5. Returning to Ninevah

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, England in 1994, he has spent most of his priestly ministry in the United States. In the summer of 2014, Father Ben perceived a call to devote his entire priestly ministry to aid and advocacy for persecuted Christians, especially in the Near East. Founding Nasarean.org, a charity based in Stowe, Vermont and with the permission and support of his Ordinary, Father Ben divides his time between the US, UK and the Near East, speaking, preaching and writing, trying to focus attention on the plight of persecuted Christians around the world. He has visited war-torn Iraq on multiple occasions since 2015, and has visited Syria, Lebanon, and Armenia where Nasarean is now supporting a number of family businesses. Fr. Ben is also the chaplain of Philos Catholic.Be sure to tune into this episode to learn more from Fr. Ben's work and how Catholics tap into their Hebraic and Near Eastern Christian roots.Beyond Rome is available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and a variety of other media platforms!⬆️ LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE ⬆️ _______________________ Timestamps:1:20– No Mass in Mosul – Ninevah – What can we do?  3:51 – A call to aid and advocacy – Nasarean.org 8:14 – “A call within a call” 14:23 – Does the Western Church care?  16:00 – The Near East as the root of our faith- The Cradle of Christianity 19:55 - The Christian vocation: “I am Jesus and you are persecuting Me” 26:16 – What is Nasarean?  _______________________  Giving to Philos Catholic: If you've enjoyed this podcast, then please consider supporting our work! You can mark your gift for "Beyond Rome" through our giving page (see link below). Give here ➡️ https://raisedonors.com/philosproject/give-philos-catholic_______________________ Follow Philos Catholic: ➡️ Website: https://philosproject.org/catholic  ➡️ Instagram: / philoscatholic➡️ X: / philoscatholic_______________________Resources:➡️ Nasarean.org - Learn more about Fr. Benedict Kiely's work➡️ Project Jonah - Support Near Eastern Christians➡️ Icon Project - Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters in the Near East➡️ The 24 Catholic Churches - Learn about how universal the Catholic ChurchSupport Philos Catholic