Whoops! It's a different Sciarappa! Nick cohosts this week as he shares some spicy takes, plays Freestyle Preaching with Taylor and they chat about finding renewal in faith through the story of the dry bones coming to life.
Jon Blevins cohosts as we discuss offering our Lenten sacrifices on behalf of others, our newest trivia game & the best lines from St. Escriva's spiritual classic "The Way."
Taylor has a lot of off-the-wall questions for Fr. Anthony Sciarappa from married priests, to weird Catholic spelling choices to random thoughts on Heaven. It's quite a fun journey as Taylor tries to entrap Fr. Anthony with his questions. They also play a new game that is either the best thing or worse thing we have ever done.
Liv cohosts as Taylor shares about a recent funeral he attended and dealing with tragedy/grief. They also discuss the often hidden gem of Lectio Divina and looking back at moments from the past to remember the good God has done for us.
Kathryn Whitaker is in town and joins Taylor to talk about his trip to LA and her recent experience of extreme hospitality at Church. They also play our saints game "Imitate, Intercess or Ignore." Fr. Innocent Montgomery joins the show to share how we can enter into the desert with Jesus this Lent.
Usually it's Jon bringing the hot takes but this week Taylor is unhinged and Jon is incredibly pastoral. They discuss a common trope about boring Masses that Taylor no longer agrees with & how auxiliary bishops are pretty much made up. This leads to questioning if some of the Church's rules are pharisaical or not. They also discuss their best and worst dates ever in preparation for Valentine's Day.
Taylor created a new trivia game for Fr. Anthony to tackle. They also discuss why the priesthood exists and Taylor asks some questions about prayer. They also share random connections to Forte Catholic from the internet this week.
Taylor & Liv list off their favorite tv shows from 2021 and their most anticipated shows in 2022. They also discuss nicknames for our Lord & Savior & the price of admission for a meaningful life.
In Jon's favorite episode in months, the guys talk about how we take the internet for granted, the parish evangelization tool Alpha that is growing in popularity & play a new game "Catholic Fantasy Draft" where they choose Catholic heroes for their fantasy football teams.
Fr. Anthony helps Taylor ring in the new year with a State of the Forte looking back on 2021 & a new game Father invented to make Taylor look dumb. J.P. Quinn rejoins the show to share his hot takes in the game he invented: Forte/Mezzo/Piano.
Liv Harrison cohosts our final show of 2021 as she and Taylor look back on the best and worst of the year. Tommy Tighe joins the show to discuss his newest book on Catholicism and mental health: St. Dymphna's Playbook. Tommy is a professional counselor by trade and combines that with his love of Catholicism to talk about improving our mental health through a combination of the two.
Our Christmas special is jammed packed this year! Jon Blevins cohosts 2 segments to discuss engagement vs. entertainment and the life lessons we learn from Santa. And as is our Christmas tradition, comedian Aaron Weber joins Taylor & Fr. Anthony. They chat about his comedy and how tall Jesus & Mary were.
Allison & Taylor discuss some of the connections between Eve and Mary you might have missed, the illusion of finding balance in life and have an impromptu argument about their recent text thread. Enjoy! :)
Taylor shares two stories that are like modern retellings of Scripture. He went to his sister's wedding, had a moral dilemma & Liv went to Hawaii
Taylor scolds Jon for not sharing big news in his life. Taylor shares two new things in his life: one frustrating and one hilarious. Then Taylor throws some random cold takes at Jon to see what his reaction is. We hope you enjoy this episode and your Thanksgiving!
Taylor & Allison tackle the difference between charity & love, growing in friendship & play the new Punishment Fits the Crime game.
Hard work now pays off later, deciding which Biblical characters to have lunch with & the awkwardness of inviting people to Church.
