Beyond Rome
Beyond Rome is a podcast that seeks to reconnect Catholics with their Hebraic and Christian roots in the Near East. Hosted by Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly from 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.
Beyond Rome
22. The Catholic Obligation to Combat Antisemitism
This week Simone Rizkallah and James O’Reilly are joined by Maggie Phillips to discuss an essay she wrote for Word on Fire last May, titled Christians Have an Obligation—and a Way—to Stop Antisemitism. We also ask Maggie about her job as the only Christian working at a Jewish outlet and what inspired her to write her essay for Word on Fire.
Maggie has authored the series “Religious Literacy in America” for Tablet Magazine, work made possible by a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, her writing has appeared in America Magazine, Real Clear Investigations, Military Review, Military Spouse Magazine, Word on Fire, and Arc Magazine.
She is a proud Army daughter, wife, and sister, and an even prouder mother of three.
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Timestamps:
00:00-13:00 — Why Maggie wrote about antisemitism for Word on Fire
13:00-21:07 — Most Catholics are not antisemitic but they know little about Judaism or Catholic-Jewish relations
21:07-27:07 — Understanding Jewish observances and roots of the Catholic faith strengthens faith in Christianity
27:07-36:34 — The role that Catholics can play when it comes to Jews, Israel, and antisemitism
36:34-47:54 — Catholics, the Papacy, and the meaning of Zionism
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Resources:
➡️ Christians Have an Obligation—and a Way—to Stop Antisemitism by Maggie Phillips — read at Word on Fire here.
➡️ How to Be an Ally by Maggie Phillips — read at Tablet here.
➡️ Find more of Maggie’s writing at Word on Fire here.
➡️ Find more of Maggie’s writings at Tablet here.
➡️ Read the Church’s declaration Nostra Aetate on the Vatican website here.