Top Ten Podcast Episodes of 2022

Thank y’all for a great year for the Podcast! We had over 60k downloads, including our best month ever in June with over 6k! That brings us to a total of over 250k since we launched! Thanks for all the support!

Top 10 Episodes of 2022

Here were the episodes y’all liked the most this year ranked 10 through 1.
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#10

Jon Blevins cohosts as we discuss offering our Lenten sacrifices on behalf of others, our newest trivia game & the best lines from St. Escriva's spiritual classic "The Way."

#9

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.

#8

Fr. Anthony helps Taylor ring in the new year with a State of the Forte looking back on 2021 & a new game Father invented to make Taylor look dumb. J.P. Quinn rejoins the show to share his hot takes in the game he invented: Forte/Mezzo/Piano.

#7

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.

#6

Usually it's Jon bringing the hot takes but this week Taylor is unhinged and Jon is incredibly pastoral. They discuss a common trope about boring Masses that Taylor no longer agrees with & how auxiliary bishops are pretty much made up. This leads to questioning if some of the Church's rules are pharisaical or not. They also discuss their best and worst dates ever in preparation for Valentine's Day.

#5

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.

#4

Kathryn Whitaker is in town and joins Taylor to talk about his trip to LA and her recent experience of extreme hospitality at Church. They also play our saints game "Imitate, Intercess or Ignore." Fr. Innocent Montgomery joins the show to share how we can enter into the desert with Jesus this Lent.

#3

New biblical insight into Baptism, a ridiculous Scripture game & a Doctor to make us all smarter

#2

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 :)

#1

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.

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2022 Year in Review | State of the Forte | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 321

Happy New Year!

I'm terrible at looking back at the past and seeing all the good things God did in my life. I'm usually focused on the present or working towards building a better future that I forget to be thankful for what has already happened. That is why every year, we do a "State of the Forte" as our first episode of the new year to see all the cool things we experienced together.

In today's episode, Taylor looks at the highlights of the show from the past year, counts down our top ten episodes, our top ten moments and shares how the show has grown. We also review the additions to our YouTube channel in 2022 and the rest of the work we did through producing other great Catholic podcasts and our events.

Taylor also takes a few moments to address the passing of one of his heroes Pope Benedict XVI and his thoughts on the Damar Hamlin situation from this week's Monday Night Football.

We hope you enjoy looking back at the past year with us. Blessings on your new year!

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Top Ten Podcast Episodes of 2021

Thank y’all for a great year for the Podcast! We had over 50k downloads, including our best month ever in November with over 6k! That brings us to a total of over 175k since we launched with 100k being in the last two years. Y’all rock!

Top 10 Episodes

Here were the episodes y’all liked the most this year ranked 10 through 1.
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If you're having trouble viewing the rankings and descriptions on mobile (i.e. from twitter) view in your browser on original mode.

#10

It snowed in central Texas where Taylor and Allison live and they share how wonderful it was for them and their families! Then they talk about CUSSIN! It's an interesting conversation that probably a bit different than what you heard in youth group. Finally, Taylor shares the "State of the Podcast"

#9

Fr. Anthony quizzes Taylor on fancy Catholic words and it...doesn't go well. Sam Blair, an ex-Navy Seal and leadership coach for an NBA team joins the show to talk about grit and Fr. Anthony talks to Taylor about comedy in evangelization.

#8

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! :)

#7

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!

#6

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.

#5

The show starts off with a convo about how sometimes holy people have no idea what's going on. Taylor is fed up with cancel culture and is very disappointed in Fr. Anthony.

#4

Taylor & Fr. Anthony answer what to in regards to lukewarm Christianity, engagements & Nickelback songs.

#3

Taylor has a lot of things to yell about and Fr. Anthony has some answers. They have a blast yelling about things that ultimately don't matter but just show how fun the oddities of Catholicism can be. Edmund Mitchell joins the show to talk about his new project making the catechism more easily approachable so we can dive into the richness of our faith.

#2

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!

#1

Taylor flew to Pittsburgh to celebrate Fr. Anthony's 5th anniversary and recorded this episode in the Sciarappa home while they were together. They discuss the Catholic view on gambling, a blast from the past & Taylor's pet peeve of using effeminacy as a derogatory term.

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Top Ten Podcasts of 2020 (So Far)

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This is a great place to start! Here’s the countdown of the top 10 most popular episodes from the first half of 2020…

Top 10 Episodes

Here are the most downloaded episodes of the show ranked 10 through 1.
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If you're having trouble viewing the rankings and descriptions on mobile (i.e. from twitter) view in your browser on original mode.

#10

Taylor makes co-host Allison Sullivan squirm. He also shares his crowning achievement and the two new ways he's going to be juussst like Jesus(*eyerolls ensued*). They also go through some pretty wild reviews of the show. Fr. Chris Ortega shares his story of growing up as a first generation latino American.

#9

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!

#8

Taylor and Beardless Blevins discuss the two holidays of the week, why some people refuse to enjoy their Catholicism, how the road to Emmaus is a perfect story for us in quarantine and Pete Burak shares about success in young adult ministry.

#7

Allison Sullivan is now TikTok famous. Meanwhile Taylor’s world is falling apart and everyone seems to be enjoying it lol. Koji de Ramos is our guest and shares how he’s using his awesome creative gifts to build the culture with The Culture Project. Allison and Taylor argue about how to pronounce words and then segue seamlessly into discussing one of the last chapters of John’s Gospel.

#6

HUGE NEWS for Taylor and Forte Catholic in the first segment of today's show! Fr. Anthony cohosts to help reveal the news, play the revived "Life Verse" game and speak with Coach Anthony Simon about Fortitude.

#5

Taylor and Fr. Anthony have a friend fight. Father tries to explain two terrible sermons and Taylor Tripodi joins the show to discuss surrender…and they all argue about who’s senior prom was worse.

#4

Allison Sullivan steals the spotlight in the first segment to talk about her conversion and Taylor’s lack thereof. Chika Anyanwu joins us to share her life story and what drives her. Finally, Taylor shares one of his pet peeves about “manliness” in the Church.

#3

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!

#2

Liv Harrison cohosts and desperately wanted to talk about the Golden Globes…so we did. She also shares about her upcoming conference and the feminine genius while Taylor insists on mansplaining things. Our guest this week is Chris Mueller of Everyday Catholic to share the heart of a father as he and his family rally around their son who has cancer.

#1

Taylor and Fr. Anthony compare and contrast mystery novels with Catholic teaching. Rakhi McCormick shares her journey from Hinduism to Catholicism. The guys discuss the recent passing of Kobe Bryant, Taylor putting his foot in his mouth and praying for the dead.

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