Fr. John Whiteford

"Is an Orthodox Christian obliged to follow all that the Church teaches, or is there some leeway that is left to individual choice?...

Question: "Is it possible for someone to be pro-life and pro-choice?" We should define our terms here. By "pro-life,...

Question: "Why does the Orthodox Church not have a Bishop of Rome?" There is no official answer to this question that I am aw...

St. Dionysius of Alexandria Fr. Ted Bobosh has written an article on a topic that comes up from time to time -- whether or not we shou...

Great-Martyr Catherine Question: "The Hebrew Bible nowhere thought celibacy praiseworthy (St. Paul was an exception). So why does ...

A Container for Holy Chrism Question: "Someone has been insisting to me that the Russian Orthodox Church recognizes the validity o...

The Council of the Holy Fathers  (various Fathers with St. Constantine the Great, holding the Nicean Creed) Question: "How does ...

Question: "In the Orthodox Study Bible and in other places online, I've seen a chart comparing the Protestant, Roman Catholic, a...

The Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils Question: "Does the Orthodox Church teach that the Ecumenical Councils are infalli...

A monk from Esphigemenou monaster, about to toss a Molotov cocktail. Question: "The Esphigmenou monastery [on Mount Athos] has re...