Saint Jonah Orthodox Church

09/06/2026

The New e-Bulletin is now posted:

Sunday e-Bulletin, September 13th, 2026 September 5, 2026 By frjohnw September 13th, 2026 Stump the Priest: “Since Christ forbids us to make oaths (Matthew 5:33-36),why does the Orthodox Church allow them?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhi...

09/04/2026

The New e-Bulletin is now posted:

Sunday e-Bulletin, September 6th, 2026 September 4, 2026 By frjohnw September 6th, 2026 Stump the Priest: “When are prostrations made at the Liturgy?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail [email protected] The Orthodox Term of the Week: Koliva. ...

08/29/2026

The New e-Bulletin is now posted:

Sunday e-Bulletin, August 30th, 2026 August 28, 2026 By frjohnw August 30th, 2026 Stuff from the Priest: “The Continuing Validity of the Moral Law of the Old Testament.” Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail [email protected] The Orthodox Term o...

08/25/2026

Is the Septuagint the Authoritative Version of the Old Testament for the Orthodox Church?

Fr. Stephen De Young has repeated made the claim that the Septuagint has no more authority in the Orthodox Church than does the Masoretic He...

08/22/2026

The New e-Bulletin is now posted:

Sunday e-Bulletin, August 23rd, 2026 August 21, 2026 By frjohnw August 23rd, 2026 Stuff from the Priest: “Is the Septuagint the Authoritative Version of the Old Testament for the Orthodox Church?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gma...

08/12/2026

Is Orthodoxy Too Foreign?

Dr. Alan Harrelson is an historian, musician and Southern Agrarian who was raised Pentecostal, but has converted to Roman Catholicism. I f...

08/08/2026

The New e-Bulletin is now posted:

Sunday e-Bulletin, August 9th, 2026 August 7, 2026 By frjohnw August 9th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “I am not opposed to triune immersion, but I do want to question the idea that triune immersion is the ONLY way. Why isn’t there a single mention of triune immersion in the New Testament? O...

08/01/2026

Becoming a Catechumen:

08/01/2026

The New e-Bulletin is now posted:

Sunday e-Bulletin, August 2nd, 2026 July 31, 2026 By frjohnw August 2nd, 2026 Stuff from the Priest: “Becoming a Catechumen” Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail [email protected] The Orthodox Term of the Week: Exclamation. Saints of the Day fo...

07/18/2026

The New e-Bulletin is now posted:

Sunday e-Bulletin, July 19th, 2026 July 17, 2026 By frjohnw July 19th, 2026 Stuff from the Priest: “‘Worship’ as a False Friend” Click here for the Article. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail [email protected] The Orthodox Term of the Week: Automelon. Saints of the ...