8. From Canterbury to Constantinople

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 for seven years before embarking on a career in technology.Zac lives with his wife, Sally, and their five children on the outskirts of South Bend, Indiana. He is a grateful convert to Catholicism and is a member of the Byzantine (Ruthenian) Church. He blogs and podcasts at creedal.substack.com. Be sure to tune into this episode to learn from Zac about Byzantine Catholicism and how Catholics can 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:2:00 – Zac Crippen’s Faith Journey | Church Unity   4:21 – Catholics and the Bible  6:05 – Byzantine Catholic: “Learning how to breathe with another lung”  8:07 – “Why not Orthodoxy? Why Catholicism?”  14:18 – Zac’s entry into the Byzantine Church   19:20 – Discovering Church unity: “One mark of the Church is that it will be united”  27:05 – Byzantine at Hallow?  28:30 – The Creedal Podcast  34:38 – Recommendations from Zac_______________________  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:➡️ Creedal Catholic​ - Theology and Culture➡️​ On Ye, The Right, and Antisemitism: What a Week w/Andrew Petiprin - Episode of the Creedal Catholic podcast➡️ ​Introduction to Liturgical Services and their Symbolism in the Eastern Churches​ - Patriarch Gregorios III ➡️ Deification of the Cross​ - by Father Khaled Anatolios➡️ The 24 Catholic Churches - just how universal is the Church?Support Philos Catholic