Lecturer in Music Harrison Russin is the latest scholar to be featured in the Seminary’s Monthly Seminar series. On Tuesday, April 9, 2019, Russin presented his findings on "Monophonic Credos and their Cultural Background in the Late Medieval Period (1300–1500)." “The paper drew from my dissertation research, which is on...
For the sake of worldwide cooperation and conversation about pressing environmental issues, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew hosted the third Halki Summit in Istanbul, Turkey from May 31 to June 4, 2019. Halki III brought together distinguished representatives of Orthodox theological schools and seminaries from all over the world—some fifty...
The ecumenical monastic community of Bose , founded in 1965 by Fr. Enzo Bianchi, has made a tradition of hosting annual conferences on Orthodox Christian spirituality. This year’s was the 27th such conference, taking place from September 4-6, 2019, and titled “ Called to Life in Christ: In the Church...
St. Vladimir’s Seminary faculty member and alumnus Fr. Adrian Budica was elevated to the dignity of archpriest Sunday, October 20, 2019, during a historic weekend of celebrations at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY. Father Adrian was elevated by the hands of His Eminence, Metropolitan Joseph, primate of...
By Dr. Ionut Alexandru Tudorie, Academic Dean It has been a little over a year since I took up my position as academic dean of St. Vladimir’s Seminary , relocating here from my native Romania. But it was only quite recently that my wife, daughters, and I went out as...
Saint Vladimir’s Seminary Professor Dr. Peter Bouteneff traveled to Estonia for a unique experience, spending ten days in residency at Arvo Pärt Centre in the village of Laulasmaa from November 21-30, 2019. “This residency was a period of retreat for me, an immersion into the music and world of Pärt...
Very Rev. Dr. Sergius Halvorsen , St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s assistant professor of homiletics and rhetoric, has kept a busy schedule in recent months, speaking to the Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) as well as clergy of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA). Following the Great Feast of the Nativity, Fr...
Drawing from his experience as a missionary in South Africa and Orthodox mission planter in the United States, St. Vladimir’s Seminary President Fr. Chad Hatfield discusses Orthodox evangelism and offers practical advice for new parishes. Listen below to Fr. Chad’s two lectures, which were delivered in Bergen, Norway last winter...
Everyone experiences loss and grief, but it may be easy to overlook what affect those experiences have on our mental health. The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America has created a series of videos, titled, Mental Health & Orthodox Christianity to help people navigate difficult...
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) faculty member Dn. John (Rassem) El Massih was ordained to the Holy Priesthood on Sunday, August 30 by the hand of His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA). The ordination took place during a hierarchical Divine Liturgy...