St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Fr. Georges Florovsky Library has greatly expanded its electronic research resources by acquiring full access to the JSTOR Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection. The Florovsky Library previously had access to JSTOR Essential (nearly 700 titles). The upgrade to the Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection means...
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Archpriest Michael Zaparyniuk, Jr., a former student of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. Fr. Michael fell asleep in the Lord at the age of 92 on Monday, September 22, 2025, in West Palm Beach, FL, following...
This year’s St. Matthias Merit Scholarship Essay Contest challenged seminarians at St. Vladimir’s Seminary to reflect on the liberation of Dachau 80 years ago, toward the end of World War II, and the remarkable celebration of Pascha that followed—recited entirely from memory—by the Orthodox Christian clergy and other survivors of...
What does “classical education” really mean—and what does it look like when rooted in Orthodox Christianity? Saint Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press’s new book Into the Light, edited by David V. Hicks and Anthony Gilbert, brings together reflections from twenty-one Orthodox Christian educators who explore how the Church can recover and...
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Ms. Eleana Silk, an alumna of St. Vladimir’s and longtime librarian at the Seminary. Eleana fell asleep in the Lord on October 21. Eleana was born in Detroit, Michigan, and studied zoology and geology...
The renowned Professor R.W.L. Moberly joined a notable group of Orthodox biblical scholars on the campus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) this October with a firm question in mind: Is there, or could there be, a distinctively Orthodox mode of biblical scholarship? The theme “Orthodox Biblical Scholarship Between Church and...
Theodore (Ted) Bazil (center) at the Seminary bookstore with then-seminarian Fr. Steven Belonick (left) and bookstore volunteer and longtime friend Joseph Domanick, circa late 1970s. Have you ever enjoyed a book published by St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVS) Press ? Have you or has someone you know—perhaps your own parish priest—lived...
A memorable celebration took place on campus as Theodore (Ted) Bazil was honored for his tremendous contributions to St. Vladimir’s Seminary and the Church. On Thursday, October 30, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon bestowed the Primatial Gramota upon Ted Bazil in recognition of his more than fifty years of faithful service...
The St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale sang before a packed audience at Three Hierarchs Chapel and hundreds of online viewers Thursday evening, November 6, in memory of eminent Orthodox Church musician Boris Ledkovsky (1894–1975). The concert, Fitting and Right, paid tribute to Ledkovsky’s foundational contributions to the repertoire and ethos of...
Our cup overflowed this weekend with the visit of His Grace Bishop Vasily (Permiakov) and a blessing of new icons for the Seminary chapel gifted in memory of Archpriest Paul Lazor. Bishop Vasily Returns Bishop Vasily (M.Div., '04) returned to campus for the first time since his ordination to the...