January 18th, 2026 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: Holy Water. […]

January 11th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “Why do Orthodox Christians use leavened bread for the Eucharist?” 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: Lamb. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent31.pdf Propers for the […]

January 4th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “Did Christmas originate from a pagan holiday?” 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: Holy Unction. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent30.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy […]

December 28th, 2025 Stump the Priest: Question: “How are the 12 days of the Nativity Feast numbered? Does it start on the Feast itself or the next day? Is the last day of the feast the 12th Day?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com The […]

December 21st, 2025 Stuff from the Priest: “Contrary to Nature: A Response to “Would the True “Nature” Please Stand Up?”” 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: Spear. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent28.pdf […]

December 14th, 2025 Stuff from the Priest: “What’s Going on in Ukraine? Part 2: The Canonical Issues.” 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: Asterisk. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent27.pdf Propers for the […]

December 7th, 2025 Stuff from the Priest: “What’s Going on in Ukraine? Part 1: The Historical Background.” 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: Chalice and Diskos. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent26.pdf Propers […]

November 30th, 2025 Stuff from the Priest: “An American Perspective on the Ukraine Crisis.” 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: Kievan Chant. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent25.pdf Propers for the Sunday […]

November 23rd, 2025 Stuff from the Priest: “Congressman Joe Wilson Declares War on the Orthodox Church.” 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: Znameny Chant. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent24.pdf Propers for the […]

November 16th, 2025 Stuff from the Priest: “Sermons on Psalm 118[119].” 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: Psalter. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent23.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, November 16th): https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_november03.htm […]