allison is back! She talks with Taylor about where she's been, mental health and they both talk about some surprises they've had to deal with recently. Taylor complains(typical) and shares some insight into doing things contrary to how he usually does things and it turned a terrible day into an incredible day! Finally, they discuss their favorite words to pray with. Enjoy!
Allison is back! She talks with Taylor about where she's been, mental health and they both talk about some surprises they've had to deal with recently. Taylor complains(typical) and shares some insight into doing things contrary to how he usually does things and it turned a terrible day into an incredible day! Finally, they discuss their favorite words to pray with. Enjoy!
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Caritas, Trust & Punishment Fits the Crime w/Allison Sullivan | Ep 266
Taylor & Allison tackle the difference between charity & love, growing in friendship & play the new Punishment Fits the Crime game.
Allison Sullivan & Taylor Schroll kick off the show with a discussion of two words we often get confused: charity & love. They have the same root word, but have come to mean different things today.
Next, they play their game of confessing strange or outlandish "sins" to one another and giving each other ridiculous penance for them. It's a game around the Sacrament of Confession ultimately meant to lead you to a real confessional.
Finally, they close the show with a discussion on growing deeper in friendship and the trust that that takes. We hope you enjoy this week's episode!
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Foundations, Salvation & Storytelling w/Kathryn Whitaker & Liv Harrison | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 256
Taylor & Liv are together in studio and kick off the show sharing awesome things God did in their lives during childhood. Kathryn Whitaker joins in the convo as they share foundations of who they are that sustain them even through the toughest of times. Finally, Taylor tries to talk with Liv about how salvation would work in the multiverse but she just gets confused. Enjoy! :)
Taylor drove all the way to Liv's house to record this episode in her home studio. The kick off the show with Chicken Soup for the Schroll: sharing stories of times that God did something awesome for them in their childhood/teen years. They talk about the importance of remembering and sharing what God has done in your life.
Kathryn Whitaker was also in studio and Taylor had a bone to pick with her :) But they the three of them shared some things that are anchors or foundations for them as people that keep them strong during even the toughest of times.
To close out the show, Taylor tries a segment about how salvation would work in the multiverse and Liv wanted nothing to do with it. So Taylor tried to pivot and talk about death bed conversions, especially for people who did horrible things and Liv didn't like that idea either lolol.
Super fun episode that we really hope you enjoy! We definitely all did being together in the studio :)
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 244
Fr. Anthony & Taylor discuss the premise "real men only compliment each other behind their backs." They play an absolutely wild game of Forte/Mezzo/Piano with flaming hot takes from a rocket scientist. Finally, you've heard the Pange Lingua but have no idea what it means. We're gonna change that.
Taylor kicks off the show with an announcement of a fun update to the show. He & Fr. Anthony also discuss the premise from a recent Marvel post that "real men only compliment each other behind their backs" which leads to a fun conversation about friendship.
Next, JP Quinn rejoins the show to play the game he invented: Forte, Mezzo, Piano. He shares hot takes that Father Anthony and Taylor have to grade and share their views on. Man, let me tell you, JP wanted absolute chaos this week and he got it. Fr. Anthony and Taylor haven't been this united in months as they take aim at JP's ridiculous takes. Absolute blood bath lol
Finally, you've heard the Pange Lingua, but have zero clue what it means in English. We're going to fix that. Enjoy!
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 237
Liv Harrison is back on the show with Taylor as they discuss how much a human life is worth. Next, they talk about how we are all friends with people we don't agree with on everything and that's actually better than agreeing on everything. Finally, Taylor shares a recent breakthrough in his spiritual life after reading a new book by Blessed is She.
Liv Harrison is back on the show with Taylor as they discuss how much a human life is worth. We often hear that every life is worth everything, but is it really? Intriguing discussion about the duality of man.
Next, they talk about friendship and integrity. First, how we are all friends with people we don't agree with on everything and that's actually better than agreeing on everything. Also, they talk about how Taylor and Liv on air can be different than off air. Is that lying or a lack of integrity? Or is it something else?
Finally, Taylor shares a recent breakthrough in his spiritual life after reading a new book by Blessed is She.(don't worry, we explain why he was reading it)
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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 210
Taylor went to visit Liv this weekend so they have a lot to share about their adventures together. What went right and what went VERY wrong! Taylor also got the cops called on him this week while trying to do the Lord's work. And finally, he finally has a moment with Jesus instantly ruined by Taco Bell. What a week!
Taylor went to visit Liv this weekend so they have a lot to share about their adventures together. What went right and what went VERY wrong!
Taylor also got the cops called on him this week while trying to do the Lord's work. Wonderful...
And finally, he finally has a moment with Jesus instantly ruined by Taco Bell. What a week!
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 143
The Return of the King! Co-host Jon “Bearded” Blevins is back after a two month hiatus! We catch up on his world travels, play a new game “Guess that Saint” and are joined by Leo Gallegos to have a convo about the interconnectedness of the mind, body and spirit.
The Return of the King! Co-host Jonathan "Bearded" Blevins is back after a two month hiatus(cuz he's too cool traveling the world sharing the Gospel smh). We catch up by talking about his trips across the world, including eating hot wings on stage while being interviewed and his trip to Germany. I also yell at him, so there's that.
In the second segment, we're joined by Leo Gallegos to hear his story about how improving his physical wellness did wonders for his personal life, faith and family. The three of us have a conversation about the interconnectedness of mind, body and spirit. Find out everything Leo is up to at libertasalive.com.
In the final segment, Jon and Taylor play a "guess that saint" game with the help of new saint cards from Andy "Shaggy" Korty. These cards are beautiful! They're much better than Jon and Taylor are at this game, that's for sure. Enjoy them both epically fail but one of them, in particular, gets slaughtered at the game. Then head over to Patreon.com/fortecatholic to join as a supporter of the show and get your saint card today!
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 141
Allison Sullivan cohosts to see how the new Harry Potter game relates to our relationship with God, face off with Taylor in trivia and talk with DJ Bernal about Christian leadership.
Allison Sullivan cohosts and talks with Taylor about the recent Harry Potter game that was released this weekend, what that has to do with friendship and ultimately our relationship with God.
Our guest this week is DJ Bernal. He works full-time as a leadership consultant at a hospital. He also travels to share the Gospel and biblical principles of leadership. During our conversation, DJ takes us through the story of David, how he faltered as a leader and how we can avoid the same pitfalls.
In the final segment, Taylor and Allison face off in a game of trivia hosted by ProjectYM's Michael Marchand. Hilarious to see how wrong Taylor was. To get everything you need for this fun and easy to use trivia fundraiser, head to ForteCatholic.com/trivia.
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Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 105
Allison Sullivan co-hosts! Former Swiss Guard Andreas Widmer joins as our guest! Tis a good one folks! We talk the good, bad and ugly of our week and answer more of your questions, including a deep convo on what we look for in friends. Tune in!
Allison Sullivan rejoins the show to co-host this episode! We discuss the good, bad & ugly of our week's, including ANOTHER terrible travel experience for Taylor.
In the second segment, Taylor releases an interview from last month with former Swiss Guard, Andreas Widmer. He is in the running for most interesting man in the world. He was a Swiss Guard for JPII, once had Christmas Eve Dinner with the Pope, made a fortune in the dot com era, was essential in the creation of the voice recognition tech we now now as Siri or Alexa. He's fascinating! He currently teaches Entrepreneurship and the Catholic University of America where he shares the essential business principles he has learned throughout the years, how it affects our faith & much more!
In the final segment, Allison & Taylor pick up where we left off last week in answering questions from YOU, the listener. We spend most of our time discussing the qualities we look for in friends.
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