youth ministry

Bullying, Presidents & Catholic School vs Youth Ministry Kids w/ Chris Bartlett | Forte Catholic Podcast 399

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.

Loud American in Ireland w/ Fr. Anthony Sciarappa | Forte Catholic Podcast Ep 372

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! 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

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

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

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

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.