TGCL #0564: Iraqi Catholics in Boston

Published: Aug. 26, 2013, 9:34 p.m.

b'Today\\u2019s topics: Iraqi Catholics in Boston\\nSummary of today\\u2019s show: The Archdiocese of Boston is incredibly diverse with Catholics with origins all over the world. Scot Landry is joined by Sermed Ashkouri and his wife, Aseel Alber; and Feras Michael and his wife, Sema Ashkouri, to talk about their experience practicing their Catholic faith as members of the Syriac Catholic rite of the Church; the founding of Our Lady of Mesopotamia Syriac Catholic Mission in Newton, where they worship; the challenges of having Mass one Saturday per month with a priest who has to travel from Pennsylvania; the effort to rebuild lives in a new country and to maintain their customs and traditions of their cultures.\\nListen to the show:\\n\\nToday\\u2019s host(s): Scot Landry\\nToday\\u2019s guest(s): Sermed Ashkouri and his wife Aseel Alber; Feras Michael and his wife Sema Ashkouri; Christopher Kelley\\nLinks from today\\u2019s show:'