Fr. John Whiteford

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...

Pope Francis, preparing to execute a Judo throw on Patriarch Bartholomew On Pentecost, I was on Ancient Faith Today, which is hosted by...

Question: "What does it mean to “trust the bishop”? In Orthodoxy, the bishop is the central figure in the church. The priest is the ...

Question: "What is heresy, and who is a heretic?" St. Philaret of Moscow , in his Catechism , defined heresy simply as ...

On Saturday, May 17th, 2014, we had Presbytera Eugenia Constantinou conduct a Seminar on the book of Revelation, entitled "Revelation T...