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The goal of Forte Catholic is to share the Joy of the Gospel! The team of Taylor Schroll, Fr. Anthony Sciarappa, Allison Sullivan, & Kathryn Whitaker bring the laughs, insights and encouragement you need to get through your week and grow in your life of faith. There are weekly theme discussions, guest interviews from Catholic leaders from across the world and fun segments like Freestyle Preaching, Forte/Mezzo/Piano, Life Verse and much more. No matter where you are on your journey with God we want to help you take the next step by inspiring, uplifting, and sharing the Good News...all while laughing along the way.
The show appears weekly on YouTube & all podcasting platforms. It was a nominee for the Fisher’s Net Podcast of the Year Award in 2018 and has been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal.
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Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | A Catholic Perspective
My thoughts on the Marvel's multiverse story about Dr. Strange vs. The Scarlet Witch. Just in time for Spooky Season :)
I saw Dr. Strange in theaters on opening weekend and walked out pretty frustrated with how they handled Wanda's story arc and it really put a bad taste in my mouth. Now that it's out on Disney+ and I needed a good movie for spooky season (Happy Halloween!) I revisited it, and while some of my issues with the movie still stand, I was able to appreciate some of the storytelling choices on rewatch.
I hope you enjoy my review and thoughts on the two primary themes of moral decision making and our bad choices not defining us. Enjoy -
Encanto | A Catholic Perspective w/Mari Pablo, Shannon Last & Dr. Hector Weir
A conversation about the cultural and faith impact of the latest Disney hit
Three interviews to get three different perspectives on the film
Do we dare talk about Bruno!?! We do! And so much more! Taylor speaks with three amazing people about their experience of Encanto and how it affected them.
Mario Pablo is a Catholic speaker from a Dominican background. Shannon Last is a Catholic mother and speech writer. Dr. Hector is Catholic father & Hispanic studies professor. Each bring their own insights into this great movie.
We discuss questions about the impact of the film culturally and spiritually, our favorite characters, favorite songs & more. We hope you enjoy it! Let us know some of your answers in the comments. -
Introducing Forte+
We’re excited to announce the launch of Forte+ on Apple Podcasts. The podcast remains free, but if you’d like to support the show, you get access to:
-Exclusive audio of talks, A Catholic Perspective Series & more previously only released on YouTube
-Bonus Episodes
-More to be announced later
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Moon Knight | A Catholic Perspective
Taylor shares his thoughts on the latest Disney+ Marvel series
A look at the hit tv series through a Catholic world view
Taylor shares his love for this series, has a conversation about mystery, the Egyptian gods, character growth and the one misstep he thought the series made. If you haven't gotten a chance to watch this series yet, please do yourself a favor and watch this great six episode season! -
Morbius | A Catholic Perspective
Boy was this movie bad! But it definitely has a couple themes I wanted to pull out and discuss from a Catholic lens. Just in time for spooky season!
I heard all the bad pub that Morbius was getting and watched the movie become a meme as Sony floundered and got confused by the public reaction. They re-released it in theaters and I STILL chose not to go see it. I waited until it became free to watch on streaming, grabbed some snacks, sat down with my wife and we laughed AT this movie, yelled at the parts that don't make sense(most of it) and wasted our time lol.
I hope you enjoy my recap, review and then deep dive into two themes that are actually kinda intriguing from this terrible movie. -
Road to Rings of Power | The Fellowship of the Ring | Presented by Forte Catholic & Tea with Tolkien
Taylor Schroll is a Tolkien newb so he asks the pro, Kaitlyn Facista, all of his questions about the Fellowship movie.
Amazon Prime's tentpole Tolkien show, Rings of Power, launches in just a few weeks! Every Friday leading up to the show's release, we will be here to discuss one of the Lord of the Rings movies, their primary plot points, our favorite moments and especially the things that will connect to Rings of Power.
Taylor hasn't interacted with any of Tolkien's works in a decade but the launch of this show has him excited to jump back in! Kaitlyn is a Tolkien pro who is one of the leading thinkers in the Tolkien world.
Revisit these incredible Tolkien works and their movie adaptations with us as we count down the days to Rings of Power. This week, we explore the plot, favorites moments & key connections to the second age in the Fellowship of the Ring.