Fr. John Whiteford

Friday, February 28, 2014

Stump the Priest: What do you do when you see someone else mistreated?

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Question: I know that Jesus Christ teaches that we should turn the other cheek and forgive those who offend us. But, my question is, how...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Stump the Priest: Is There Anything Special About the Virgin Mary?

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Question: I know a protestant who argues that there was nothing significant about the Virgin Mary, and that just about any woman who was ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Stump the Priest: What does John 20:17b mean?

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Question: What did Christ mean when He said to St. Mary Magdalene, "...but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Fa...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Levant Report:Saidnaya under rebel attack: Christian locals believe they are targets of imminent insurgent ground invasion, CNN justifies rebel assault

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Source (re-posted with permission).   Levant Report’s own sources inside Syria were present in Saidnaya this week: they report t...
Monday, February 10, 2014

The Hieromartyr Peter of Krutitsa

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This past Sunday was the Sunday of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, and so the sermon was on the life of St. Peter of Krutits...

Papism... any questions?

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This is what a Ukrainian Choir sounds like: This is what a Ukrainian Choir that has embraced Papism sounds like: Any questions? ...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Stump the Priest: Prayer for Specific Purposes and the Liturgy

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Question: As a former Roman Catholic, in the past I donated funds to have a Mass said for a dead loved one. Is there an Orthodox Christia...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Stump the Priest: Why do we venerate the Saints?

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A Martyrium Question: Why do we venerate the Saints? At our parish's Icon Exhibit in 2009, I gave a talk on the veneration of...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Sermons on the Ten Commandments

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The Fathers say that the two tables of the the Law of Moses were divided according to the two great commandments: 1) To love God; and ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Stump the Priest: Who can be a Godparent?

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Question: Who can be a godparent? There are requirements for who can be a godparent, and then there are implications connected with be...
Monday, January 20, 2014

ROCOR and the Assembly of Bishops

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There has been a lot of hand-wringing by commentators in other jurisdictions regarding the letter that Archbishop Kyrill wrote recently ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Stump the Priest: Why was Christ Baptized?

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Question: Why was Christ baptized? He was not baptized because He had sins that needed to be cleansed. St. John the Baptist himself rec...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Stump the Priest: Fasting on the Eves of the Nativity and Theophany

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Question: The Eves of Christmas and Theophany are called "strict fast days;" however, it appears that these days are also ...
Thursday, January 02, 2014

Stump the Priest: What is the Difference Between the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers, and the Sunday of the Holy Fathers?

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Question: The two Sundays prior to Christmas seem to have almost identical themes. What is the difference between the Sunday of the Holy ...
Friday, December 27, 2013

Stump the Priest: Does God Have Faith?

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Question: In Mark 11:22, my bible has a number next to the phrase "Have faith in God", the number indicates this phrase can be r...
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Duck Dynasty Controversy Exposes Problem of Biblical Illiteracy

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The Duck Dynasty controversy has exposed another problem in our society: Biblical illiteracy. Phil Robertson has been criticized expressi...
Friday, December 20, 2013

Response to a certain Pro-Communist, Transsexual blogger

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A certain pro-communist transsexual blogger who from time to time feels the need to take shots at me has done so again. I usually ignore suc...
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