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.
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.
Have the bullied become the bullies? Should Catholic School kids go to youth group?
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.
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Produced by Taylor Schroll
Editing & Episode art by Sarah Allen
All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.
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!
Last week, we came to you live from Ireland!
This week, Taylor is back home & 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!
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Produced by Taylor Schroll
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All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.
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.
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, its roots in India, how it differs from the Latin rite & much more. Join Taylor, Ebin Baby & Fr. Binoj live from the Awake Conference to learn about our Syro-Malabar brothers & sisters faith tradition.
To kick off the show, Taylor talks with Ebin Baby, the director of the Syro-Malabar Youth Movement for Ireland. Ebin shares the roots of the Syro-Malabar rite tracing all the way back to Doubting St. Thomas who made the journey to southern India to share the Gospel. Connect with Ebin @baby_ebin on Instagram.
Then, Taylor is joined by Fr. Binoj Mulavarickal, the leader of the Syro-Malabar Youth Movement for all of Europe. He and Taylor discuss his first experience at a Syro-Malabar rite Mass (called Qurbana) & adoration. They talk about what makes the Syro-Malabar rites different than what those of us in the Latin rite may be used to. Taylor shares about the beautiful experience of worshiping in this new way. Fr. Binoj is an incredible speaker and highly regarded musician with millions of listeners on YouTube & Spotify. Connect with him @binoj_achan on Instagram.
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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.
Taylor & Kathryn share stories from their recent retreat/conference weekends and talk a bit about prayer. Taylor has been asking people he respects and looks up to how they pray for years and Kathryn gives the most surprising answer yet!
They also discuss Lectio Divina, which is a way of praying with Scripture that Taylor has found particularly helpful. They lay out how it works and discuss some of the fruits of prayer, in particular with the Gospel story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman.
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Produced by Taylor Schroll
Edited by Nate Bentz
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All music used on the show is by Brandon “BeTheSymbol” Morel. Find his music at bethesymbol.com.
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.
Taylor is back from Life Teen summer camp and had a blast! He shares a terrible travel story, Allison is covered in gasoline for some reason and they fight about kids going back to school. The first segment goes off the rails QUICK!
In the second segment, this is what you have all been waiting for. The long awaited Forte Catholic boxing match between Taylor & Allison finally happened. Hear as they recount their versions of what happened at Taylor's first day at the boxing gym.
To close out the show, Taylor flips a common complaint we have against God back on ourselves. Enjoy!
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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."
Taylor has returned from the National Catholic Conference of Youth Ministry with stories & insights, including a Mass Text segment(without the intro...whoops). We decide which homily is better between Taylor's, a 6'8" Bishop's & co-host Fr. Jared's.
In the second segment, we are joined by Leila Miller, co-author of "Made This Way: How To Prepare Kids To Face Today’s Tough Moral Issues." In this book, she and Trent Horn team up to cover how to guide our children to Heaven in today's culture, especially how to answer tough questions about sex outside of marriage, modesty, homosexuality and more.
To close out the show, Taylor and Fr. Jared discuss finding a home in a broken Church through the lyrics of Hillsong's latest hit "Who You Say I Am."
Bonus content for this episode can be found in our Patreon community at Patreon.com/fortecatholic.
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.
We kick of this week's show(THE FIRST TRUE PALINDROME EPISODE IS SHOW HISTORY!!!) by talking about the Captain Marvel Trailer release and our reactions to it. We talk about how the Avengers post-Infinity War are stuck between a rock and a hard place. This is our theme for the day as we begin a conversation about the Israelites being stuck between a rock and a hard place at the Red Sea here and finish it in the 3rd segment. We talk about the "Red Sea Rules"; the lessons we learn from looking at how God worked in this story.
In the second segment, we are rejoined by Tony Vasinda, this time to talk about the work of Project YM and what they are doing to support youth ministers around the world. Tony gives us a peek into the lives of a youth minister that most people don't see and how we can support them as well.
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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.
Yoooo! I went on Chris Agron's podcast. Although he may be clinically insane (diagnosed by yours truly), we had an absolute blast talking about my work with Ablaze Ministries, Jesus teaching us to flip tables, some youth ministry tips and much more.
Listen now on iTunes or on YouTube below!
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.
Howdy! Back again with another episode this week about our trip to Memphis for the National Youth Workers Convention.
In the first segment, I talk about a pretty interesting/quirky Mass we attended in downtown. This includes a cowboy priest and a fresh take on the parable of the talents.
In the segment segment, I welcome Steve Pokorny back to the show to talk about his upcoming book "Redeemed Vision" about being set free from pornography once and for all and the importance of seeking true beauty. Click here for more information on the book and how to get a copy!
In the final segment, producer Sam and I close out our sharing from the conference by talking about our favorite nuggets of wisdom we took home from the weekend like not being Jesus' lawyer and the priority of silence in the lives of a Christian.
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.
My good ol' pal and youth ministry buddy Joe Mastrangelo drove up from Houston to join me for this whole episode. We chatted about his ministry, how his parish is doing something very different in order to evangelize their young people and what we can learn from thinking outside the box in the Church.
We also were pitted in a vicious youth minister vs. youth minister trivia game with a perfect balance of questions about Catholicism and Pop Culture in the second segment.
In the final segment, I asked Joe what he is passionate about and he answered coffee, so that's what we talked about. He compares coffee to evangelization about how a familial and home-y atmosphere can do a lot for a Church community.
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.
We had a Forte Catholic record 9 people in studio for the recording of this episode!
Last month, Ablaze Ministries took Junior High students to camp. Here, I interview 3 campers, two of their parents and a high school counselor on the impact camp and youth ministry have had on their lives from each of their unique perspectives.
I also pit the youth vs. the parents in an epic trivia game called "Taylor Swift or Lamentations"(DownloadYouthMinistry.com) where I read a line and they have to guess who said it. Hilarity ensued.
If you are in ministry, love youth ministry, have kids or have fond memories of your time as a young person in the Church, you will enjoy this episode.
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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.
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.
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Thanks and have a Merry Christmas!
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.
Jimmy Akin! Jimmy Akin! Jimmy Akin!
I can't believe I got to interview this giant in apologetics! If you are not familiar(because you were just born or this is your first trip to the internet), Jimmy has been working for Catholic Answers as an apologist, radio show host, blogger and writer for many years. Tune in to hear the interview with Jimmy about his faith journey and new book as well as a discussion about the National Catholic Conference of Youth Ministers I went to this weekend and the Forte Five segment returns.
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