October 18th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “The Esphigmenou monastery [on Mount Athos] has recently made headlines; what is happening with them and why are the monks being evicted? How do you view Old Calendarists like these monks, who have broken communion with the rest of the Church?” Click here for the Answer. If you […]

October 11th, 2026 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 The Orthodox Term of the Week: Saint titles. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://saintjonah.org/bltn/pent19.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, […]

September 27th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “What does the word “Gehenna” mean?” 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: Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: […]

September 20th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “Why does the bishop wear bells on his vestments?” 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: Panagia. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://saintjonah.org/bltn/pent16.pdf […]

September 13th, 2026 Stump the Priest: “Since Christ forbids us to make oaths (Matthew 5:33-36),why does the Orthodox Church allow them?” 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: Icon Corner. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying […]

September 6th, 2026 Stump the Priest: “When are prostrations made at the Liturgy?” 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: Koliva. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://saintjonah.org/bltn/pent14.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, September […]

August 30th, 2026 Stuff from the Priest: “The Continuing Validity of the Moral Law of the Old Testament.” 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: Synaxarion. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://saintjonah.org/bltn/pent13.pdf Propers for […]

August 23rd, 2026 Stuff from the Priest: “Is the Septuagint the Authoritative Version of the Old Testament for the Orthodox Church?” 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: Paraklesis. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: […]

August 16th, 2026 Stuff from the Priest: “Is Orthodoxy Too Foreign?” 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: Dormition Fast. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://saintjonah.org/bltn/pent11.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, August 16th): […]