Five of us from St. Vladimir’s—Dn. Timothy Yates, Monk James Stevens, Seminarian Adam Horstman, Hierodeacon Herman Majkrzak, and myself, Dn. David Wooten—recently traveled to nearby St. Joseph’s Seminary (aka "Dunwoodie"), a Roman Catholic seminary in Yonkers, to take advantage of a post-abortion counseling training seminar. St. Joseph's was hosting "Lumina...
Priest David Mezynski, currently Associate Dean for Student Affairs at St. Vladimir's, became "Father-Doctor David," when he earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Fordham University this past week. Father David defended his thesis titled "The Effects of the Origenist Controversy on the Pastoral Theology of Barsanuphius and John" before...
Fellow students honored two senior seminarians this past Sunday with a small reception that recognized their recent great accomplishments. Seniors Logan Johnson and Sarah Johnson (no family relation!), who will graduate this spring with Master of Divinity degrees, have been accepted into highly competitive and prestigious full-time CPE (i.e., Clinical...
Seminarians Speak, a reflection by Monk James What is living at St. Vladimir’s like for a monk? I am not what one would call a stereotypical monk. From my days as a novice I have been given “obediences,” that is to say I’ve accepted certain tasks given to me by...
Alumni and friends of St. Vladimir's Seminary are invited to attend a fellowship dinner at St. Joseph Church, 412 Crescent Street, Wheaton, Illinois on Bright Friday, April 20, 2012 at 7 p.m. The alumni and friends gathering will be the first in a series hosted by the seminary's Alumni Office...
"The Alumni Association of St. Vladimir's Theological Seminary is announcing the opening of elections to the Alumni Board," says our Director of Alumni Relations and Recruitment, Protodeacon Joseph Matusiak. "All SVOTS Alumni are encouraged to participate in the election of three new (at-large) board members." "The Alumni Board," explains Pdn...
Acknowledging its long-standing interaction with St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), the Axion Estin Foundation (AEF) will present the seminary with 20 volumes of the “Great Theory of Music” by Chrysanthos of Madytos (1770–1846), during an evening reception Friday, March 23, 2012, on the seminary campus. The presentation will immediately...
On the Feast of the Veneration of the Holy Cross in Three Hierarchs Chapel, two seminarians were ordained. Metropolitan Jonah, primate of the Orthodox Church in America and president of the seminary, ordained Dn. David Wooten to the holy priesthood, and Seminarian Adam Horstman to the holy diaconate. Father David...
Every Wednesday morning at St. Vladimir's, New Testament Greek becomes a high tech enterprise, as Timothy Clark, our faculty member who lives in Portland, Oregon, connects via Skype to his students on our campus in Yonkers, New York. Clark holds the position of Lecturer in Old Testament at the seminary...
Archpriest Constantine White ('79 SVOTS) recently received a 20-year service award from Georgetown University in recognition of his years of service as the school’s full-time Orthodox Christian chaplain. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, primate of the Orthodox Church in America, and Georgetown students and area faithful attended the ceremony. Originally from...