September 15th, 2019     Stump the Priest: Question: “What does the word “Gehenna” mean?” Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent13.pdf Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download): http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Propers for the […]

September 8th, 2019    Stump the Priest: Question: “Why do we change colors of vestments and Icon stand covers? I know these are done according to church practices. However, could you explain each color’s meaning and when they are changed?” Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com Saints of […]

September 1st, 2019    Stuff from the Priest: Moral Heresy? Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent11.pdf Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download): http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Propers for the Sunday Liturgy: https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_august19.htm  […]

August 25th, 2019 Stump the Priest: Question: “I have a recent convert friend who is worried about the validity of his chrismation after the priest left the Church. What should we say to people who received sacraments from priests who either apostatize later or turn out to be grossly immoral, and so now doubt the validity […]

August 18th, 2019 Stump the Priest:Question: “I have heard that Christ quoted the Septuagint. Is there a listing of these quotes?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent9.pdf Requires Adobe Acrobat […]

August 11th, 2019    Stuff from the Priest: Recommendations on Editions of the King James Version Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent8.pdf Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download): http://get.adobe.com/reader/ […]

August 4th, 2019    Stuff from the Priest: Beauty and the Bible Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent7.pdf Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download): http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Propers for the Sunday […]

July 28th, 2019 Stump the Priest: Question: “Does the New Testament quote from the deuterocanonical books?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent6.pdf Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download): http://get.adobe.com/reader/ […]

July 21st, 2019    Stump the Priest: “What do the terms “apocrypha” and “deuterocanonical” mean, and how does the Orthodox Church view them?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent5.pdf Requires Adobe […]

July 14th, 2019    Stump the Priest: “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, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com Saints of the Day for […]