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Forte Catholic Ep 111-Using half a brain, Drinking w/St. Nick by Michael Foley & Free Speech Booths

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:05:00 -0800

Fr. Anthony Sciarappa cohosts as we start the show talking about not only using half your brain but instead using all God(and yo mama) gave you! Padre's quote at the end of the segment is worth more than gold lol.

In the second segment, we're joined by Michael Foley to discuss the connection between preparing for Christmas and drinking a lot.....in a Catholic way! It's perfect!

And in the final segment, Taylor rants about his "free speech booth" encounter and the guys discuss encouragement and end the show by being nice to each other. Twas' quite odd.

We've been nominated as Podcast of the Year by the Fisher's Net Awards! Head over to ForteCatholic.com/vote to cast your ballot for the show today!

Forte Catholic Ep 110-Chris Stefanick! Pride comes before the fall & everyone roasting everyone!

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 10:17:00 -0800

Taylor returns from a trip to St. Louis for the National Youth Workers Convention with content for daeaaaays & a HUGE guest in Chris Stefanick!

Chris, the internationally acclaimed author and speaker, shares about his new book "I Am ___; Rewrite Your Name, Reroute Your Life." This book is all about seeing yourself as God sees you, infusing our inner monologues with Scripture & understanding how our words and identity are extremely powerful in how we interact with the Lord and others.

Shaun McAfee co-hosts and guest producer Thaddeus Romansky provide witty banter and insightful feedback(they're much smarter than Taylor) throughout the first and third segments. We talk pride, humility, the reason Satan fell and what it means for our mission in life. We also chat about Taylor's visit to the BEAUTIFUL Cathedral in St. Louis, his experience there & how it compared/contrasted with the worship experience at the conference. It got into some pretty insane back and forth where all three seem to just roast each other for half a segment. It was a beautiful experience and we hope you enjoying it as much as we did!

Forte Catholic Ep 109-Coolest Monk Ever rejoins the show, keeping things simple & humble

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:34:00 -0800

Fr. Anthony Sciarappa co-hosts(WHAT!?!?!) as we talk about what Taylor learned about keeping things simple from the high school students he was on retreat with this weekend. (The students may or may not have been a little comically confused)

In the second segment, we are joined by a listener favorite Fr. Augustine Wetta. He rejoins the show(from his high school classroom with actual students in it) to talk about his new novel "The Eighth Arrow" which explores what it would be like if Odysseus from the Odyssey was in Dante's Inferno. The book is a thoroughly entertaining jailbreak story, full of allusions to great works of old and the lessons contained. A segment with the monk who breaks all monk stereotypes is always entertaining.

In the final segment, Taylor and Fr. Anthony bring back the "Mass Text" segment to revisit this past Sunday's readings, see how Father's homily went, discuss being bad at humility & why truths survive the test of time.

Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed it, please subscribe, leave a review, & share with someone you think will also enjoy it. For exclusive bonus content, check out our Patreon community at Patreon.com/ForteCatholic.

Forte Catholic Ep 108-Crazy 24 hours & finding God in secular songs w/Theresa Zoe Williams

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 9 Nov 2018 07:35:00 -0800

All in 24 hours Taylor gets hurt, has a strange dining experience, is confused by the elections, is frustrated by a doctor's visit and stumped by a Gospel passage.

In the second segment, Theresa Zoe Williams makes her triumphant podcast debut as we explore finding connections to faith in secular songs. She's a tremendous blogger and Tweeter(is that a word?). Check her out at PrincipessaMeetsWorld.com & @TheresaZoe on Twitter.

In the final segment, we answer more listener questions and make an announcement about changes coming to the show.

Thanks for listening! As always, if you enjoyed today's show, please like, rate and subscribe. Also, if you want exclusive content, check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/ForteCatholic.

Forte Catholic Ep 107-Producer Sam returns from the Holy Land!

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 2 Nov 2018 07:27:00 -0700

She's here!!!!!!! Finally back from her trip to the Holy Land and the sickness that ensued, Sam returns and we update each other on what's happened in the last month. She weighs in on all the shenanigans we pulled while she was gone AND she shares her experience of traveling to the Holy Land for the first time. We finish the show off talking about the effects of Confirmation and how the Sacrament is(and isn't...) affecting us today.

For a bonus track from this episode involving Taylor forgetting how to speak(it was reallllly bad), check out our community over on Patreon.

Forte Catholic Ep 106-Win the lottery & fight a baby elephant? Guest author of “Jesus Loves Movies”

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 08:10:00 -0700

Producer Sam and Fr. Jared Cooke were supppooooosed to be here this week to share about their trip to the Holy Land. But alas, they were both sick(I blame the Holy Land...) so AJ Barrows guest produced. Instead of talking the beauty of the Holy Land, we talked about what we would do if we won the 1.6 billion dollar lotto, finding happiness AND(of course) who would win in a fight: Taylor or a baby elephant.

Our guest this week is the author of "Jesus Loves Movies," Phil Strangolagalli(yea, you try to pronounce it!). His book walks through 30 of our favorite films and draws out connections to our walk with Christ in them. I was fascinated by some of the brilliant connections he makes. I'm gonna go watch a movie now! Enjoy the episode!

Forte Catholic Ep 105-Crazy travel & ?’s w/co host Allison Sullivan & a former Swiss Guard guest

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:56:00 -0700

Allison Sullivan rejoins the show to co-host this episode! We discuss the good, bad & ugly of our week's, including ANOTHER terrible travel experience for Taylor.

In the second segment, Taylor releases an interview from last month with former Swiss Guard, Andreas Widmer. He is in the running for most interesting man in the world. He was a Swiss Guard for JPII, once had Christmas Eve Dinner with the Pope, made a fortune in the dot com era, was essential in the creation of the voice recognition tech we now now as Siri or Alexa. He's fascinating! He currently teaches Entrepreneurship and the Catholic University of America where he shares the essential business principles he has learned throughout the years, how it affects our faith & much more!

In the final segment, Allison & Taylor pick up where we left off last week in answering questions from YOU, the listener. We spend most of our time discussing the qualities we look for in friends.

I hope you enjoy the episode! If you do, please like/rate in your podcasting service of choice AND share a link to the episode with your friends or social media feed. Thanks!

Forte Catholic Ep 104-I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends Guest/TeaWithTolkien

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:17:00 -0700

Producer Sam is in the Holy Land so Taylor is all alone in the studio.....sooooo this week's show was crowd sourced! We got tons of questions and topics submitted by you the listeners. From CrossFit to Fortnite to chicken nuggets to Vatican III, we have something for everyone this week!

I also throw absolute shade at my frenemies at the Roman Circus podcast with the help of Fr. Anthony Sciarappa and throw shade at said priest with the help of his brother, producer Nick Sciarappa. Producer Sam wasn't around to carry the show so creativity and assistance from everyone involved was needed.

In the second segment, I am joined by my co-nemesis @TeaWithTolkien to talk about our "beef", her Catholic Twitter title & of course....tea & Tolkien.

Tune in to this very different but super interesting(I'm biased) episode! Let me know what you think of today's format and content on social media.

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Forte Catholic Ep 103-Two Year Anniversary Show w/guest Chris Mueller

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 5 Oct 2018 09:31:00 -0700

Celebrating two years of Taylor talking too much! This episode marks the two year mark from the first Forte Catholic episode airing on RED-C Radio. We start off with a mini-celebration, update on Producer Sam and talk about her upcoming trip to the Holy Land. In the second segment, Chris Mueller of EverydayCatholic.com joins the show. He's essentially the successful & better looking version of Taylor. We talk about what speaks to a regular Catholic and how to lead from the pews. In the final segment, we talk about how Beyoncé's "Halo" & Taylor's recent lunch choice apply to a few of this week's feast days. We also talk about #InternationalPodcastDay, give away a prize & Taylor's conversation with a Catholic Twitter bot. #MakeCatholicismFunAgain If you enjoyed the show, please take a few seconds to subscribe to & rate the show in your podcasting app. Also, share the link to the episode on your social media. Extra time out of Purgatory for all who assist in this work of the Lord catholic christian podcast catholicism anniversary Holy Land Laity Beyonce International Podcast Day Twitter

Forte Catholic Ep 102-Laughing Thru the Pain. Crossover event w/Young Catholics Respond

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 07:42:00 -0700

Taylor had a crazy week. Producer Sam had a rough week. So what did we decide to do? Share stories and laugh through the pain with a conversation about a car wreck, the power going out in the middle of ministry and start a new segment where we answer questions from Curious Cat. In the second segment, we are joined by Bill Snyder, the host of the "Young Catholics Respond" podcast. This is another podcast crossover event as Taylor joins this week's episode of Bill's show this week as well. We get to know Bill and hear his story of how three open heart surgeries have impacted his faith. If you like the show and want time out of Purgatory, leave the show a rating and share it on your social media. Music by Taylor Schroll & Brandon Morel catholic christian podcast laugh pain millennials

Forte Catholic Ep 101-Between a Rock & a Hard Place. Guest Tony Vasinda w/Project YM

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:05:00 -0700

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. *Spoiler Alert for Infinity War...well....and the Old Testament* 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. catholic Christian Catholic Podcast struggle scripture Captain Marvel Marvel Avengers

Forte Catholic Ep 100 Celebration! Fun convos with 8 show favorite guests!

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 07:37:00 -0700

Huge celebration show planned for the 100th episode! We had 8 guests on this episode, all of which have had a huge impact on the show's history. In the first segment, everyone's favorite Forte Catholic Character, "Rocco" the Eagles super-fan, returns to the show to give us an update on the Eagles and his faith. Then Taylor's two favorite priests, Fr. Anthony Sciarappa and Fr. Jared Cooke, face off to see if one of them can reign supreme by the end. In the second segment, the bros Lance Rosen of the Catholic Coaster Podcast and Alex Gotay rejoin the show. We all make fun of each other, talk faith and culture & of course continue the Texas vs. Canada debate. In the final segment, Chris Bartlett and J.P. Quinn rejoin the show with our surprise guest to talk favorite podcasts, Forte Catholic memories, Fortnite & more. A huge thank you to everyone who has ever listened to the show, supported, shared, reviewed, etc. I couldn't have made it to 100 episodes without you. I hope you continue to enjoy as we #MakeCatholicismFunAgain together! catholic christian catholicpodcast fortnite guests priest texas canada celebration

Forte Catholic Ep 99-Roman Circus Podcast Crossover, Catholic Twitter Craziness & show bloopers

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 7 Sep 2018 08:20:00 -0700

This week was crazy on the Catholic Twitterverse and we talk about it throughout the show! From producer Sam being a hit on Catholic Twitter without even having a twitter account to my wife Sam(different person) being back on Twitter...it led to a lot of confusion and hilarity. Our guests this week are often at the center of Catholic Twitter...the hosts of the Roman Circus Podcast, Matt Baker & Zac Mabry. We talk about their show, our Twitter beef and share a special instant classic Forte Catholic moment in regards to their intro. We died laughing. We're all dead now... In the final segment, we share some bloopers and behind the scenes into how the show is made. Enjoy and please help other find the show by leaving a review in iTunes and sharing the episode on your social media. catholic podcast CatholicPodcast Twitter Bloopers

Forte Catholic Ep 98-Shaun McAfee on Social Media, Light in the Darkness & DMX

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 07:46:00 -0700

We kick this week's show off trying to find some levity in the midst of troubling times. Taylor shares some recent realizations(and prank ideas) he's had recently & producer Sam gives him a new challenge. In the second segment, Shaun McAfee rejoins the show to talk about his new book, "Social Media Magisterium" on the proper use of media in our time. It helps that since his first appearance on episode 76, Shaun and Taylor have spent countless hours playing video games & becoming great friends. Tune in for this laughfest with nuggets of truth bombs throughout from señor McA4! In the final segment, Taylor shares how one of his favorite rap songs from High School has ironically been helping him through the tough last few weeks. Tune in, subscribe, share with your friends & leave a review for time off of Purgatory! catholic christian podcast catholicpodcast hope joy social media DMX rap

Forte Catholic Ep 97-Emma Fradd of NET Ministries & addressing the priest abuse scandal

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:40:00 -0700

Forte Catholic Ep 96-Bearded Blevins, Bible Lens Hilarity & Chris Agron’s Catholic Memes

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 07:53:00 -0700

We kick off the show talking about the new Bible Lens App and how Taylor is using it to laugh non-stop. We share some of our best creations with you and invite you to play along! We also have not one but TWO guests this week! In the 2nd segment, we are joined by Catholic Video Game Streamer extraordinaire, Jonathan "Bearded" Blevins. He is a member of the "Royal Family of Twitch Streamers(a title bestowed by Taylor)" as the eldest brother of Ninja and Invictus. By day, Jonathan is a full-time Director of Evangelization and Catechesis at a parish up north and by night he is living out the New Evangelization in a special way by sharing the Gospel & the love of God on his Twitch stream(@BeardedBlevins). He is also answering people's questions about faith while playing. His work is so refreshing in a place that is not usually uplifting. Jonathan is a fascinating dude and was a blast to speak with! In the final segment, Taylor is joined by fellow podcaster Chris Agron to talk about his obsession with Catholic memes. We hope you enjoy this double dose of people not named Taylor talking on the show! catholic christian gaming twitch fortnite scripture memes

Forte Catholic Ep 95-Professional Actress/Model Kalyn Hemphill & new game “Life Verse”

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:27:00 -0700

This week’s episode is here! We are joined by professional actress and model, Kalyn Hemphill, to hear her story of living as a Christian in Hollywood. She is from Taylor’s hometown and became so much more successful than him! She is the winner of Project Runway Season 6 and has appeared in Days of Our Lives and NCIS:Los Angeles. She has a great story to share so tune in! The rest of the show, we play a new game called “Life Verse,” Taylor tells a joke he might regret and we talk about a new awesome app called Bible Lens that Taylor uses for some comedy. catholic christian podcast acting modeling scripture bible

Forte Catholic Ep 94-What do we do when life beats us up? Guest Blaine Tamez

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 3 Aug 2018 11:03:00 -0700

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Forte Catholic Ep 93-Everyday Catholics Crossover Event, Mass Text & Beyond!

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 09:02:00 -0700

The epic crossover event is (FINALLY) here! The hosts of Everyday Catholics, Fr. Ryan Higdon & Alyssa Trutter, join the show and I join theirs this week as well! Here in this episode, I tell them they stole my show name and we have interesting quotes such as "I am the chubby weapon," "Taylor has two volumes: off or on" & a possible heresy involving "By Girth alone." We get an intro to their show, how its expanding my boundaries and I ask them what a Catholic world view is and how do we get it? Keep an eye out for part 2 of the crossover on the Everyday Catholics podcast releasing this week! The rest of the show, producer Sam & I do a deep dive into our long-lost "Mass Text" segment on how hilarious the Apostles can be & the importance of finding rest. catholic christian podcast Jesus Miracle Apostles

Forte Catholic Ep 92-Avengers Assemble, Scott Sollom on RCIA and Yoda or the Bible

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:15:00 -0700

Episode 92 had a large cast of characters! Hunter Batten joins Taylor & producer Sam to talk about the recent Jr High summer camp where we compared the Avengers to our faith. Then we spoke with Taylor’s former Professor and current bro Scott Sollom about RCIA and how to get involved. He uses some pretty hilarious imagery to describe the great process of people becoming Catholic. Finally, two HS students who were on the mission trip in Detroit with Taylor wanted to make their radio debut so we talked about their experience on the trip and they face off in Yoda or Bible(from downloadyouthministry.com). Tune in now! Like/rate/subscribe & share catholic christian podcast yoda StarWars Avengers Marvel Church Camp Bible RCIA

Forte Catholic Ep 91-Bad homilies, bad Church music and what do about it. Guest Kevin Kapchinski

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 07:52:00 -0700

Ever felt crazy in Mass? Bad Music? Bad Homily? Bad lectors? We all have. We commiserate together and try to come up with a solution for how to fix it and the role we play in the whole deal. We get help from rockstar liturgical musician Kevin Kapchinski as he shares what music at Mass is supposed to be, how he picks songs to bring the Mass to life and more. We close out the show with a discussion of Jesus feeding the 5000 and what it teaches us about serving those physically and spiritually hungry. If you like the show, share it with a friend, rate and subscribe on your favorite podcasting service. catholic christian podcast Mass music jesus liturgy

Forte Catholic Ep 90-Rich Curran on making parishes come to life & Taylor’s trip to Detroit

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:14:00 -0700

Producer Sam is back and the intro to this show will blow your mind!!!! Taylor is back from Detroit and boy does he have some stories! From an "interesting" first Mass to hiking in the city to his name being changed, there's a story for everyone. In the second segment, we're joined by Rich Curran of Parish Success Group to talk about the essentials for making your parish as alive and vibrant as it was intended to be. In the final segment, I talk about seeing Canada and my response to everyone's favorite Canadian Catholic podcast "The Coaster" since they brought up my name is vain so many times in their latest podcast about Canada. Let the "Texas is better than Canada" argument continue! catholic christian podcast parish ministry detroit mission MissionTrip Mass Canada

Forte Catholic Ep 89-Porky from the Little Rascals joins the show to talk faith & play a new game

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:05:00 -0700

Zac Mabry is here! The actor who starred as "Porky" in every millennials favorite children's movie "The Little Rascals" joins the show to talk about his journey of faith and becoming Catholic. Taylor and Zac also have a showdown in a game of debate about the "Greatest of All Time" in a variety of categories. Taylor also shares his silly insights into this last weekend's Gospel story. This is an episode you absolutely don't want to miss! Tune in, subscribe and leave a review. It really does help. Thanks! catholic christian podcast GOAT John the Baptist Scripture comedy Little Rascals Movies

Forte Catholic Ep 88-Fr. Anthony Sciarappa, Brian Baudoin and moral licensing

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:52:00 -0700

Sooo many voices on this episode! Producer Sam is back! We catch up with her and talk about this new term Taylor learned called "moral licensing," how it may define his spiritual life...and maybe yours. In the second segment, we are joined by self-proclaimed "Pittsburgh okayest priest" and "gift to the show," Fr. Anthony Sciarappa. He is a hilarious priest and talks about the things he has done that might have been the first time ever in the eternal priesthood. In the third segment, the newest Patreon supporter, Brian Baudoin, rejoins the show to talk about why he supports the show, favorite memories, what he would do if he was in charge AND invents a new segment specifically to mess with producer Sam. This was a fun one! Hope y'all enjoy listening as much as we all did recording. Please rate and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and share the show with a friend. catholic christian Podcast moral liscensing priesthood game quiz

Forte Catholic Ep 87-Matt Nelson & the collision of the Holy Spirit and the Avengers

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:57:00 -0700

Lots of laughs in this week's episode as we have a surprise guest co-host(even a surprise to Taylor!) We kick off the show with not one but TWO Forte Five countdowns of Taylor and the mysterious co-hosts' favorite Holy Spirit songs. In the second segment, Taylor continues his beef with Canada through this week's guest Matt Nelson. But primarily, the conversation is about the role indifference plays in the faith(or lack there of it) in people's lives. He explores this in depth in his new book "Just Whatever." ...but we also try to convince him to move to Texas and away from "Canadia"...and it just might work! In the final segment, we explore the term "forgotten God" in regards to the Holy Spirit and compare our view of the Holy Spirit to Earth's Mightiest Heroes, "The Avengers." If you enjoy today's episode, please like/rate/subscribe and share it with your friends/social media followers. Everything helps. Thanks! catholic christian podcast HolySpirit God indifference Avengers