Fr Sergius Halvorsen Christ is Risen! Today we give thanks to God for the life and witness of Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko. a husband, a father, a teacher, a pastor, a dean of St Vladimir’s Seminary, a friend, a mentor, a man whose love of Jesus Christ touched all of us...

By God’s grace, there were 9 ordinations, one elevation, and one tonsure to monastic orders among St Vladimir’s Seminary alumni, faculty, and students during the latter half of 2024. Giving glory to God, we would like to announce the recipients of Holy Orders and elevations among our alumni and students...

On Wednesday, March 19, His Eminence Metropolitan Saba of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA) visited St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), leading the seminary community in the celebration of the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts in Three Hierarchs Chapel. The service was celebrated according to the rubrics...

With faith in Christ and hope in the Resurrection, we share the news of the repose of Archpriest Daniel Skvir (SVOTS ‘69), a respected senior clergyman of the Orthodox Church in America, who fell asleep in the Lord at his home on Sunday, March 23, 2025, after a battle with...

This spring, as we celebrate the first anniversary of the St Vladimir’s Society , we would like to honor a few of our dedicated members and faithful supporters. SVOTS Trustee and one of the Society’s inaugural members, Dn Philip (Carston “Rick”) Wagner, has made giving to St Vladimir’s Seminary a...

Peter Kopcha joined the staff at St Vladimir’s Seminary in late January 2025, capping a distinguished career in public and corporate finance. In this interview, we learn about his upbringing in an Orthodox community in Connecticut, his goals for finance at St Vladimir’s Seminary, and his thoughts on how we...

By the grace of God, four current seminarians from three different Orthodox jurisdictions were ordained to holy orders over the first weekend of April 2025. On Saturday, April 5, Dn Argey George (M.Div. ‘25) was raised to the Holy Diaconate by the hand of His Grace Dr Thomas Mar Ivanios...

The services of Holy Week and Pascha were celebrated with reverence and joy at Three Hierarchs Chapel, with the special blessing of the presence of His Grace the Right Reverend Irinej (Dobrijevic), bishop of the Eastern American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church. His Grace presided over services on Holy...

For the past two years, Ana Legaspi has enjoyed the unique blessing of studying alongside her mother, a fellow M.A. student in her cohort, while taking classes with her father, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Dr Michael Legaspi . We sat down with Ana to learn about her decision to...

Fr Alexander Nelson (M.Div. ‘25) is a native-born New Yorker who came to Orthodoxy as an adult. He and his wife, Alexandra, had comfortable careers in Manhattan and Brooklyn before deciding to offer their lives in service to the Church. We sat down with Fr Alexander to hear more about...