By The Very Rev. Dr. Sergius Halvorsen , Assistant Professor of Homiletics and Rhetoric This sermon by Archpriest Sergius Halvorsen, on Mark 2:1–12, was delivered at Sts. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Glenview, IL, on Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Randa Karadsheh Anderson) Paralysis. That...

The Rev. Dn. Chad Cordero , a deacon of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), is attached to the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC. He was ordained to the Holy Diaconate in 2022. Dn. Chad and his wife Jaime are faithful members of the St...

Over the past year, St. Vladimir’s Seminary went the extra mile—miles, to be more accurate—to commemorate several luminaries in the Seminary’s history. On or near the anniversaries of repose, members of the Seminary community have traveled to conduct memorial prayers at the gravesites of Archpriest Georges Florovsky (September 9, 1893–August...

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is pleased to announce forthcoming public events highlighting the sacred music of Oriental Orthodox traditions. The events are supported by a Worshipping Communities Grant of $24,990 from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (CICW). The purpose of this grant, one of seventy-nine that commenced...

In recent weeks a priest and two deacons were ordained from the ranks of seminarians at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. Additionally, two Malankara Orthodox seminarians were tonsured as subdeacons. Glory be to God! The latest round of seminarian ordinations began on campus, at the Seminary’s Three Hierarchs Chapel, on...

With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Sergei Nemtsov, an alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Sergei fell asleep in the Lord on April 21, 2026, in Moscow, Russia. Sergei was born in Soviet Russia on September 12, 1951, into a family...

By the grace of God, St. Vladimir’s Seminary faculty member and alumnus Fr. Nicholas Belcher was elevated to the rank of archimandrite on Saturday, May 9. The elevation took place at St. George Orthodox Church in Little Falls, NJ, by the hand of His Eminence Saba, Archbishop of New York...

This May St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) and St. Nersess Armenian Seminary hosted master practitioners from the Syriac and Armenian traditions as part of the two-day event, Exploring the Orient: Syriac & Armenian Liturgical Chant. Exploring the Orient was made possible through a generous grant from the Calvin Institute...

Giving thanks to God, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) hosted its 87th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Divine Liturgy The celebration began that morning with Divine Liturgy at Three Hierarchs Chapel, presided over by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon. Joining His Beatitude were His Grace Bishop John, Auxiliary...

On the Feast of Holy Pentecost, May 31, alumnus and St. Vladimir’s Seminary faculty member the Rev. Dn. Dr. Gregory Abdalah was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by the hand of a fellow alumnus and faculty member, his own father His Grace Bishop John (Abdalah). The ordination was held at...