Liv Harrison cohosts and drives Taylor mental! Our first segment revolves around Liv's insanity, Taylor's meal preferences & neti pots.

We have a VERY special guest this week making their debut as a Forte Catholic guest. This person has a meant a lot to Taylor throughout his life and the interview is one of our favorite's of all time.

In the final segment, Taylor and Liv learn about the Desert Fathers and how we bad we are at Catholicism.

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Allison Sullivan cohosts as her and Taylor share about their respective week of events(Allison definitely rules the time of possession.) We talk converts, the Eucharist and ministry.

Then Chika Anyanwu joins us for the second segment. She recently complimented Taylor and thus got an invite onto the show. She seemed to burst into the Catholic scene a year ago so we get to know her story and what drives her.

In the final segment, Taylor discusses one of his pet peeves about "manliness" in the Catholic Church and how he responded.

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Jon Blevins cohosts AND IS NOW A GIRL DAD! The guys discuss fatherhood: the joys, difficulties and expectations vs. reality.

Then Taylor's best friend joins the fray. He's in town visiting so Taylor brought him on the show. Don't tell anyone, but he's Protestant. So we mostly ask him why he's not Catholic and he shares insight into Taylor's childhood. Really a grand ol time!

In the final segment, Jon and Taylor discuss the Super Bowl and share their respective rants on the Halftime show. Twas fun :)

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Taylor recently saw Knives Out in theaters and has thoughts to share with cohost Fr. Anthony. They compare and contrast mystery novels with Church Teaching(cuz that makes sense.)

Our guest this week, Rakhi McCormick, shares her story of journeying from Hinduism to Catholicism. It’s a fascinating story that didn’t happen in any way you think it would.

In the final segment, Taylor shares how he put his foot in his mouth on Sunday morning surrounding a conversation about death and praying for the dead. But don’t worry, Fr. Anthony has all the answers.

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Liv Harrison co-hosts and reallllyy wanted to talk about the Golden Globes...so we did. I never thought I'd say this but Ricky Gervais may have actually taught us something.

Our guest this week is Chris Mueller. He creates wonderful content at EverydayCatholic.com but this week, we talk about the struggle his family has been going through with their 5 year old, Ben, fighting cancer. The reason I love Chris is that he is real. He shares both his trust in the Lord through the toughest times of this hardship but also is honest about the tough days. He truly shows the heart of a father.

Finally, Taylor lets Liv takeover a segment to discuss the feminine Genius and her upcoming conference. Ladies, this conference is for you. Register at https://geniuswomensconference.com.

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Taylor Schroll makes co-host Allison Sullivan squirm. He also shares his crowning achievement and the two new ways he's going to be juussst like Jesus(eyerolls ensued). They also go through some pretty wild reviews of the show.

Our guest this week is Fr. Chris Ortega. He shares his experience as a first generation latino in America. His insight is deep and helpful for anyone who has a similar story to him AND to give context to those of us who haven't experienced that life situation.

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Jon "Bearded" Blevins cohosts and boy is he salty! This is Taylor's favorite version of Jon. We talk about getting back into the swing of things after a rocky Christmas break and commiserate a bit.

Our guests this week are the co-authors of Uncompromising Purity, Everett Fritz and Kelsey Skoch. All too often, the topic of sexual purity is presented as something that’s exclusively a male issue, leaving women who struggle with it feeling alone. Finally bringing this topic to the light, Uncompromising Purity provides encouragement and practical strategies to overcome these and other addictions and temptations that keep women from living in freedom.

In the final segment, Taylor feels self-conscious about doing the "State of the Show" but Jon is very nice to him. It's very cute. Taylor reciprocates the niceties and goes through with the update and countdown of the Top Ten episodes of 2019.

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BONUS EPISODE!!! Something a little different for the Star Wars fans. Our regularly scheduled episode will still release later this week :)

As promised, here is the Rise of Skywalker spoilercast. Long time listeners of the podcast will remember Producer Sam(the first cohost of the show). She makes her glorious return while in town for the holidays to argue with Taylor about their RoS takes! Enjoy :)

Obvious spoilers for the newest Star Wars film and minor spoilers for the Mandalorian.

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Recorded live in the media center at #SLS20! Fr. Anthony had to deal with Taylor in person. Our guest this week was the live audience as we called people up throughout the show to share insights and their hot takes that Fr. Anthony and Taylor judged. This was a blast to record! A huge thanks to FOCUS and everyone who was around for the recording of the show :)

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A Christmas Extravaganza Spectacular Special Edition! Taylor shares about the 2nd biggest pop culture weekend of the year(Star Wars, The Witcher, The Two Popes) w/cohost Shaun McAfee. They somehow connect it to how rough Taylor's Advent was and the beauty of Christmas with the help of two of Jesus' healing stories. O, and Shaun almost got stabbed at Church!

Matthew Sewell, the host of the PopeCast, joined Taylor for the second segment to share their thoughts on the new Netflix film, The Two Popes. Was it good? Did it bash Catholics? Tune in to the first half of the interview on this episode and find the second half of the interview on The PopeCast today! Search The PopeCast(https://www.thepopecast.fm) wherever you listen to podcasts.

Merry Christmas from the Schroll family & the Forte Catholic team!

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