The Philos Project podcast is a weekly news podcast highlighting critical events in the East for a Christian audience in the West. How should we think about the news coming from the region? Join us weekly for a faith-based analysis and breakdown of how events in the Near East impact our security and political life in the West, and how, as Christians, we can advocate for the region.
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Beyond Rome is a podcast that seeks to reconnect Catholics with their Hebraic and Christian roots in the Near East. Hosted by Simone Rizkallah, joined by James O’Reilly and the Philos Catholic team at the Philos Project, they explore a variety of topics related to religion and culture in the West and why the Near East matters for a healthy Church and world. Beyond Rome looks beyond the West to understand what makes the Catholic Church truly universal.
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Divine Intimacy Radio is a haven of rest and wellspring of spiritual life for those seeking intimacy with God and the enlightened path of Catholic mystical and ascetical wisdom. Weekly we will explore topics like prayer, spiritual direction, meditation, contemplation, holiness, and much more.
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When I Grow Up is a podcast hosted by me, Katie Philo. Each episode, I interview a guest about the trials, tribulations and joys of growing up. Whether you want to be a writer, lawyer, actor, farmer or still have no idea… it’s always reassuring hearing about the twists and turns in other people’s paths. Dialling it back to those childhood dreams and subsequent journeys, we’ll discuss how they arrived at their current destination, what they’ve learned along the way, as well as their remaining ...
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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour shows in Vienna were canceled because of a planned ISIS terror attack. One of the suspects was a 19-year-old who had recently pledged his allegiance to ISIS after being radicalized on TikTok. The thwarted attack was symbolic of Islamism's rejection of Western values, and Western women. On this week's episode of The Philos P…
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This week Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly are joined by Zac Crippen for episode 8 of our Beyond Rome journey. Zac leads international expansion for Hallow, the #1 prayer app in the world. A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Oxford (where he was a Rhodes Scholar), Zac served as an active duty Air Force officer…
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Miraculous Apparition in the United States!
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7. The Jews, Religious Freedom, and Vatican II
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This week Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly are joined by Dr. Russell Hittinger to speak about two declarations from the Second Vatican Council, Nostra Aetate (On the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions) and Dignitatis Humanae (On Religious Freedom). Russell Hittinger, a leading scholar of Catholic political and social thought, serv…
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Reacting to Candace Owen’s Holocaust revisionist history
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Why are people in social and political life motivated to downplay or deny the Holocaust? In a recent video posted on her YouTube channel, Candace Owens argues Hitler was not the most evil political figure of the 20th century. She further contends the U.S. education system fixates on Hitler, the Jews, and the Holocaust as a propaganda tactic taken o…
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Myths about the US industrial war machine
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What is the history of the U.S.-Israel relationship, and why is it strategic? With the growing popularity of isolationism and neo-Marxism in response to the war in Gaza and the looming U.S. elections, terms like the "U.S. industrial war complex" have come to vilify our robust industrial military base and alliances abroad as "evil." For neo-Marxists…
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This week Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly are joined by Mother Marla Marie and Sr. Therese Maria to speak about the “Wonderworker of the East,” St. Charbel, a Lebanese priest and monk whose feast day the Roman Catholic Church celebrates on July 24! Mother Marla Marie & Sr. Therese Maria are religious sisters in the Maronite Servants of Christ t…
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Responding to the AIPAC Conspiracy Theory
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Does AIPAC act as a mechanism for Israeli interference in U.S. politics? The accusation AIPAC represents a foreign entity interfering in our domestic politics is not an old one; anti-Zionist/anti-Israel politicians on both sides of the political aisle have peddled this narrative for years. The controversy surrounding AIPAC has come to light followi…
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Does the U.S. public care about Israel and, more broadly, domestic and international terrorism? The recent U.S. presidential debates highlighted the diverging policy positions of former President Trump and incumbent President Biden regarding Israel and the Middle East. Recent polling shows that while concerns over terrorism and protecting U.S. inte…
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This week Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly are joined by Fr. Benedict Kiely, the founder of Nasarean.org, an organization which advocates for and supports persecuted Christian minorities in the Near East. Fr. Ben is a Catholic priest, incardinated in the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Born in London, and ordained in Canterbury, …
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From Mount Carmel to Mount Lebanon: A Novena for Peace in the Near East
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Why it's possible to support both Israel and Armenia
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Armenia has made the news in a cultural debate over Israel and the West. Armenia sits in a complex geo-political dynamic in the East that puts it at odds with Israel. Yet the Jews and Armenians of the region have parallel stories that make them natural friends rather than enemies, such as the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, global anti-Zionism an…
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Responding to Candace Owens' bizarre take on Israel
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Candace Owens, once a darling of the conservative Right, says she is "just asking questions" about Israel and the Jewish people. But her positions have fallen into age-old antisemitic tropes. In today's episode, Dominique is joined by Isaac Woodward, Director of the Philos Leadership Institute, to discuss Candace's outspoken anti-Israel messaging a…
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The Biggest Lie Hindering Spiritual Progress
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4. The New Evangelization Must Start From Jerusalem
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This week Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly talk to Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo, a married priest in the Melkite Church, about his journey from Roman Catholicism to the East, his founding of the Institute of Catholic Culture, and his thoughts on the urgency of Catholics to tap into their Hebraic and Near Eastern Christian roots. Beyond Rome is availabl…
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The media’s anti-Israel bias and the importance of truth
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Last Saturday, the IDF completed a highly skilled mission to rescue four Israeli hostages. The hostages, Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, Andrey Kozlov, and Almog Meir, were held in two apartment buildings near the Nuseirat refugee camp. The apartment holding Noa was the home of an Al-Jazeera journalist, Abdullah Al-Jamal. While the media was quick to con…
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Since Israel began its retaliation in Gaza after October 7th, the international community has condemned Israel’s actions as a “disproportionate” response. But what is proportionality in Just War Theory, the Western tradition of ethical warfare as outlined by Saint Augustine? And does Israel have a moral imperative to both destroy and delegitimize H…
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This week Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly talk to Canon Lawyer Nicole Delaney on Orientalium Ecclesiarum, a short decree from the Second Vatican Council on the Eastern Churches! This decree was the inspiration behind the Eastern Code of Canon Law—we do realize that inviting a canon lawyer to join us as our first special guest was a very Roman t…
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What conditions are needed for post-conflict reconciliation, and is it even possible in a no-trust environment? On October 7th, Hamas carried out a brutal attack, systematically killing their neighboring Jews, shattering the trust many in Israel’s southern kibbutzim had been working to establish through years of peace advocacy. Luke Moon joins Domi…
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Raisi’s death and hidden layers of Iran’s Islamic Regime
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On Sunday, May 19, news broke that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed along with other Iranian officials in a helicopter crash near the Iranian-Azerbaijan border. Raisi, known as the 'Butcher of Tehran' for his egregious human rights abuses, was honored this week at the United Nations Security C…
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The Discovery of Mental Prayer Part 2 of 2
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Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly discuss not just the what (last week) but the WHY of the journey they’d like to take with you on this podcast. Why do our Hebraic and Near Eastern Christian roots matter? Why duc in altum? (Luke 5) Yes, Simone studied Latin. James probably did too? Show notes 1:40 - You are called for some definite purpose 2:56 -…
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What neo-Marxists and Hamas have in common
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In this episode of the Philos Project Podcast, Dominique speaks with Hussein Mansour, an Egyptian political analyst, to discuss the ideological roots of the neo-Marxist and antisemitic protests sweeping across American universities. Listen as Hussein explains the legacy of post-Enlightenment German political philosophy that paved the way for Karl M…
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The Discovery of Mental Prayer Part 1 of 2
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Jewish College Student Reacts to Campus Riots
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Join Dominique in this week’s conversation with Hunter College student and journalist Gideon Ashowitz. Recent pro-Hamas and neo-Marxist protests, some turning into riots on university campuses across the United States, have left Jewish students in fear for their safety. Gideon is the grandson of Holocaust survivors, and he speaks to his lived exper…
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Conversation with Parents of Hamas Victim | Story of Love and Loss after 10/7
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Join Dominique as she speaks with people she met on the ground in Israel during the recent Philos Leadership Institute's solidarity trip to the Holy Land. In the third episode of this miniseries, Dominique is joined by Yaron and Jacqui Vital, who testify to their family's experience and grief after the murder of their daughter Adi Vital-Kaploun, 33…
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IDF Reservist on Iranian Influence in Middle East
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Join Dominique as she speaks with people on the ground during the recent Philos Leadership Institute’s solidarity trip to the Holy Land. In the second episode of this miniseries, Dominique is joined by Ronen Gurievsky. Ronen has led the Philos Leadership Institute in Israel since 2017. Not only does he have a vast knowledge of the three Abrahamic f…
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