“He was a deeply faithful priest, who loved the Church with all his heart, and he served his flock selflessly until the very end,” said St. Vladimir’s Trustee Wesley J. Smith, J.D., who served at the altar as a subdeacon with Fr. Michael for more than four years. “As he slowly declined from cancer, he modeled how Christians can face the end of their earthly sojourn with good humor, steadfast courage, and deeply committed faith. He was a priest to the very last!”
The Essay Contest is offered each year at St. Vladimir’s thanks to the generous contributions of a family of anonymous donors. The winner of the contest—open to current seminarians only—will have the award money added to his or her scholarship fund to help pay for tuition at the Seminary.
It has been a wonderfully eventful summer at the Seminary’s Father Georges Florovsky Library.
Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) welcomed twenty-five new seminarians and forty-four returning students for the start of the 2021-2022 academic year. Monday, August 23 marked the first day of classes.
Saint Vladimir's Seminary (SVS) Press has released the first double issue of the St Vladimir's Theological Quarterly (SVTQ) of 2021.
Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is inviting applications for a faculty position in biblical studies . The Seminary is looking to hire a full-time faculty member at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor, on a tenured or tenure-track position, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and record, and...
Archpriest Sergei was immensely influential in music and parish life in North American Orthodoxy. A kind, joyful, and humble man, he was an early graduate of St. Vladimir's, when the Seminary was still located in Manhattan. May his memory be eternal!
The new Workbook Companion to SVS Press’s Building an Orthodox Marriage should prove invaluable for couples preparing for marriage and those who provide premarital counseling.
Members of the renowned Tronos Psaltic Group from the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest will offer a special performance of Byzantine chant live from St. Vladimir’s Seminary! The concert—free to attend online—takes place on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at 7 p.m. EDT.
Hurricane Ida brought torrential rain Wednesday evening to the New York metropolitan area on the heels of a tornado warning and fierce winds, and the deluge that followed caused severe flooding unlike anything in recent memory. The campus of St. Vladimir's Seminary wasn't spared the storm's wrath. The waterfall on...