The goal of the Forte Catholic Podcast is to inspire, uplift, and share the Good News in a way that will help you take the next step in your faith, no matter where you are on your journey with God.

Taylor Schroll 7/17/24 Taylor Schroll 7/17/24

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!

Last summer, Taylor got a disease most commonly associated with teenagers: mono. This year, the Lord decided it was time to go the opposite direction and give him an old man disease in his 30's. Awesome!

Fr. Anthony was in quite the car accident! Hear as he explains this wild story involving yelling, a bike, shattered window & the police.

Taylor closes out the show by sharing that his anniversary trip to see comedian Pete Holmes & stay in a nice hotel was not going to be stopped by a mere hurricane! He and his wife braved the eye of the storm of Hurricane Beryl in order to enjoy themselves lol.

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Taylor Schroll 7/10/24 Taylor Schroll 7/10/24

Hemp Homily, Monastery Visit & Answered Prayers w/ Kathryn Whitaker | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 393

Taylor shares three stories today about God showing up in some of the strangest places & one story about how Christians can just be the dumbest sometimes lol. We hope you enjoy this conversation about finding God in the strangest places, the most obvious places and the strange reactions when it happens.

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Taylor Schroll 5/22/24 Taylor Schroll 5/22/24

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?!?!

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Taylor Schroll 10/18/23 Taylor Schroll 10/18/23

Getting Old, Wounded Pride & Struggles in Prayer w/ Shaun McAfee | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 359

Taylor explains that he's an idiot that keeps making the wrong choice with cohost Shaun McAfee. They discuss how getting old and pride aren't mixing well & the lessons he still needs to learn. They also share the shocking revelation that the Catechism has passages on struggling in prayer. Who knew!?!?

Taylor explains that he's an idiot that keeps making the wrong choice with cohost Shaun McAfee. They discuss how getting old and pride aren't mixing well & the lessons he still needs to learn.

This episode also has the RARE occasion where the Catechism is quoted. Taylor has been talking about his struggles in prayer over the past few weeks and found that the Catechism actually has a section for people struggling with prayer. Who knew!?!? Shaun shares his sage advice throughout the episode.

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Taylor Schroll 10/4/23 Taylor Schroll 10/4/23

Main Character Energy & Ferocious Faith w/ Liv Harrison | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 357

Taylor & Liv discuss battling Main Character Energy in our spiritual lives and relationships. They also have some alliterative suggestions for finding a way out of dryness in prayer.

Liv Harrison is back in studio to talk with Taylor about Main Character Energy. We all think from our own point of view, so how do we break out of thinking we're the main character in the story. Taylor shares a strange tactic he uses to try and not make everything about him.

Liv shares about her new tattoos & alliterative faith advice. Taylor is incredibly proud of one of his jokes & they discuss a possible solution to dryness in prayer. We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Taylor Schroll 3/1/23 Taylor Schroll 3/1/23

Live from the Forte Catholic Men's Retreat | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 329

We hosted a men's retreat in Southern Louisiana and it was an awesome experience! We share graces & play a hot takes game in a live episode :)

Taylor & eight other guys spent the weekend in a beautiful lake house in southern Louisiana and had a great time! We spent the weekend in prayer, fellowship, drinks, great food, a trip to the beach and some great game time!

We decided to record an episode at the lake house together with a whole cast of characters. In today's episode, you'll hear some of the things that the Lord was doing in the hearts and minds of the men on the retreat and also get to join in our fun as we play "Mezzo/Piano/Forte", our hot takes about Catholicism game.

We hope you enjoy this episode! If you'd like more info about our retreats, click here.

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Taylor Schroll 2/22/23 Taylor Schroll 2/22/23

Healing Prayer, Lay People & Intinction w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 328

Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss healing prayer, intinction and Fr. Anthony's favorite topic: LAY PEOPLE! And they start off the show in a way no other Catholic podcast has ever done before! Enjoy :)

Fr. Anthony and Taylor start the podcast in a brand new way that you could have never seen coming! Taylor shares a story about a new Church he went to that distributed Communion in a different way than he is used to which led to some awkwardness, questions and ultimately a great experience.

Taylor also approaches Fr. Anthony with a dilemma about not wanting to pray bold prayers. He was recently in a couple of situations where people wanted him to pray for big healings or miracles and he just couldn't for some reason. Was it prudence? Fear? Both? Fr. Anthony has some great advice!

Finally, they discuss Fr. Anthony's favorite topic: LAY PEOPLE! Taylor has some questions about how lay people's role of priest, prophet and king should play out in a parish/diocese that has ordained men also being priest, prophet and king. Where is the line between what God has called me to do and still being respectful of the structure God put in place in the hierarchy of the Church?

We really enjoyed recording this episode and hope you enjoy watching!

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Taylor Schroll 8/31/22 Taylor Schroll 8/31/22

Chubby, Worthless & Answered Prayers w/Liv Harrison | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 304

A HUGE personal win for Taylor this week that he and Liv chat about. She gives us update on her dad's health, they discuss the woman at the well & remembering answered prayers.

Taylor is finally worthless and he couldn't be more excited!

He & Liv discuss remembering the days that we prayed for what we have now. Taylor has a hard time being thankful for the little wins because he is constantly looking towards the next goal. They have a conversation about how to slow down and look back on how far things have come.

Finally, Taylor shares how the woman at the well story has always bothered him a bit and the new insight from an unlikely source that helped him quite a bit.

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Taylor Schroll 6/22/22 Taylor Schroll 6/22/22

Wall Street Journal, Bartender Jesus & Prayer Regiments w/Liv Harrison | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 294

To everyone's amazement, Taylor & Forte Catholic were mentioned in this week's Wall Street Journal. Taylor shares how that happened and also asks Liv an odd question about Jesus' first miracle. Finally, they discuss their go-to prayers.

To everyone's amazement, Taylor & Forte Catholic were mentioned in this week's Wall Street Journal. He tells Liv the story of how it all unfolded.

Next, Taylor asks a seemingly strange question about Jesus' first miracle that leads to a question about implicity/fault in sin.

Finally, they talk about their prayer routines/regiments that they use as a foundation for their prayer life. Enjoy!

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Taylor Schroll 6/15/22 Taylor Schroll 6/15/22

Old Ladies, Sleepy Faith & Back to Basics w/Allison Sullivan | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 293

Taylor & Allison talk about the play she is in and what it teaches us about mimicry and being present. Taylor discusses the importance of returning to the basics of our faith & how something incredible that happened in the NBA Finals mirrors his faith life.

Allison Sullivan cohosts and talks with Taylor about the play she is in "Steel Magnolias." Taylor has a lot of questions for her, pokes fun at her and then they have a chat about mimicry and being present.

Next, Taylor gives an update on the Foundations course he's leading and how returning to the basics of faith has been good for him and everyone else involved.

Finally, they discuss something incredible that happened in the NBA Finals and it's parallels to Taylor's faith life. Enjoy!

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Taylor Schroll 6/8/22 Taylor Schroll 6/8/22

Jon Unleashed, Unanswered Prayer & Weird Traditions w/Jon Blevins | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 292

Taylor has a backhanded compliment for Jon & shares a few food takes & reactions to some odd news stories with Jon that leads to a conversation about a Scripture verse Taylor has struggled with. Finally, they rant about a weird Catholic tradition. Enjoy!

Taylor has a backhanded compliment for Jon. This unleashes Jon's full potential!!! They discuss an odd article about Jon that Taylor found in the deepest parts of the web.

Taylor shares a few food takes & reactions to some odd news stories with Jon that leads to a conversation about a Scripture verse Taylor has struggled with: Ask, Seek, Knock. They try to figure out how that verse works for seemingly unanswered prayers.

Finally, they rant about a weird Catholic tradition. Enjoy!

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Taylor Schroll 5/19/22 Taylor Schroll 5/19/22

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!

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Taylor Schroll 2/23/22 Taylor Schroll 2/23/22

Reminiscing, Lectio Divina & Tragedy w/Liv Harrison | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 280

Liv cohosts as Taylor shares about a recent funeral he attended and dealing with tragedy/grief. They also discuss the often hidden gem of Lectio Divina and looking back at moments from the past to remember the good God has done for us.

The show starts on a bit of a somber note this week. Taylor recently attended a funeral and shares a bit about the experience, grieving the loss of someone and the difficulties many people face with mental health.

In the second segment, they discuss the (often hidden) gem of Lectio Divina. This ancient way of praying with Scripture has helped many people grow in tremendous ways in their spiritual life. They walk through the parable of the sower with Lectio Divina in mind.

Finally, Taylor talks about a random moment that brought him back to an encounter with God from 2004. This brings about a conversation about returning to memories of times when we felt God's presence during periods of darkness.

We hope you enjoy this week's episode!

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Taylor Schroll 2/2/22 Taylor Schroll 2/2/22

Vindication, Catholic Mashup Game and Q&A w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 277

Taylor created a new trivia game for Fr. Anthony to tackle. They also discuss why the priesthood exists and Taylor asks some questions about prayer. They also share random connections to Forte Catholic from the internet this week.

Fr. Anthony cohosts an episode with a lot of vindication to be had throughout. Taylor feels vindicated by some cool connections to Forte Catholic on the internet this week. He also feels vindicated by making Fr. Anthony play a new game he isn't good at. Payback for all the games Fr. Anthony has made Taylor look dumb in. Finally, Fr. Anthony gets vindication for looking dumb in said game by giving great answers to some tough questions about the priesthood and prayer. Enjoy!

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Taylor Schroll 11/3/21 Taylor Schroll 11/3/21

Travel, Tradition & Personal Hygiene(?) w/Liv Harrison | Ep 264

Taylor & Liv discuss their recent travels, Taylor's experience of the traditions of attending a Texas A&M game as an outsider & personal hygiene for some reason (its a good one tho)

Taylor recently went to Iowa and Liv spent over two weeks in New York. They trade stories. Then Taylor shares his experience of going to a Texas A&M football game in town even though he isn't an Aggie. He talks about his experience of their traditions, how he was welcomed in and how it made him think of the Church.

They close out the show discussing personal hygiene. Taylor has questions and it leads to a discussion on the things we all may have missed growing up and how this effects our spiritual lives. Enjoy!

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Taylor Schroll 9/8/21 Taylor Schroll 9/8/21

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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Taylor Schroll 8/11/21 Taylor Schroll 8/11/21

Memes, the Apocalypse & Tolkien vs. Lewis | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 252

Liv cohosts a tremendous episode tackling a wide variety of topics. From her nickname to "daddy God" to memes and the Apocalypse, this episode has something for everyone. Tea with Tolkien and Pints with Jack join us to debate which author is superior!

Liv Harrison cohosts a tremendous episode tackling a wide variety of topics! She found a Hollywood star of the nickname Taylor has given her on the show. Taylor shares some of his favorite memes including attacking "daddy God", some that give great life advice and one that makes Taylor look like Iron Man.

Our guests debaters this week are Kaitlyn Facista of Tea with Tolkien and David Bates of Pints with Jack. They debate once and for all who is the better author and man: Tolkien or Lewis. It is a thrilling and fun debate that you don't want to miss!

The show wraps up with Taylor sharing a VERY long comment he got on Facebook about how he needs to repent and prepare himself for the Apocalypse. Fun stuff! He and Liv have a laugh and talk about what Catholics believe about the last day.

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Taylor Schroll 6/16/21 Taylor Schroll 6/16/21

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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Taylor Schroll 6/9/21 Taylor Schroll 6/9/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 243

Allison & Taylor are both back from vacation and have stories to share from their travels. Taylor asks if he's a narcissist which makes Allison quite uncomfy. Finally, they go through this weekend's Corpus Christi sequence prayer as it's a perfect microcosm of Catholicism.

Allison & Taylor are both back from vacation and have stories to share from their travels.

Taylor asks if he's a narcissist which makes Allison quite uncomfy.

Finally, they go through this weekend's Corpus Christi sequence prayer as it's a perfect microcosm of Catholicism. Enjoy!

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Taylor Schroll 5/26/21 Taylor Schroll 5/26/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 241

Liv shares about her new assistant that is making her work more and Taylor makes fun of her. He brings up a story from the Bible that may ended differently than we've imagined that teaches the importance of specificity in prayer. Finally, they answer random questions from Pod Decks including worst jobs and guilty pleasures.

Liv & Taylor catch up, share about their lack of sleep, Liv's son (barely) graduating high school and her new assistant that is making Liv work more lol. Taylor made a major change that Liv doesn't notice for way too long.

Taylor shares a story from the Bible that may have ended differently than many of us have imagined. This brings up a conversation about the importance of being specific in prayer.

Finally, our hosts answer random questions with the help of PodDecks. The answers include their guilty pleasures, worst jobs they've had and inventions they want. Enjoy!

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