Saint Jonah Orthodox Church

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Sunday e-Bulletin, September 20th, 2026 Sunday e-Bulletin, September 20th, 2026 September 18, 2026 By frjohnw September 20th, 2026 Stump the Priest: Question: “Why does the bishop wear bells on his vestments?” Click here for the Answer. If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail [email protected] The Orthodox Term of...

The truth about the stealing of Churches in Ukraine

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Sunday e-Bulletin, September 13th, 2026 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...

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Sunday e-Bulletin, September 6th, 2026 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. ...

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Sunday e-Bulletin, August 30th, 2026 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...

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

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...

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Sunday e-Bulletin, August 23rd, 2026 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...

Is Orthodoxy Too Foreign?

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...

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Sunday e-Bulletin, August 9th, 2026 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...

Becoming a Catechumen:

https://fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2026/07/becoming-catechumen.html