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Taylor & Chris kick off the new year by sharing Taylor's favorite day on the Church calendar (it's not what you think!) & talking about his new favorite movie & video game: Wake Up Dead Man & Clair Obscur. He also cries & they talk about accidentally going viral last episode! This one has a little bit of everything!

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The Pope's recent live stream with thousands of American teens at the National Catholic Youth Conference was a monumental moment in the life of the American Church...and made Taylor's eyes wet. He & Chris Bartlett discuss why this was so meaningful to him & some of the best insights the Pope shared with us.

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On Fr. Anthony's final episode, we look back on the best moments of the past ten years & share how we've changed/grown in the past decade. Thank you all for being a part of this journey! It means to world to us that you've listened, watched and interacted with us.

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There are some major changes afoot for Taylor & Forte Catholic. Tune in to hear the news.

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A switch was turned in Taylor's psyche about a year ago. Is he simply getting old or somehow becoming more of a man? You can help him and Chris Bartlett decide on this week's episode of Forte Catholic!

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Many Catholics are struggling to find a spouse in today's modern dating culture, but Candid is a new fun way to meet people that blends the old school conversation with the new school technology available to us.

This week you get not one but TWO Taylors and we are joined by the founder of Candid, an online dating site that plays matchmaker for Catholics through their online speed dating platform. I love this idea! It...

Taylor shares some exciting parenting news & we dive into some Fr. Anthony lore from his time in seminary. Taylor shares a baseball story that made him think of the end times & asks Fr. Anthony about a passage from Scripture that made him angry.

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Taylor was attacked by a snake! He also shares a recent personal insight & new information about St. Kolbe with Chris that makes the saint even cooler than we thought! We also introduce a brand new game called Catholic Analogies that we think you're going to enjoy!

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Christian rappers & preachers are out here wanting to battle the Devil. I'm out here praying "do not put me to the test." Also, while others proclaim to be "unapologetically Catholic", am I "apologetically Catholic?" Catholic speaker & fellow podcaster Oscar Rivera helps me figure it out!

Connect with Oscar: https://oscartwoten.com/home.html

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Taylor has a new rule for ALL PRIESTS that he shares with Fr. Anthony. They also discuss a confusing part of the Abraham story & they discuss some more "priest firsts" that Taylor saw at the Pines Catholic camp, the first time a priest did a certain thing in the 2000 year history of the Church!

We hope you enjoy this great episode with Taylor being a clown & Fr. Anthony being a beautiful and loving pries...

Taylor has two major life updates to share, while Chris brings two stories to the table for your consideration. The first as "Am I the...Jerk?" and the second is "What Would Taylor Do?" in an embarrassing professional situation Chris found himself in.

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Jeremy is one of the premiere Catholic worship leaders & joins Taylor on this week's episode to discuss their shared passions: sports, faith & music. They have gotten to work together at multiple events & finally turned on the recorders to share one of their conversations with you.

They kick the show off discussing how they both coach at small Catholic schools (where they are actually rivals!) and the way ...

For the second summer in a row, Taylor traveled to the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico to lead worship for a mission trip with Epiphany Youth Ministry from Katy, Tx. It was another incredible week of service & learning about the culture of the local natives.

In this episode, Taylor chats with some of the leaders from the trip, sharing experiences of prayer, mountain adventures, music & closes out the show with a game...

Taylor has questions for our priest about what he's supposed to be doing during Mass (instead of zoning out) & then he shares a wild new theological thought that breaks Father Anthony's brain (yayyy!!)

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Chris & Taylor debate whether the introduction of AI could help with ministry or hinder it. Taylor also shares a wild story about forgiveness(or lack thereof) in his heart and how difficult it is to forgive as Christ does.

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At long last, one of Taylor's oldest friends rejoins the show to talk about her FIRST BOOK! Sacred Chaos is available for pre-order today! Jennifer travels an entire ten houses down the street to share why she wrote this book, how it can help Catholic mothers everywhere and also shares some insight about doing ministry with Taylor for 15+ years!

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Chris shares about how his big trip to Rome didn't quite go as planned. He and his daughter went for the canonization of Bl. Carlo Acutis but with the Pope's passing, that was cancelled. Instead, they were able to attend the Papal Funeral and so much more in their time at the base camp of our Church.

Chris also shares about losing a family member during this trip, how complicated grief can be and how we all exper...

We have a new Pope! Taylor & Fr. Anthony discuss the election of Pope Leo XIV, where we were when the white smoke happened and how we're feeling in response to this lovely surprise of an American Pope!

To close the show, we do a retrospective on Pope Francis and have a great discussion on his legacy and impact on our lives.

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This one is for the Catholic nerds, anyone who has ever gotten bored in Mass & the ones whose anger problems you thought you had under control but...recently realized you didn't.

The Prodigal Father returns to argue with Taylor about communion services, explain convalidations & laugh at Taylor's flaws. It's incredible!

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