Fr. John Whiteford

Question: "How do you square Luke 13:1-5 with the idea that Hell is not experienced by all outside of the Church in the same way?...

On his Facebook page, the retired vagante Archbishop, Lazar Puhalo , has decided to attack me and attribute to me things that I have not...

I recently preached two sermons on Skeptical Biblical Scholarship, which were a response to a series the History Channel's "Bible...

Here is a lecture by Fr. Valery Lukianov (who is one of the most senior priests in ROCOR, and known to be an exceptionally good preacher) on...

Feodor Dostoyevsky Question: "You have said that some people will receive mercy in the final judgment while others will receive ju...

St. Pachomius the Great St. Ignatii Brianchaninov writes in his book on the Jesus Prayer: "An angel of God taught St. Pachomius t...

Ss. Peter and Febronia Question: Does not the Church teach that the marriage bond is indissoluble and eternal, like the bond between C...

Question. "As a former Evangelical, I have a question. Where do many protestants get the idea that baptism is “only an outward express...

Question: What is the Orthodox understanding of "imputed righteousness" in contrast with the Calvinist view? The Protestan...

The book, The Pilgrim's Progress is one of the most influential books ever written in English. You find allusions to it throughout t...

Our patronal feast is on October 20th, and this also was our 15th anniversary as a parish. We usually have Bishop Peter come at least once a...

  Question: "Does God knows the future?" The short answer to this question is of course, "Yes". The Prophet Isaiah ci...

Question: "Did the Virgin Mary have a sister? Wasn't She the only child of St. Joachim and St. Ann? However, in the Gospel of ...

The Top Ten most popular blog posts on this blog, in reverse order: 10. July 1, 2012: The Hypocrisy of the Christian Left 9. July 1...

Question: When you provide answers to questions, this can be very helpful, but instead of just giving us fish, teach us how to fish. How...

  A Christian weeping at the funeral of those killed in Ma'loula The Obama backed Jihadists in Syria, having destroyed Ma'loula...

  Ma'loula, September 29, 2013 Militants have destroyed the ancient Christian Church of Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Ma'lo...

  Uncle Tom and Simon Legree Question: "I often hear the argument that the Bible approved of slavery and that either this means...