June 30th, 2024 Stump the Priest: Question: “Did the Fathers teach Sola Scriptura?” 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: Nous/Noetic. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent1.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, June […]

June 23rd, 2024 Stuff from the Priest: “An Orthodox Look at English Translations of the Bible.” 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: Aer. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pentecost.pdf Propers for the Sunday […]

June 16th, 2024 Stump the Priest: Question: “Can a laymen give a blessing?” 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: Table of oblation. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pascha6.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy […]

June 9th, 2024 Stuff from the Priest: “Hieromartyr Daniel Sysoev on Interracial Marriage” 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: Iconostasis. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pascha5.pdf Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, June […]

June 2nd, 2024 Stump the Priest: Question: “In 1 John 1:9, the apostle teaches us that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us of all unrighteousness. But Orthodoxy teaches us that we must confess our sins to a priest in order to be saved […]

May 26th, 2024 Stump the Priest: Question: “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 Week: Cathedra. Saints of the […]

May 19th, 2024 Stuff from the Priest: “How James 2:18-24 Parallels Romans 3:27-4:22 According to James Dunn.” 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: Narthex. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pascha2.pdf Propers for the […]

May 12th, 2024 Stuff from the Priest: Question: “How can someone best assimilate into the ‘culture’ of Orthodoxy even picking up other national customs without losing their own nationality (being of the USA for example)? How do we find that middle balance of taking the good and leaving the bad from our own culture?” Click […]

May 5th, 2024 Stuff from the Priest: “The Paschal Hours (How to do them).” 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: Paschal Trikirion. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading: https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pascha.pdf Propers for the Paschal […]

April 28th, 2024 Stuff from the Priest: “Holy Week at Home, Part 2” (For those who cannot attend all of the services in person) 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: Dikiri and Trikiri. Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming […]