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.
Goodbyes & Diocesan Priesthood w/ Fr. Will Rooney | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 344
Fr. Will Rooney rejoins Taylor in the studio to discuss his new assignment as a first time pastor. They look back at the great year he spent at St.Joe's and what he learned to prepare him to be a pastor.
Liturgical Abuse, Priest Formation & Leadership w/Bearded Blevins & Fr. Anthony | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 296
Fr. Anthony, Bearded Blevins & Taylor team up for this episode where they discuss liturgical abuse, how priest formation takes too long but often isn't enough & share a story about sacrificial leadership. And speaking of leadership...is Pope Francis retiring soon!?!?
Stepping on Toes, Bad Decisions & The Saints w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 291
A recent fiasco at one of Fr. Anthony's Masses drove Taylor crazy and he's no longer worried about stepping on people's toes. Fr. Anthony wants a tattoo and Taylor yells at him. We close out the show with a Fr. Anthony Q&A session. Enjoy!
Married Priests, Heaven, Reading Lips & CHVRCH w/Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 281
Taylor has a lot of off-the-wall questions for Fr. Anthony Sciarappa from married priests, to weird Catholic spelling choices to random thoughts on Heaven. It's quite a fun journey as Taylor tries to entrap Fr. Anthony with his questions. They also play a new game that is either the best thing or worse thing we have ever done.
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.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 240
Fr. Anthony cohosts what is probably our funniest show of the year! We find the show's Life Verse, Taylor has a hot take on virtue signaling and Fr. Anthony messed up in Mass and we have video proof lolol. Enjoy!
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 196
Fr. Anthony cohosts and the show is hilarious from the start! Taylor throws him off within seconds and then they discuss the very important topics of being angry when God shows up and priests listening to love songs. Our guests this week are the wonderful founders of Catholic Christian Outreach, André & Angèle Regnier The show ends with the anticipated debut of the "Chicken Soup for the Schroll" segment.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 193
Taylor compliments Fr. Anthony to start the show so he knew he was in for a wild show. They chat family, parenthood, & people saying dumb things so Fr. Harrison Ayre comes to save the day by sharing how we can all be smarter. Enjoy this episode of Clerically Forte!
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 192
Liv Harrison announces an exciting new venture and a beautiful story about her parents. Taylor shares his "accomplishments" & Fr. Darryl Millette joins the show to have some fun with us!
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 191
It's been a very difficult week for our country. This was a tough one to record but we wanted to share our hearts and thoughts with our community in response to the tragedy of George Floyd's death. Jon Blevins joins Taylor to discuss how we're feeling about the whole situation. Meg Hunter-Kilmer joins to share her radical calling from the Lord and about some of her favorite saints of color.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 190
After a hectic week, Taylor decides to go solo on an episode for the first time since 2017. He's joined in the second segment by Fr. Cassidy Stinson for a conversation on crushing demons and the differences between how priests are trained now and back in the day.
BONUS EPISODE! Mass in Space w/Fr. Brad Doyle
The world is going crazy with the coronavirus and most of us have extra time on our hands. Fr. Brad Doyle and Taylor wanted to give you the gift of extra content this week. One day we may all have to leave and go to space. Therefore, the guys discuss what Mass would be like in space. There was a ton of laughter that we hope will bring you joy in this strange time. Blessings :)
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 177
Our 3rd annual “Limping Into Lent” involves Taylor and Fr. Anthony yelling about their rough weeks, the priest trying to help Taylor off the brink of insanity and Logan Mayes joins to share cringe Catholicism stories. What a wild start to Lent!
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 168
Recorded live in the media center at #SLS20! Fr. Anthony had to deal with Taylor in person. Our guest this week was the live audience as we called people up throughout the show to share insights and their hot takes that Fr. Anthony and Taylor judged. This was a blast to record!
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 154
Fr Anthony is funnier than ever, Taylor yells at him, a priest more popular than him comes on the show…FUN TIMES! Fr Rob Galea shares the story of redemption that led him from gangs, addiction and depression to a beautiful life in the priesthood. Everett Fritz rejoins the show to talk about common struggles in prayer and how we actually may know more than we think.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 100!
Huge celebration show planned for the 100th episode! We had 8 guests on this episode, all of which have had a huge impact on the show's history. Everyone was brought together for a grand evening indeed!
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 88
When doing good sometimes makes do bad, Fr. Anthony Sciarappa(the self-proclaimed King of Catholic Twitter) on being awesome and Brian Baudoin on his support of the show and what he would do if he was in charge.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 86
Jam packed show with convos on Taylor attending a priestly ordination, speaking at a senior's day retreat, attending one of producer Sam's talks and learning a new game called "Google Feud."
We also talk with Pam Marvin about root sin, what it means and how to find healing in our deepest wounds.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 82
What!?!? It finally happened! After months of public shaming, Fr. Jared Cooke FINALLY came on the show! Tune is as we laugh for 55 minutes interspersed with conversations of ambition, confession, highlights from his first year of priesthood & more! Tune in to this extra special episode of the show!