k A Tale of Two Kinds of Christians By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-17T04:17:28+00:00 Fr. John shares from 3 John 1:1-14. Full Article
k Breaking up the Fallow Ground By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T18:09:21+00:00 Fr. John shares from Luke 8:5-15; Hosea 10:12-13; and Jeremiah 4:3. Full Article
k St. John Kochurov By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T18:11:09+00:00 Fr. John talks about martyr St. John Kochurov. Full Article
k The Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-15T05:39:36+00:00 Metropolitan Jonah reflects on the importance of the Temple and Mary's role in our salvation. Full Article
k Behold I Stand at the Door and Knock By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-02T04:47:34+00:00 Fr. John shares from Revelation 3:14-22. Full Article
k Our Works Matter By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-04T23:48:08+00:00 Fr. John talks about the life of Saint Tabitha (Acts 9:32-42) and compares her raising to that of Jairus' daughter by Christ. Full Article
k Unless Ye Repent Ye Shall All Likewise Perish By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-10-08T04:41:51+00:00 Fr. John shares from Luke 13:1-9. Full Article
k Partaking in the Inheritance of the Saints By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-18T23:46:03+00:00 Fr. John talks about what it means to be a Christian, using the epistle reading from Colossians. Full Article
k Kursk Root Icon By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-21T19:25:09+00:00 Fr. John delivers an important exhortation regarding the Kursk icon, including the history and stories of the miracles that it has wrought. Full Article
k Doors of the Kingdom By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-04-03T02:19:09+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford reflects on the life of St. Mary of Egypt and the mercy of God. Full Article
k St. Raphael of Brooklyn By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-06-11T15:46:42+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares about the life of St. Raphael (Hawaweeny) of Brooklyn. Full Article
k The Kazan Icon By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-11-20T04:39:37+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford tells about the wonderworking Kazon icon. Full Article
k It is Good to Give Thanks unto the Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-11-20T23:01:38+00:00 Fr, John Whiteford uses Psalm 91 to discuss the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Full Article
k It Ain't Bragging If You Can Back It Up By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-08T14:35:51+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches about the healing of the blind man from John 9:1-7. Full Article
k Blessed are They that Hear the Word of God and Keep It By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-07-22T21:42:28+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares from Psalm 118:137-144. Full Article
k Take Heed How you Build By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-01T03:28:47+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford comments on 1 Corinthians 3:4-15, and how we live our lives. Full Article
k St. Cyril of Kazan By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-14T16:02:17+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares about the lives of new martyrs and confessors of Russia, including St. Cyril of Kazan. Full Article
k Nothing Strikes Fear By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-30T17:58:22+00:00 During this difficult time, Fr. John Whiteford gives a message of hope in God, using the challenges of the life of St. John of Shanghai. Full Article
k Saint Innocent of Alaska By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-04-06T19:22:07+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares about the life of St. Innocent of Alaska. Full Article
k That the Nations May Know Thy Salvation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-05-27T01:42:15+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses Psalm 66 to instill the importance of sharing our light with the world. Full Article
k Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-12T00:33:55+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford continues his discussion on the Lord's Prayer. He talks about the importance of seeking to do God's will with all our hearts so that His will shall be done in us on earth the same as it is done in heaven. Full Article
k The Great Earthquake By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-11-12T23:24:43+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford reminds us to keep our trust in the Kingdom, and not to invest our efforts and hope in earthly leaders and possessions. Full Article
k Walking Worthy of Our Vocation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-18T18:15:38+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses how to walk forward in the discernment of vocation. Full Article
k Back to the Garden By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-03-17T15:48:09+00:00 Using a line from the Joni Mitchell song "Woodstock", Fr. John Whiteford reminds us of the focus we should have during this Lenten season - returning to the Garden. Full Article
k Can We Really Know God? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-03-30T17:22:05+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford addresses what we know and do not know in our understanding of who God is. Full Article
k Sennacherib and Hezekiah By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-06-24T13:36:21+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the lives of Sennacherib and Hezekiah from passages 2 Kings 18:1-19:37 and Isaiah 36:1-37:38. Full Article
k Ask, Seek, Knock By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-08-10T20:52:06+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses verses from Matthew 9 and Luke 11 to remind his congregation that Christ will be with us through every trial we encounter, if we let him in. Full Article
k Walking on Water By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-08-25T18:16:58+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches about struggle and faith from Matthew 14:22-34. Full Article
k How Do We Know the Iconoclasts Were Wrong? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-10-27T13:47:32+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches about the restoration of icons. Full Article
k Faith Works By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-11-30T02:50:06+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares from Ephesians 2:8-9; Galatians 5:6. Full Article
k The Right Place (Luke 13:10-17) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-13T23:32:56+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches from Luke 13:10-17. Full Article
k Walking Circumspectly and Redeeming the Time By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-12-20T21:11:02+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches from Ephesians 5:15-16. Full Article
k The War in Ukraine By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-03-01T15:51:35+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks about the war in Ukraine. Full Article
k The True Worshippers God Seeks By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-26T20:27:21+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares about the Samaritan Woman, from John 4:5-42. Full Article
k St. Luke of Crimea By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-06-28T13:04:57+00:00 Fr. John shares the life and witness of St. Luke of Crimea, the Blessed Surgeon. Full Article
k The End of the Wicked By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-03T17:21:04+00:00 Fr. John shares the story of David, Saul, and Doeg the Edomite as an example of the end of the wicked. Full Article
k Take Heed By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-08-11T18:54:52+00:00 Fr. John reflects on what is necessary for us to become fruitful in the Kingdom of God. Full Article
k You Can't Take It With You By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-11-09T21:18:43+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches on the temptations of wealth and the need to align our resources with the Kingdom of God. (1 Timothy 6:3-10) Full Article
k St. Herman of Alaska By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-12-30T21:36:52+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares the story of St. Herman of Alaska. Full Article
k We Must Through Much Tribulation Enter into the Kingdom of God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-01-17T16:45:16+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford helps us to understand how to receive suffering in a way that is redemptive in our lives. (Acts 14:19-22) Full Article
k The Holy New Martyr Hilarion (Troitsky) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-02-14T17:10:31+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares the story of the holy new martyr Hilarion (Troitsky). Full Article
k This Alone Will Make You Stop Being a Protestant By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-03-08T06:00:00+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Full Article
k The Theotokos as an Ideal of Motherhood By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-05-18T00:33:42+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford describes the important role of motherhood as seen through life of the Theotokos, the mother of our Lord. Full Article
k St. Paisius Velichkovsky By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-06-19T16:45:22+00:00 St. John Whiteford shares the story of St. Paisius Velichkovsy. Full Article
k The Fretting of the Wicked By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-07-14T02:08:39+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford offers a corrective perspective when viewing the 'success' of the wicked, and how the wicked fret when they see the righteous who rebuke their way of living. (Psalm 36:12-24) Full Article
k Keep Your Eyes on the Prize By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-07-14T02:21:03+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford concludes his series of homilies from the Psalms on by discussing where the wicked and the righteous end up, and why we should put our hope in God. (PSALM 26:25-40) Full Article
k St. Anthony of the Kiev Caves By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-07-29T18:52:54+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks on the life of St. Anthony of the Kiev Caves, the founder of monasticism in Russia. Full Article
k Working With God By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-08-21T13:41:36+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford explains the importance of our cooperation with God in our salvation. (1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:1-2; John 15:1-8) Full Article
k Walking According to the Spirit By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2024-06-28T05:01:00+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford's sermon from June 23, 2024. Full Article
k Working on Ourselves By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2024-09-04T05:01:00+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford's sermon for August 25, 2024. Full Article