Fr. John Whiteford

Question: "How can someone who is pro-life oppose abortion and yet be in favor of the death penalty?" There is not the slight...

Golgotha (inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher) Question: "I have heard it argued that the phrase in the Liturgy "A mercy ...

Question: "How do we understand Psalm 87[88]:7 [" Against me is Thine anger made strong, and all Thy billows hast Thou brought ...

Question: "In Deuteronomy 28:66-67, Moses talks about fearing the day and night. What all is going on there? I know verse 66 is quot...

Question: "In 1 Corinthians 11:10 , when St Paul talks about women wearing head coverings "because of the angels," what do...

An Iconoclast removing an icon of Christ Question: "Isn't the fact that there were controversies over icons well into the 9th ...

I recently gave a lecture at the St. Herman's youth conference in Albany, New York on the subject of Answering Atheists. At Archbish...

Note: While I disagree with Fr. Gregory Hallam on the issues I will address in this article, I appreciate the fact that he produces the p...

Question: "Now that the Christmas season has begun — in our secular society called the “holiday season” — there are parties held a...

Question: "Often in Protestant circles and Bible studies one will reference 1 John 5:13 , “These things I have written to you who bel...

Lot and his family fleeing Sodom Question: "Doesn't Ezekiel 16:49 make it clear that the sin of Sodom was inhospitality rath...

Question: "I heard you mention a way to memorize the psalms with singing, and I wondered if you elaborate on that?" Singing i...

You can now place your orders for the 2016 St. Innocent Liturgical Calendar. In addition to providing liturgical rubrics based on the Jor...

The Four Gospels: Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament, Volume 1 by Archbishop Averky (Taushev) This text was writte...

The Daughters of St. Philip Question: "What does St Paul mean when he says "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for ...