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 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!
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
Liv went to Disney World in the middle of a global pandemic so Taylor has questions. He also shares his big coaching news, lack of patience and they discuss healthy vs. unhealthy pride. Enjoy!
Jon "Bearded" Blevins cohosts as Taylor misinterprets Scriptures in Spanish, and shares how he feels more and more like Sisyphus everyday. Catholic Comedian David Studebaker joins the show to share his conversion from Buddhism at 18, being a Catholic in comedy and by being Catholic is so much fun!
Fr. Anthony and Taylor share heartwarming stories in “Chicken Soup for the Schroll.” Mark Shea joins us to discuss the Church’s best kept secret & Taylor introduces a new game, Catholic RPG.
-A story of two football games that made Taylor realize what's been going on in his life
-Allison's adoption story
-A story of two cars that made Taylor realize what's been going on in his life
Taylor went to visit Liv this weekend so they have a lot to share about their adventures together. What went right and what went VERY wrong! Taylor also got the cops called on him this week while trying to do the Lord's work. And finally, he finally has a moment with Jesus instantly ruined by Taco Bell. What a week!
We tried to kick off the show with a beautiful conversation about loving our neighbor but Jon wanted to talk about straws for a while. Taylor talks about Jon's mom(and isn't offensive...wow) and how we can't love a God we can't see if we don't love the people we can. The guys have a conversation about objective and subjective truth in Catholicism and how people often get them confused in both directions. Finally, Taylor shares how big of a failure his is with the help of the trusty dog Airbud.
Four years of Forte Catholic! Taylor gives his pitch for re-election to Fr. Anthony, they share insights on Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Taylor disagrees with the Pope for the first time(gasp) and Koji de Ramos rejoins the show to share about Catholicism in the workplace and mindset shifts.
Allison Sullivan cohosts and brings way more stories about squirrels than any of us saw coming. She also shares how she got shadow banned on Instagram and Taylor goes into his experience with brain eating amoebas this weekend. They continue with a conversation about subjective vs. objective holiness, getting graded on holiness(lol) and enjoying a slower pace of life.
"Olivia Newton John" cohosts an interesting episode that kicks off with some great news for the show balanced with Taylor bombing his last talk. Taylor made a mistake coaching his football team and it made him remember some very gloomy Scripture passages...that eventually leads to quite a deal of laughter. Finally, Taylor and Liv chat about how sometimes hearing things in a negative light actually make you understand them positively.
Jon Blevins cohosts and Taylor yells at him & tries to take his man card. Jon responds by sharing a minor miracle story so Taylor shares about the tree people who swarmed his home this week which perfectly leads to a discussion on how God interacts with aliens. Finally, Taylor shares how Jesus hurt a lot of people's feelings and Taylor follows in his footsteps.
Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss the parable of the talents in light of how it opposes the way many of us think. Taylor rants about people using (and not using) their voice well in our current unrest and plays a game with Kyle Heimann about loud things :)
The OG Queen of Forte Catholic is back! Allison Sullivan returns as cohost! She shares what she's been up to and chats with Taylor about how/why he got his new car, how Solomon ruined one of the greatest gifts ever, what Ezekiel has to do with Mulan aaaaand they name a bunch of bible characters who previously didn't have names.
Liv & Taylor discuss a men's talk he gave recently that was written by a woman. They also discuss pretty intimately Liv's struggles this summer and then Taylor tries to sound smart for the first time in a while and mispronounces the fancy new word he learned the whole time.
Bearded Blevins and Taylor discuss a few things getting back to normal like sports, restaurants and (some) schools. Jon gets to judge three new metaphors about confession that Taylor came up with & the guys share stories of intense emotion ranging from embarrassment to rage to fear.
