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Allison Sullivan & Taylor Schroll kick off the show with a discussion of two words we often get confused: charity & love. They have the same root word, but have come to mean different things today. Next, they play their game of confessing strange or outlandish "sins" to one another and giving each other ridiculous penance for them. It's a game around the Sacrament of Confession ultimately...

Fr. Anthony cohosts a fun show that kicks off with a discussion on how hard work pays off later. We often have to have times where we are putting in extra work in order to relieve our workload and have a better life later. The opposite is also true. If we don't do things we need to now, we will have to deal with the consequences later. He and Taylor chat about managing these seasons. Next, they ha...

Taylor recently went to Iowa and Liv spent over two weeks in New York. They trade stories. Then Taylor shares his experience of going to a Texas A&M football game in town even though he isn't an Aggie. He talks about his experience of their traditions, how he was welcomed in and how it made him think of the Church. They close out the show discussing personal hygiene. Taylor has questions and i...

Taylor celebrates his birthday in this episode cohosted by Jon "Bearded" Blevins. They chat about the things we miss when busyness creeps in. Taylor shares two anecdotal stories both involving the NBA. They also discuss the burning bush and it's implications for our modern day lives. Our newest segment, "Punishment Fits the Crime" returns as the guys take turns being a penitent with a strange conf...

Allison Sullivan cohosts and announces the relaunch of her podcast! Sinner Saint Sister is back and better than ever with great guests, now on video and part of the Forte Catholic Podcast Network. She & Taylor discuss how Jesus would social media. Would He be on it? What would He say? How would he conduct himself? Insightful conversation with moments of hilarity. They close the show by discuss...

Taylor Schroll & Fr. Anthony Sciarappa kick off the show by sharing about their fun anger management issues. Funny stories of when rage and anger boiled, the outcomes and what strategies they've learned to quell their rage. Next they bring back a fun game creatively called "fancy Catholic words." Fr. Anthony gives Taylor random Catholic words no one has ever heard and Taylor has to define them...

Taylor shares a story about surprising his wife when they were dating and singing a song to her based on Song of Songs. It's a very intense romance book in the middle of the Old Testament. This leads to a conversation with cohost Liv Harrison about what it means for our relationship with the works of God and the God of works. Next, they introduce a new game called "Punishment Fits the Crime." They...

Jon "Bearded" Blevins cohosts and has some big life changing news to share! Hear what has been going on behind the scenes of this big life change and where Jon has found God in the midst of all of it. Taylor is frustrated with a common idiom used in Christian circles and wants to destroy it once and for all. He also shares his favorite bible verses and gives Jon a pop quiz. They also debate which...

Taylor shares a story with Allison about a terrible experience he had in Chili's with his family that was instantly turned around into a great experience because of how the staff responded and made up for their mistakes. He was able to find God in Chili's that night Next, he forces Allison to play one of the listener's favorite games that she absolutely hates: Freestyle Preaching! Each host gives...

Fr. Anthony cohosts a hilarious episode where Taylor comes in with a ton of things to yell about. They kick off with his thoughts on seminarians wearing collars, should seminarians be on social media & is religious life higher than the priesthood?!?! Fr. Anthony has all the answers. Edmund Mitchell joins the show to share about his new project called Real + True. So many Catholics(including us...

Taylor drove all the way to Liv's house to record this episode in her home studio. The kick off the show with Chicken Soup for the Schroll: sharing stories of times that God did something awesome for them in their childhood/teen years. They talk about the importance of remembering and sharing what God has done in your life. Kathryn Whitaker was also in studio and Taylor had a bone to pick with her...

Jon "Bearded" Blevins cohosts. We start the show with the story of why he recently had to get stitches in his hand and then he and Taylor each share the story of how they proposed to their wives. The next segment introduces the "Biblical Fantasy Draft" where Jon and Taylor each select the best biblical characters to run Forte Catholic: CEO, CFO, HR, etc. A really fun segment with some insight into...

We have all heard that we should be like God in every way. But Taylor says there are certain times that we shouldn't and shares one of those with Fr. Anthony to kick off the show. In the second segment, our priest asks Taylor to compare and contrast two prayers for engaged couples. It shows the pure weirdness and beauty of Catholicism. Finally, Taylor makes the claim that he can make a spiritual p...

Taylor & Allison spar with words and might have also physically fought!?! Did the boxing match promised years ago finally happen!?! 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...

Liv Harrison cohosts a tremendous episode tackling a wide variety of topics! She found a Hollywood star of the nickname Taylor has given her on the show. Taylor shares some of his favorite memes including attacking "daddy God", some that give great life advice and one that makes Taylor look like Iron Man. Our guests debaters this week are Kaitlyn Facista of Tea with Tolkien and David Bates of Pint...

After his summer hiatus, Jon "Bearded" Blevins is back baby! He & Taylor spend the 1st segment catching up and bromancing about how absence makes the heart grow fonder. Kris Frank was in town so Taylor invited him over for an interview. He shares key insights on finding hope even in the darkest moment. To close out the show, Taylor shares a stat that shows how big the global Church really is a...

This is the moment Taylor began to lose his mind and control of the show Liv, Taylor & Allison all together for her 1st appearance as a guest We've been doing this show for five years and we know that not everyone has listened since back in the day. So we've started a new series called Forte Flashbacks highlighting the best moments of the show. This week, we listen to the first time Liv came t...

Taylor brings the heat this week with some hot takes on kids in Mass, Martyrs and Satanists. Fr. Anthony isn't just along for the ride but tries to guide him back to sanity. Parents often feel unwelcome in Mass with their little kids. There are often glares and "shushes" from other parishioners. Because of this, there has been a public outcry for allowing and welcoming kids in Mass. BUT Taylor thi...

We've been doing this show for five years and we know that not everyone has listened since back in the day. So we've started a new series called Forte Flashbacks highlighting the best moments of the show. Taylor listens to the interview and then shares his thoughts and highlights from the conversation. This week is Jon’s first appearance back in 2018. It's amazing how much has changed in three yea...

Allison Sullivan is back from her fancy trip to Hollywood to launch her acting career and...it was a great trip! She shares the highlights of the trip & the joy that it brought her and her family. In the second segment, Coach Kramer Soderberg, joins the show. He is a college basketball coach who is very open about his Catholicism. He shares the key values he wants to instill in his players and...

We've been doing this show for five years and we know that not everyone has listened since back in the day. So we've started a new series called Forte Flashbacks highlighting the best moments of the show. This episode proves how far we've come! Fr. Anthony sounds like he called in from a cell phone in Atlantis, Taylor had no mic ettiquette BUT we learn where "Pittsburgh's okayest priest" came from...

This week's episode is brought to you live from Liv Harrison's studio in Houston, Tx! Taylor talks about how Liv ruined the beatific vision for him(and she doesn't even know what it means!). He also shares some shower revelations about all the repetitive things we all have to do every day. Next, they bring back the Chicken Soup for the Schroll segment where they share positive & uplifting stor...

We've been doing this show for five years and we know that not everyone has listened since back in the day. So we're starting a new series called Forte Flashbacks highlighting the best moments of the show. We're kicking off the series with each of the five cohosts first appearance on the show as guests. Every Friday, we will take a listen to their first segment and Taylor will provide his commenta...

We could do this show differently, but we explain why we do it the way we do it. Edmund Mitchell joins the show to talk about spiritual growth compared to milk and meat. In the second segment, they share their thoughts on the new Loki series from Disney+. One of them loves the show, the other hates it. Tune in to find out why. Finally, they answer a few random questions from PodDecks and get some...

Forte Catholic Live in Pittsburgh! Gambling, Texting & Effeminacy w/the Sciarappas Catholic Entertainment, Catholic Faith, Catholic Comedy Taylor flew to Pittsburgh to celebrate Fr. Anthony's 5th anniversary and recorded this episode in the Sciarappa home while they were together. They kick off the episode by talking about their time together, including Fr. Anthony's first ever trip to a casin...