March 23rd, 2025 Stuff from the Priest: “The Icon FAQ.” Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com The Orthodox Term of the Week: Proskunesis. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/lent3.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, March 23rd): https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_lent3_t6.htm Propers […]

March 9th, 2025 Stump the Priest: Question: “Are married couples required to abstain from sex during the fasts?” 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: Anathema. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/lent1.pdf Propers for […]

February 22rd, 2025 Stump the Priest: Question: “In John 8:1-11, during the story of the woman caught in adultery, Jesus kneels down to write something in the sand twice, what did he write?” 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: Dismissal. […]

February 16th, 2025 Stuff from the Priest: “Doing Akathists at Home.” Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com The Orthodox Term of the Week: Epiclesis. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/triod2.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, February 16th): https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_triod2_af_feb03_t1.htm […]

February 9th, 2025 Stump the Priest: Question: “How do we know whether or not something is dogma if it was not specifically affirmed by an Ecumenical council?” 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: Gospel Book. Saints of the Day for Sunday and […]

February 2nd, 2025 Stuff from the Priest: “The Inerrancy of Scripture?” Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com The Orthodox Term of the Week: Apostolos. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent32.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, February 2nd): https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_january20_t7.htm […]

January 26th, 2025 Stump the Priest: “Question 1: “Should a house be blessed every year?” Question 2: “What should a family do to prepare for a house blessing and what should they expect?” 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: Tabernacle. Saints of […]

January 19th, 2025 Stuff from the Priest: “St. John of Shanghai, the Moscow Patriarchate, and Other Local Orthodox Churches.” Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com The Orthodox Term of the Week: Aspergillum. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent30.pdf Propers […]