June 21st, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “What does the Church teach about having non-believers in our homes and parish Temples? 2 John 1:10, seems to suggest that we should not have anyone who professes a teaching contrary to the Trinitarian faith into our homes, or to even greet such a person. Was this message […]

June 14th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “How can someone best assimilate into the ‘culture’ of Orthodoxy even picking up other national customs without losing their own nationality (being of the USA for example)? How do we find that middle balance of taking the good and leaving the bad from our own culture?” Click here for the […]

June 7th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “Why do the Orthodox have patron saints?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com The Orthodox Term of the Week: Relics. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://saintjonah.org/bltn/pent1.pdf Propers for […]

May 31st, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “What is the difference between the Baptism in water and the Baptism by the “Holy Spirit and Fire” in Acts 1:5?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com The Orthodox Term of the Week: Chrism. Saints of the Day for Sunday […]

May 24th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “How exactly do the commemoration lists work? I know I write the names of Orthodox or non-orthodox people I’m praying for, and then eat the Prosphora bread afterwords… But how do I get the commemorations read out during liturgy? I’m praying for a deceased friend of a friend… Also, […]

May 17th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “How can someone best assimilate into the ‘culture’ of Orthodoxy even picking up other national customs without losing their own nationality (being of the USA for example)? How do we find that middle balance of taking the good and leaving the bad from our own culture?” Click here […]

May 10th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Stump the Priest: Question: “Why does our parish not do all of the anaphora prayers out loud?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com The Orthodox Term of the Week: Hesychasm. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the […]

May 3rd, 2026 Stump the Priest: Stump the Priest: Question: “Why does our parish not do all of the anaphora prayers out loud?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com The Orthodox Term of the Week: Lestovka. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other […]

April 26th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Stump the Priest: Question: “What is the role of the Parish Priest as Spiritual Father to his people and how does it compare with the role of the Abbot and monks in the Monasteries?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, […]

April 19th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Stump the Priest”Why do some Orthodox respond to “Christ is Risen!” with “Indeed He is Risen!” but others say, “Truly He is Risen!”? Which one is correct?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com The Orthodox Term of the […]