Fr. John Whiteford

Terry Lowry is a conservative Christian Talk Show host who has been on the air for many years, and who was kind enough to have me on his...

Also John McCain has pushed back on the claim that he had his picture taken with ISIS terrorists, but the facts are against him . You c...

Question: "I would like to know your view of the paranormal. Should Christians be involved in it, like ghost hunting, reading books ...

Some perspective on Ted Cruz is needed. Here is what he said a year ago, when Obama was talking about bombing Assad: "Sen. Ted Cru...

Question: What do you think of the Fatima apparitions? Were they demonic, or legitimate? This question is dealt with by Fr. Anthony Nelso...

Question: "Why does the Orthodox Church require adults who are preparing for baptism to become catechumens, and to wait before they ...

Psalm 118: Commentary , by St. Theophan the Recluse; trans. Archpriest Gleb Wleskov; edited by Seraphim Englehardt. Psalm 118 (119 in P...

Question: "I am not opposed to triune immersion, but I do want to question the idea that triune immersion is the ONLY way. Why isn...

More details will be forthcoming, but on September 5th, 2014, at 7 pm, the Orthodox Clergy Association of Houston and Southeast Texas wi...

Fr. Seraphim (Rose) Question: "How does the Orthodox Church regard Shared Near Death Experiences? This is where people have a vision...

How Modern Liberals Think, by Evan Sayet , a comedian, and former liberal. A follow up speech:

Question: "What does 1st Timothy 2:15 mean when it says that a woman shall be "saved" in child bearing? How do the Orthodo...

The Vestments of the Israelite High Priest Question: Why does the bishop wear bells on his vestments? As with much of our worship, th...

Question: How do you reconcile the Orthodox practice of clergy and monastics not cutting their hair with 1st Corinthians 11:14, which say...

Question: "In Acts 15, while not imposing circumcision or kosher dietary laws on gentile converts, the Apostles nevertheless command...

Question: "Why was God so irate with David for taking a census of Israel?  Does it have anything to do with the law in Exodus 30:12 ...

Question: "The last paragraph in the Akathist to the Kursk Root icon says: "...for we have no other help beside thee, no othe...

The key to success for any approach to discipline is that there be consistency, and that punishment should be certain and predictable. Th...

In a recent post on the Orthodox Christian Network , Christina Pessemier makes the case that Orthodox Christians should not spank their...

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...