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.
Loud American in Ireland w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 372
Taylor is back home from Ireland & shares a plethora of stories from his travels with Fr. Anthony. From wild travel stories, to being a fish out of water in another country, to experiencing TWO new cultures to explaining why he was there in the first place, Taylor has a ton to share. These stories have humor, faith insight & more. We hope you enjoy this storytelling episode of the show!
Live From Ireland! w/Ebin Baby & Fr. Binoj | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 371
Live From Ireland! Taylor traveled to Dublin to speak at the Awake Ireland Conference hosted by the Syro-Malabar Youth Movement. Syro-Malabar is one of the rites within the Catholic Church. In this episode, Taylor talks about the history of the rite, it's roots in India, how it differs from the Latin rite & much more. Join Taylor, Ebin Baby & Fr. Binoj to learn about our Syro-Malabar brothers and sisters' faith tradition.
Lectio Divina & George Strait w/Kathryn Whitaker | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 327
Taylor & Kathryn share their favorite ways to pray (We guarantee you've never heard Kathryn's answer!) They discuss Lectio Divina which is a great way to pray with scripture and share a reflection on Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well.
Fire, Boxing & Enduring w/Alison Sullivan | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 253
Taylor is back from a wonderful week of summer camp with another bad travel story. Allison smells like gasoline for some reason and wants to fight about everything verbally. They also share how they finally fought in the boxing ring after years of anticipation! Hear how their boxing match went from both perspectives.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 113
Taylor is back from NCCYM with stories & insights. Fr. Jared returns to co-host. We have a friendly homily battle and discuss finding a home in a broken Church w/help from the lyrics of “Who You Say I Am.” Leila Miller is our guest this week as we discuss controversial topics like sex outside of marriage & modesty from her latest book "Made This Way: How To Prepare Kids To Face Today’s Tough Moral Issues."
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 101
This episode we talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place. We do this through discussions of the Captain Marvel trailer, the aftermath of Avenger’s Infinity War, & a classic Old Testament story. We are also joined by Tony Vasinda of ProjectYM to talk about the work they are doing to support youth ministers across the globe.
Appearance on the "Catholic Real" Show
My guest appearance talking youth ministry and Jesus teaching us to flip over tables in Church on the “Catholic Real” podcast.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 59
I'm joined by Steve Pokorny to talking about ridding your life of pornography once and for all. Also, producer Sam and I finish up our recap from the National Youth Workers Convention by talking about a quirky Mass, the parable of the talents and not being Jesus' lawyer.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 42
My good ol' pal and youth ministry buddy Joe Mastrangelo drove up from Houston to join me for this whole episode. We chatted about thinking outside the box in the ministry as well as coffee and its connection to faith. We also had a friendly(ish) youth ministry trivia competition.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 41
We had a packed studio of 9 local humans to talk about their experience at a recent Jr High Summer Camp as campers, a high school staffer and parents of the campers. We talk about the impact of youth ministry for teens and their parents. We also play a game that pits the youth against the parents.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 12
Tune in to this week's show from Red-C Radio for a conversation about finishing Advent strong, some advent/Christmas songs, overcoming failure, and an interview with local youth minister Darren Seibert about celebrating the holidays as a family and more.
Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 10
I can't believe I got to interview this giant in apologetics! Tune in to hear the interview with Jimmy Akin about his faith journey and new book as well as a discussion about my trip to the National Catholic Conference of Youth Ministers.