Orders on the fifth Sunday of Great Lent. Presiding at the Divine Liturgy in our campus chapel of the Three Holy Hierarchs, Bishop Matthias ordained Deacon David Bozeman to the Holy Priesthood, and seminarian Jason Ketz to the Holy Diaconate. Both Fr. David and Dn. Jason are third-year students in...
The Popular Patristics Series (PPS) published by St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press (SVS Press), has gained the attention of Logos Research Systems, Inc., the largest developer of Bible software in the world. It is a surprising but highly welcome overture for the seminary’s academic press. PPS provides accurate and annotated translations...
The "Hellenism & Orthodoxy" symposium, held on the seminary campus June 10–12, 2010, generated frank and lively discussion concerning the unity of, and relations between, Orthodox churches in North America. Conference speakers and participants respectfully wrestled with a variety of difficult issues related to the ecclesial structure of Orthodoxy in...
This spring our community was blessed by a campus visit from His Grace Nicholas (Ozone), auxiliary bishop for Brooklyn, and assistant to His Eminence Philip, archbishop of New York and metropolitan of All North America, of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey...
On the Feast of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus, seminarian Deacon Seraphim (William) Joa was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His Grace The Right Rev. Michael, bishop of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey, Orthodox Church in America. Father Seraphim is in his third year of the...
Truly the "Cherubim" and the "Seraphim" sang on our seminary campus on the Feast of the Holy and Righteous Lazarus, when the St. Vladimir's Seminary's Children's Choirs presented their Spring Concert, with His Grace The Right Rev. Michael, bishop of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey, Orthodox Church...
A mission team from the seminary community, led by Chancellor/CEO Archpriest Chad Hatfield, will be in Guatemala May 31–June 7 to lend much-needed hands to Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage. The team will assist in moving the orphanage from "Zone 1," a crime-ridden and dangerous area of Guatemala City, to Hogar...
More than thirty-five St. Vladimir's Seminary alumni, representing twelve graduating classes, as well as friends and prospective seminarians, gathered at St. Joseph Church, Wheaton, Illinois for a Bright Friday dinner sponsored by the SVOTS Alumni Association. Archpriest Alexander Rentel, assistant professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies at the seminary...
View a sermon delivered by senior seminarian Deacon David (Chandler) Poling, here. Beginning fall semester 2012, Scripture and Homiletics courses offered at St. Vladimir’s will be augmented in accordance with planned curriculum revisions begun by the Dean and faculty in 2007. The reinforced curriculum, according to Dr. John Barnet, associate...
Kids in our campus Church School finished out their program with a celebratory field day—fun games and grilled food capped their year-long learning experience. Second-year seminarian Ashley Lear served as the director of this year's program, which she designed to provide much longer but less frequent learning sessions: focused retreats...