Fr. John Whiteford

Question: "Are married couples required to abstain from sex during the fasts?" The short answer is "no." But a long...

On December 3rd, Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen) gave a talk and fielded questions and answers. Here is the audio: Part 1:  http://www....

Question: "How do you find the time to do all the things we should do as Christians, with all the demands that today's world...

Question: "Does Christ's prohibition against oaths in Matthew 5:33-37 mean that we should not pledge allegiance to the flag?...

Question: "Should Orthodox Christians vote?" There are no canons of the Church that either require Christians to vote, or fo...

"He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorn...

Question: "When are prostrations made at the Liturgy?" We do not make prostrations at all on Sundays, with the exception bein...

The Tonsuring of a Reader Question: "How does one become a Reader, and what does a Reader do?" We learn a great deal about...

I feel compelled, as a Christian and as an American citizen speaking only for myself, to condemn the policy of the United States governme...

The Prophet Nathan confronts King David with his sin. Question: "I have often been perplexed by the last two sentences of Psalm 50...

You can now place your orders for the 2017 St. Innocent Liturgical Calendar. In addition to providing liturgical rubrics based on the Jor...

We do not generally celebrate the birthdays of saints. We celebrate the date of their deaths, because how we end our lives is more import...

One doesn't usually look to Orthodox Jewish sources for guidance on the kind of English that is best suited for worship, but years ag...