October 3rd, 2021 Stump the Priest: Question: “What does St Paul mean when he says “Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law” (1 Corinthians 14:34)? Does this mean that women cannot direct or sing […]

September 26th, 2021 Stump the Priest: Question: “The Bible says that homosexuality is an abomination (Leviticus 18:22), but it also says that eating shrimp is an abomination (Leviticus 11:9-12), so why do Christians eat shrimp, but oppose homosexuality?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com Saints of the Day […]

September 19th, 2021 Stump the Priest: Question: “Why do the Orthodox have patron saints?” 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/pent13.pdf Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download): http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Propers for the […]

September 12th, 2021 Stump the Priest: Question: “What is the Orthodox understanding of “imputed righteousness” in contrast with the Calvinist view”?” 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/pent12.pdf Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is […]

September 5th, 2021 Stump the Priest: Question: “A major argument that I hear from atheists against the existence of God is that there cannot be an all-loving, all-knowing, all-powerful God, because such a being would not permit the evil, pain and suffering that exist in our world. What is the Orthodox response to this “problem of evil”?” Click […]

August 29th, 2021 Stump the Priest: “I have heard Roman Catholics argue that Christ taught that remarriage after divorce was adultery, regardless of who is the innocent party, and they quote Church Fathers that seem to agree. They criticize the Orthodox Church’s position on this. How should we respond?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a […]

August 22nd, 2021 Stump the Priest: “Is it proper for a parish to have altar girls?” 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 reader (which is free to download): http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Propers […]

August 15th, 2021 Stump the Priest: “Does the Orthodox Church teach that the Ecumenical Councils are infallible?” 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/pent8.pdf Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download): http://get.adobe.com/reader/ […]

August 8th, 2021 Stump the Priest: “Why does the Orthodox Church require adults who are preparing for baptism to become catechumens, and to wait before they are allowed to be baptized. This requirement does not fit the pattern of conversions in Acts. On the day of Pentecost, about the 3000 that were baptized the same day Peter […]

August 1st, 2021 Stump the Priest: “What does the Church teach about having non-believers in our homes and parish Temples? 2 John 1:10, seems to suggest that we should not have anyone who professes a teaching contrary to the Trinitarian faith into our homes, or to even greet such a person. Was this message specifically for one […]