Fr. Anthony gets off an all-time rant, Taylor ponders changing his stance on burying St. Joseph to sell his house & asks the good priest some confession themed theological questions.
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.
Confusing Homilies & Biblical Narration Game w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast 402
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.
Change w/ Kathryn Whitaker | Forte Catholic Podcast 401
Kathryn has some exciting new & Taylor isn't a fan of all the change going on in his life. They talk through some of the funny (and not so funny) things going on and how to handle constant change.
The Schroll Children | Forte Catholic Podcast 400
In celebration of our 400th episode, Taylor invites his kids on to the show to share who they are, what they think their dad does, what they've learned at Church & more. We hope you enjoy this episode with the three cutest children around!
Bullying, Presidents & Catholic School vs Youth Ministry Kids w/ Chris Bartlett | Forte Catholic Podcast 399
Chris returns as our resident former bullied child to answer Taylor's question about if Taylor has become the bully. There's a fine line between standing up for yourself against bullies and bullying others in return. They also discuss Chris' fancy new role as President of Ablaze Ministries & the age old debate of whether Catholic school kids need youth group to stay Catholic.
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 :)
Kathryn Whitaker: Parenting Guru | Forte Catholic Podcast 397
Taylor is in a new stage of parenting with a JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT and kids at two different campuses for the first time. We know a few of you have been through this and...HOW DO YOU DO IT!?!?! Kathryn shares some tips, tricks, encouragement and tough love with Taylor on the things that have worked best for her, especially in new seasons of parenting. To close out the show, Taylor shares one of the biggest things that Catholics LOVE that is actually currently annoying him.
Paganism, Plane Fight & Cryotherapy w/Fr Anthony | Live from Pittsburgh | Forte Catholic Podcast 396
Taylor is back at Fr. Anthony's house for a few days so they sat down to record a podcast about paganism, inculturation, Taylor's new therapy routine and asking the age old question: Is Taylor a jerk? There's a new story from a recent flight where Taylor might have done the right thing but he also might not have. YOU DECIDE!
Mission Trip | Live from New Mexico | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 395
Taylor is joined by members of the Epiphany parish youth mission trip to discuss their trip & experiences on the reservation. Taylor led worship for a mission trip on Native land outside of Albuquerque and it was an incredible blessing! He is joined by participants from the trip to discuss their experiences on the reservation & how it has impacted their faith.
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!
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.
Aggie Baseball, Loyalty & Leadership w/ Kathryn Whitaker | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 392
KATHRYN WHITAKER CALLED FOR AN EMERGENCY EPISODE! The Texas A&M Aggie Baseball team has had QUITE the saga over the past few weeks and she has THOUGHTS! It's a story of triumph, failure, loyalty, dishonor, anger and so much more! We hope you enjoy our conversation on this hot stove issue of the summer (with fancy connections to Church issues as a bonus.)
Storms & Duplication of Mission | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 391
Taylor shares some funny insights he had into the storm themed readings from this past Sunday. GOD DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOUR STORM!!! ...but he does care about you! He also shares about a breakthrough he's had in how he's thinking about his career in regards to duplication of mission. This came after a meeting with a Vatican official(FANCY!)
50th Birthday, The King & Redemption w/ Kathryn Whitaker | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 390
Kathryn celebrates a monumental birthday, is part of a record breaking concert & Taylor has his deepest spiritual insight of the year! Quite the episode!
Holy Week & Why We're Catholic w/ Kathryn Whitaker | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 381
Taylor & Kathryn reflecting on the Holiest of Weeks on the Church calendar, explaining why we became Catholic & stick with it after all this time.
Anger Management & Catholic Questions w/ Allison Sullivan | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 380
Taylor has a laundry list of things currently driving him into fits of rage. Allison does her best to help him through it. As the Lenten season begins to wrap up, join us in our suffering. Misery loves company! They laugh through it and Allison shares her classic fiery preaching skills to guide us through times when anger wells up.
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.
Love Languages & Mosaics w/ Allison Sullivan | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 373
This is the kindest and holiest episode we've done in a WHILE! Taylor & Allison rediscover the Five Love Languages with some new insight they haven't seen before that apply to all the relationships in our lives. They also say very kind things about a lot of people in their lives while discussing how it takes an entire community for us to see all the attributes of God.