by Fr. John Whiteford Another grand slam from the Bible - from Fr. John's "Stump the Priest" column Question: How would you answer a Protestant who considered our veneration of the Cross (bowing down before it and kissing it) to be idolatry? First we should consider whether or not bowing down … [Read more...]
What About Slavery In The Bible?
by Fr. John Whiteford Question: "I often hear the argument that the Bible approved of slavery and that either this means that the Bible should be dismissed as having any validity, or that things evolve over time, and so just as we no longer allow slavery, perhaps we should change our … [Read more...]
What About The Unicorns?
by Fr. John Whiteford Stump the Priest: Unicorns? Question: "In the antiphons of the feast of the Transfiguration I was struck by a reference to unicorns. What does that mean?" In the second antiphon of the feast, there are three stichoi: Stichos 1: The mountains of Zion on the side of the … [Read more...]
