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 […]

April 12th, 2026 Stump the Priest: “Does a fast begin and end at the time of Vespers, or at midnight?” 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: “Christ is risen!” in Many Languages. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, […]

April 5th, 2026 Stump the Priest: “What is the meaning of the Feast of Tabernacles?” 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: S’prazdnikom!. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/palmsunday.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy […]

March 29th, 2026 Stump the Priest: “What is the understanding of the Church on Matthew 27:46? I have done some research myself and I have seen everything from the idea that Christ was abandoned by the Father, to arguments that Christ was not abandoned, nor was He distressed, but was proclaiming that in this darkest hour, […]

March 22nd, 2026 Stump the Priest: “Does the New Testament quote from the deuterocanonical books?” 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: Martyrium. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/lent4.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy […]

March 15th, 2026 Stump the Priest: “How would you answer a Protestant who considered our veneration of the Cross (bowing down before it and kissing it) to be idolatry?” 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: Theotokion. Saints of the Day for Sunday […]

March 8th, 2026 Stuff from the Priest: “St. Gregory Palamas on Christ’s Sacrifice for our Sins.” 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: Essence and Energies. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/lent2.pdf Propers for […]