Forte Catholic Podcast: Making Catholicism Fun Again

This episode of Forte Catholic kicks off Advent in a special way with Catholic rapper and New York City Youth Minister Brandon Morel, also known as BeTheSymbol. He will enlighten us on how he brings the Gospel to the New York City youth culture and more. We have an awesome conversation about Advent and inculturation. Ever wondered how the Church and culture mix? Tune in now!

This episode comes during Thanksgiving week and I am very thankful to have such a great guest on the show. Kyle Heimann is from the Catholic Acoustic Humor Rock group Popple and joins us to talk about how music, comedy and storytelling have an impact on reaching people with the Gospel. Popple performed at my Jr. High Youth Rally when I was in 8th grade and his ministry has been growing since. It was such a pleasure and honor to have him on the air. Don't miss this great show with him about music and joy. Have a blessed Thanksgiving week! Special Guest: Kyle Heimann.

We know our nation is in need of healing so that is our topic today! Join for a discussion on Jesus' healings and what they mean for us. Also, a great interview with infectious disease Doctor Seth Sullivan about how he sees God working in his job. For more on healing, check out the books I mention in the show.... Be Healed-Bob Schuchts Unbound-Neil Lozano My Peace I Give You-Dawn Eden Please like/comment/rate/share the show to help the show continue to grow and reach more people. Thanks for listening!

This episode aired in the middle of the #election results coverage! We talked about what this election, the Chicago Cubs and Israel all have in common! I was also joined by special guest, Matt Regitz, a professional speaker and youth minister, to talk about hope in our future and how to have hope in tough times. We finished the night by walking through multiple Scripture passages on hope. Please like, rate and share the podcast to help boost it's reach so that more and more people can hear the show and be encouraged in faith.

This episode, I was on the air to celebrate All Saints Day with a discussion on saints, superheroes and more. I also introduce the new segment "Mass Text” and have a discussion on the biggest thing holding us back from the sainthood we were made for. I also welcome special guest Alex Gotay, a tremendous speaker and youth minister extraordinaire who was in town to speak at a youth event about getting through the craziness in our world today. The song used in the third segment is Confessions by the Poor Kings. Search for it on iTunes.

Live show from RED-C Radio on my birthday! We had a lot of fun today with some interaction with the audience with questions from social media and streaming the third segment of the show on Facebook live. In the first segment, I spoke about the recent conference I went to for ministry and shared what I learned about the importance of questions. Jesus was a master teacher and used questions to get many of His points across. I walk through how Jesus used questions and what we can learn from that. Then, I interviewed a fellow missionary, Matthew Bachali, that I met at the conference. He is a great man of God that I had a lot of fun with at the conference. We talked about the great experience we had of Christian brotherhood and how we can carry that back in to our day to day lives. Then in the final segment, I answered a few listener questions, wrapped up the conversation about questions and had the second Forte Five segment on our relationship as Christians with money. Please rate, like and share.

This Forte Catholic Show discussion revolves around three words: discipline, disciple and rebel. This episode was a lot of fun with appearances from Connally Krueger, a member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, a segment wrapped around Star Wars and the introduction of the countdown segment, Forte Five. This showed aired live on RED-C Radio in College Station, TX on October 18th from 7-8pm. If you enjoy the show, do me a favor by subscribing and rating the show on others so other people may find the show easier. Thanks and God bless!

Second live show on RED-C Radio! Tune in for a discussion on Christian unity, what denominations can learn from each other and how we can love each other through our differences. I will tell my story of growing up surround by non-Catholic Christians and how it has made me a better Catholic today. This week's interview is with speaker and author Allison Sullivan. She is a convert to Catholicism and will share about her faith journey, why she was drawn to the Catholic Faith and her unique perspective on what the Church can learn from our Protestant brothers and sisters. Music is "Illusion" by Taylor Schroll

The first Forte Catholic Show Live On-Air! Tune in as we kick off the show with a night about Spiritual Warfare. We will discuss my crazy week of travel, what spiritual warfare is, and how we can fight back! This week's interview is with Jennifer Stavinoha, a missionary who has a great story about spiritual warfare and encouragement for the spiritual battles we often find ourselves in. Music is "Illusion" by Taylor Schroll

I am so excited to announce that I will begin hosting my new radio show on October 4th, 2016 on RED-C Catholic Radio. Hosting a radio show has always been a dream of mine and I am so grateful that it has finally come to fruition! This pilot episode is focused on mercy as I introduce myself and share how God has shown His mercy to me in big ways. I also interview Dylan Browning about his recent trip to World Youth Day in Poland. The Forte Catholic Radio Show will be a mix of faith and fun focused on how we take the next step in our faith, no matter what part of the journey we find ourselves on. The show will be an hour long live on RED-C radio from 7-8pm on Tuesday evenings. It will also come in podcast form right here on Soundcloud. Please visit www.fortecatholic.com/radio for more details. Special Guest: Dylan Browning.