Fr. John Whiteford

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Stump the Priest: Zapivka

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  Question: "What is the history behind the tradition of the bread and the wine on the table, to eat and drink after the Eucharist?...
Monday, October 11, 2021

Reader Services though the 20th Sunday after Pentecost

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This installment covers the Sundays of Old Calendar October, which on the civil Calendar runs from October 14th through November 13th. I int...
Wednesday, September 08, 2021

Reader Services though the 16th Sunday after Pentecost

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  Icon for the Indiction, September 1st o.s. / September 14th n.s. This installment covers the Sundays of Old Calendar September, which on t...
Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Reader Services though the 12th Sunday after Pentecost

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This installment covers the Sundays of Old Calendar August, which on the civil Calendar runs from August 14th through September 13th. I inte...
Thursday, July 08, 2021

Reader Services for through the 7th Sunday After Pentecost

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St. Seraphim of Sarov This installment covers the Sundays of Old Calendar July, which on the civil Calendar runs from July 14th through Augu...
Saturday, June 12, 2021

Reader Services through the Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul

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This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar June, which on the civil Calendar runs from June 14th through July 13th. I in...
Friday, June 04, 2021

Review: The Eastern Orthodox Bible, New Testament

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Over the past couple of years, I have often been asked my opinion about the Eastern Orthodox Bible , published by Newrome Press , and so I p...
Friday, May 21, 2021

Stump the Priest: Baptism with Water and Baptism with the Holy Spirit

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Question: "What is the difference between the Baptism in water and the Baptism by the "Holy Spirit and Fire" in Acts 1:5 ?...
Friday, May 14, 2021

Stump the Priest: Tradition?

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Question: "What's the working definition of "tradition" as far as the Church is concerned?"  The English word "...
Thursday, May 06, 2021

Reader Services through the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

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This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar May, which on the civil Calendar runs from May 14th through June 13th. I inte...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Using the Fear of Epidemics to Shut Down Churches

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Having watched how parish churches have been shut down around the world on the basis of the Coronavirus, I had thought prior to reading the ...
Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Reader Services through St. Thomas Sunday

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This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar April, which on the civil Calendar runs from April 14th through May 13th. I i...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

St. Paisios on Fear of Germs and Holy Things

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The following conversation that St. Paisios the Athonite had with one of his spiritual children, which is recorded in  Elder Paisios of Moun...
Friday, March 12, 2021

The Prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian

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Lent is about to begin, and one prayer we should all memorize and incorporate into our daily prayers during Lent is the prayer of St. Ephrem...
Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Texts for Lenten Services / Annunciation

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  I send out the variable portions of Vigil on a monthly basis to this group, and so you can join it to receive these documents as soon as t...
Tuesday, March 02, 2021

Reader Services through the Sunday of St. John Climacus

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This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar March, which on the civil Calendar runs from March 14th through April 13th. I...
Friday, February 19, 2021

Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Russophobia

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The cover of Time Magazine,  promoting the idea that Russia was behind the election of Donald Trump,  from their May 18, 2017 Sarah Riccardi...
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