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.

Taylor Schroll 4/7/21 Taylor Schroll 4/7/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 234

Jon Blevins cohosts our Easter episode which kicks off with off the wall insights about Easter you won't get anywhere else. The Houston Texans' priest chaplain joins the show to share where pro sports and faith meet. Finally, Taylor & Jon discuss the illusion of explanatory depth.

Jon Blevins cohosts our Easter episode which kicks off with off the wall insights about Easter you won't get anywhere else: like Jesus being a superhero and possibly messing with the Apostles with his powers.

Fr. Clint Ressler, the Catholic chaplain for the Houston Texans, joins Taylor to discuss his favorite NFL team, how Catholicism and professional sports mix and some wild stories from Fr. Clint's time with the team.

In the final segment, Jon and Taylor discuss a new concept for Taylor that apparently wasn't new to Jon called "the illusion of explanatory depth." They quiz each other on random topics and then get to the point. Enjoy!

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Taylor Schroll 3/31/21 Taylor Schroll 3/31/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 233

Amanda Vernon guest cohosts to share crazy travel stories, odd dating/breakup stories, & strange marriage insights. They also discuss their vastly different music careers & overcoming nervousness.

Amanda Vernon came to town and cohosted with Taylor this week. The show kicked off as they shared crazy travel stories, odd dating/breakup stories(including one of them dating a future priest) and strange marriage insights.

Next, they talk about their vastly different singing careers(one being successful and the other being Taylor). This leads to a conversation about nervousness, overcoming it and the comfort that comes with practice.

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Taylor Schroll 3/24/21 Taylor Schroll 3/24/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 232

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.

Fr. Anthony quizzes Taylor on fancy Catholic words and it...was something. lol. One of the more fun games we've come up with in a while. Do you know the meaning of more of these words than a guy with a Theology degree? The answer is...probably...

Sam Blair of The Frassati Company joins Taylor for a conversation on grit, heartiness & resilience. Taylor thought those words were synonyms but the ex-Seal and current leadership development expert taught him otherwise. This is a great conversation for us to continue to grow in our current situation.

Finally, Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss using comedy to open people up for the Gospel.

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Taylor Schroll 3/17/21 Taylor Schroll 3/17/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 231

Hard work pays off later even if it doesn't seem like it now. Liv tries to explain to Taylor what the heck is going on with the Royal Family & Taylor talks about Shallow Hal.

Taylor kicks off the show with a conversation about hard work paying off at a later date. We often don't get to see the results of our dedication but then we look back and see how far we've come.

Liv Harrison tries to explain to Taylor what happened in the Oprah interview with Meghan Markle & Prince Harry. He is quite confused. Liv shares her insight and Taylor gives his grand opinion with very limited knowledge.

The show ends with a very quick PodDecks session that leads to a wonderful conversation about Shallow Hal. We love how random these cards make our topics. Enjoy!

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Taylor Schroll 3/10/21 Taylor Schroll 3/10/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 230

Allison Sullivan and Taylor start the show of with some pretty serious stories about the differences between the life experiences of men and women. We then lighten the mood with the continuation of our PodDecks, where Taylor and his cohost get interviewed by inanimate objects. Allison shares about her transition in parenting as her kids get older and Taylor shares how his kids are already more talented than him.

Allison Sullivan and Taylor start the show of with some pretty serious stories about the differences between the life experiences of men and women. Taylor recently had one of the craziest moments of his life and Allison shares similar stories along with her wisdom and insight. Ultimately, we just want people to be safe and stand up for the vulnerable.

In the second segment, we lighten the mood with the continuation of our PodDecks, where Taylor and his cohost get interviewed by inanimate objects. You never know what's going to happen!

Finally, Allison shares about her transition in parenting as her kids get older and Taylor shares how his kids are already more talented than him and he needs to let them fly like the little birds they are.

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Taylor Schroll 3/3/21 Taylor Schroll 3/3/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 229

Taylor & Jon look to the Scriptures to find out why our spiritual lives have been so difficult recently. They also play Christian Podcast Roulette which autogenerates podcast names. Finally, Taylor gripes about how everyone says you need to wake up early to be successful. It's hogwash!

Taylor & Jon kick off this week's episode with a conversation on how it's often hard to ask for and receive help, especially in the things we pride ourselves in. We look at Simon helping Jesus carry his cross and the Our Father for insight into how our spiritual lives seem to be harder to take care of these days.

The second segment brings us to Christian Podcast Roulette. This is a game Taylor found of the interwebs that generates a Christian podcast name for you. Taylor and each of the cohosts get a new name for their podcasts. Hilarious!

Finally, Taylor gripes about how everyone says you need to wake up early to be successful. It's hogwash! They discuss morning routines and finding what works for you.

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Taylor Schroll 2/24/21 Taylor Schroll 2/24/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 228

Taylor recently watched a clip of "The Chosen" that he really connected with and gets down to the nitty gritty of why he stays Catholic. The guys play a new game with the help of PodDecks which led to some good and unexpected conversation. They introduce another new game called "Hypothetical Sin." Taylor shares a story that he may or may not have been involved in(involving the cops) and asks if what he did was a sin.

Taylor yells at God. Fr. Anthony tries to help.

Taylor recently watched a clip of "The Chosen" that he really connected with and gets down to the nitty gritty of why he stays Catholic.

In the second segment, the guys play a new game with the help of PodDecks. These are random questions that they haven't seen and have to answer on the show. It led to some good and unexpected conversation.

The final segment may just be our best segment of the year. They introduce another new game called "Hypothetical Sin." Taylor shares a story that he may or may not have been involved in(involving the cops) and asks if what he did was a sin.

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Taylor Schroll 2/18/21 Taylor Schroll 2/18/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 227

Taylor & Edmund Mitchell discuss what life in Texas has been like this week and we get to know our stand in cohost. Taylor asks a ton of very strange theological questions and gets a few other things off his chest his been wondering about including the 2 becoming 1, the 99 sheep, cryptocurrency, Jesus the business owner and much more.

WHAT! A! WEEK!

Hell has frozen over and now living in Texas has become a frozen hell. Edmund Mitchell steps up to cohost.

We discuss what life in Texas has been like this week and get to know our stand in cohost. Taylor asks a ton of very strange theological questions and gets a few other things off his chest his been wondering about including the 2 becoming 1, the 99 sheep, cryptocurrency, Jesus the business owner and much more.

Thanks for your patience in getting this episode out. It was a rough week in Texas with the winter storm. I hope you enjoy the show. We worked our butts off to get it to ya :)

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Taylor Schroll 2/10/21 Taylor Schroll 2/10/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 226

Liv and Taylor go back to college! Well...kinda. This episode was recorded for the #Seek21 young adult conference hosted by FOCUS. Liv and Taylor reminisce about the good, bad and ugly of college, what they wish they knew then and how they grew. They also play the college editions of Chicken Soup for the Schroll & Freestyle Preaching.

This week's episode is brought to you in conjunction with the Seek Conference hosted by FOCUS.

Liv Harrison cohosts as she and Taylor reminisce about the good, bad and ugly of their time in college. How did they grow during college? What would they tell their college selves now? How did Taylor get a professor fired? All these questions answered and more!

They also play a college edition of Freestyle Preaching where they have to come up with minute long sermons on the spot. It was a blast to be a part of a FOCUS conference for the second straight year.

Find out more about the leading Catholic campus ministry organization at https://www.focus.org/.

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Taylor Schroll 2/3/21 Taylor Schroll 2/3/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 225

Jon cohosts as he and Taylor tackle a few more hot button issues than normal including pro-life issues and tithing. Hopefully its a refreshing and light hearted take on some complicated and often avoided issues.

Jon "Bearded" Blevins cohosts a show that has hotter topics than usual. We tackle the pro-life issue and tithing for the first time in the history of the show.

In regards to the pro-life topic, Taylor has been frustrated with how the pro-life movement has argued things and finally heard a new way of having this discussion that he found helpful.

Tithing has always been an awkward topic, especially for someone who works in the non-profit world. But we figured we would finally tackle it by sharing our thoughts on how to best share our time, talents and money.

Taylor also led a retreat IN PERSON and had an epiphany about how things we often hear like "God loves you" starts to lose it's meaning over time and how we need to refocus on the basic truths of our faith.

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Taylor Schroll 1/27/21 Taylor Schroll 1/27/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 224

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.

Taylor starts off the show by asking Fr. Anthony to recount his homily. This leads to a discussion of when holy people have absolutely no idea what's going on but can still do good things in the world whilst clueless.

Taylor is fed up with cancel culture on both ends of the spectrum. We can't seem to figure it out as a unit. We wanna cancel some forever and anoint some we canceled recently. It's all very confusing. This conundrum leads to a fine discussion

The show wraps with the age old problem of trying to do something good and having failures/growing pains along the way. Taylor tells Fr. Anthony why he's not mad at him...but very disappointed.

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Taylor Schroll 1/20/21 Taylor Schroll 1/20/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 223

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"

A Texas miracle! It snowed in central Texas where Taylor and Allison live and they share how wonderful it was for them and their families! Taylor also gives an update on "The Decision" he made on last month's episode with Allison. Was it worth it?!?

Then they talk about CUSSIN! Is cussing a sin? Does it hinder our growth in holiness? Can a saint cuss? 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" by giving an update on how the show is doing well and where it isn't. Also, Allison got a nerdy mom van.

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Taylor Schroll 1/13/21 Taylor Schroll 1/13/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 222

Taylor tries a new approach to the first segment by sharing some of his favorite quotes he's heard recently. It doesn't rein Liv in but it's entertaining none-the-less. Liv then shares about her new positivity challenge she's running for over 300 people and Taylor asks when she became positive. Finally they play a game that doesn't go anything like Taylor expected.

In an attempt to rein Liv in, Taylor tries a new approach to the first segment by sharing some of his favorite quotes he's heard recently. It doesn't rein her in but it's entertaining none-the-less.

Liv then shares about her new positivity challenge she's running for over 300 people and Taylor asks when she became positive. They argue. Only they can make a conversation about positivity negative lol

Finally they play a game that doesn't go anything like Taylor expected. Enjoy!

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Taylor Schroll 1/6/21 Taylor Schroll 1/6/21

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 221

Taylor FINALLY made it back to Mass at his home parish and it came with a HUGE surprise that no one else seemed to notice. Jon Blevins cohosts and the guys share their January 2021 Saint Power Rankings. In the final segment, they use Jen Fulwiler's Word of the Year generator to find out what their word for 2021 is.

Taylor FINALLY made it back to Mass at his home parish and it came with a HUGE surprise that no one else seemed to notice.

Jon Blevins cohosts and the guys share their January 2021 Saint Power Rankings. Who are the saints that are most popular and/or most needed today.

In the final segment, they use Jen Fulwiler's Word of the Year generator to find out what their word for 2021 is...and judge their words from previous years. There's also a bit about God saving his people so that's cool too.

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Taylor Schroll 12/30/20 Taylor Schroll 12/30/20

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 220

Taylor looks back on 2020 to try and find something good but instead goes back further cuz he couldn't find anything. Taylor found the PERFECT new tune for the ABC's and asks Fr. Anthony if it's sacrilegious. Fr. Anthony gets another crack at Freestyle Preaching and writing his Christmas homily on the show.

The New Year's Special with Fr. Anthony and Taylor!

Taylor looks back on 2020 to try and find something good but instead goes back further cuz he couldn't find anything. The two reminisce about their friendship and how its grown and discuss the balance between poking fun at each other and being genuine.

Taylor found the PERFECT new tune for the ABC's and asks Fr. Anthony if it's sacriligious.

Fr. Anthony gets another crack at Freestyle Preaching and writing his Christmas homily on the show.

Merry Chhhristmas & Happy New Year!

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Taylor Schroll 12/23/20 Taylor Schroll 12/23/20

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 219

The Annual Christmas Special is here! Taylor shares a revolutionary insight that will change Christianity FOREVER. Allison shares about her newfound love for acting and how it's leading her and her son to Los Angeles and Taylor talks about waiting vs. waiting(we promise it'll make sense). Merry Christmas!

Allison Sullivan cohosts our fourth Christmas special wearing a festive hat!

The show kicks off with Taylor sharing the most revolutionary insight he's ever had on the show! It will change the course of Christianity FOREVERRR!!! And also talks about a rare occasion in 2020 where he had too much of a good thing and a difficult decision he had to make. Allison lovingly guides him through this with her motherly love.

The second segment, Allison shares how she's super famous now because of TikTok and how her and her son are going to LA to become actors and why she loves it all so much!

And finally, Taylor shares how he tried really hard to go to Mass and still screwed it up and the difference between waiting and waiting(we promise it will make sense when you watch).

From all of us here at Forte Catholic, we wish you and yours a very Merry Chhhhhristmas!

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Taylor Schroll 12/16/20 Taylor Schroll 12/16/20

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 218

Taylor had one of the most rollercoaster weeks with huge highs and low lows and he's emotionally exhaused from it. So he invited Liv of all people to...help? Buckle up for story time with Taylor to feel better about your week either because you can commiserate or because you can be thankful you're not him. These stories somehow lead to conversations about true community, growth and the hope brought about from...THE DISNEY ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!

These stories somehow lead to conversations about true community, growth and the hope brought about from...THE DISNEY ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!

Happy last week of Advent y'all!

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Taylor Schroll 12/9/20 Taylor Schroll 12/9/20

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 217

Jesus played against Mary in a basketball game and the winner determined how we should be praying. We also brought back two long forgotten segments and had an absolute blast! We rate recent hot takes from our friends at Clerically Speaking and learn that Jon truly has a gift from God in Life Verse where the Lord speaks directly through us to share a message with someone.

Jesus played against Mary in a basketball game and the winner determined how we should be praying. Taylor(half a grad theology degree) has a wild theory and Jon "Bearded" Blevins(full grad theology degree (*online*) tries to correct him.

We also brought back two long forgotten segments and had an absolute blast! We rate recent hot takes from our friends at Clerically Speaking and learn that Jon truly has a gift from God in Life Verse where the Lord speaks directly through us to share a message with someone.

Tune in for a light-hearted and fun episode with the Wonder Boy Jon Blevins!

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Taylor Schroll 12/2/20 Taylor Schroll 12/2/20

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 216

Taylor got his beard trimmed for the first time since the pre-covid era and it was a very strange experience. Fr. Anthony opens a mystery gift from a listener, reveals his secret Taekwondo talent and Taylor rails on spiritual bouquets.

Taylor got his beard trimmed for the first time since the pre-covid era and it was...not what he expected! Terrifying and embarrassing!

Fr. Anthony received mail two weeks ago from a listener of the show with the explicit instructions not to open until on the air with Taylor. It was one of the greatest reveals of show history and was fodder to make fun of our favorite priest for an entire segment! We also learned more about a lesser known saint we should all appreciate more after this segment.

Finally, Father shares his secret talent of Taekwondo, Taylor wants to fight and then rants about spiritual bouquets. Wild show! Enjoy :)

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Taylor Schroll 11/25/20 Taylor Schroll 11/25/20

Forte Catholic Podcast Episode 215

Allison Sullivan cohosts our Thanksgiving episode that kicks off with a recent revelation about how we relate to God individually. We ask how our younger selves would feel about us now and the final segment tackles intuition and was one of Taylor’s favorite segments ever on the show.

Allison Sullivan cohosts our Thanksgiving episode that kicks off with a recent revelation about how we relate to God individually.

We ask if us from five years ago would be proud of who we are today and how this exercise is important to know where we stand and how we can grow.

The final segment may be one of Taylor's favorites in the history of the show. They discuss the quote "A well trained intuition is a good servant and a poor master." Both share their thoughts on how this quote applies to them and how certain things in regards to it drive them crazy!

This episode had it all: comedy, insight, laughter, deep thoughts, margaritas. What more could you ask for!?!?!

From all of us at Forte Catholic, we hope you and yours have a blessed Thanksgiving.

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