Krista Tippett, host of “On Being” —a Peabody Award-winning radio show that explores some of humanity’s oldest philosophical questions—recently presented a public lecture on our campus, titled, “Mystery and the Art of Living.” The lecture, funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, was arranged by Professor Peter C...

Five of our seminarians—among them a recent graduate—ministered in Guatemala the last two weeks in May, as part of an OCMC mission teaching team. Deacon Christopher Moore, Anthony Davis, Simon Menya, Hans Vomend, and Christopher Stoops (M.Div. Class of 2017) offered religious education, catechism, and encouragement to church leaders, seminarians...

Seminary President Archpriest Chad Hatfield is traveling throughout Romania June 9–21, meeting with key figures instrumental in renewing collaborative efforts between educational institutions of the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Seminary. Cooperative ventures began in 2013, when the Seminary and the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University of Bucharest...

Seminary President Archpriest Chad Hatfield met with the Faculties of Orthodox Theology in the cities of Sibiu and Bucharest, Romania, in an effort to encourage future student and faculty exchanges and co-publications between St. Vladimir’s Seminary and those two major theological centers. Father Chad, who traveled throughout Romania June 9–21...

Our alumna, Dr. Stefanie Yova Yazge , (M.A., Class of 1986), fell asleep in the Lord at her home in Greensburg, PA, on the morning of the Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul, Thursday, June 29. Wife of our alumnus Priest Anthony Yazge, who is Chair of Department of Camping...

Our nation is engulfed by an addiction crisis. A new study released in 2017 by the American Academy of Pediatrics showed that marijuana-related emergency visits by kids in Colorado have more than quadrupled since the state legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2014. A recent report from the U.S. Surgeon...

Protodeacon Gregory Hatrak fell asleep in the Lord the evening of July 1, 2017, at the age of 46. Protodeacon Gregory most recently served as Director of Marketing and Operations for St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press (SVS Press) and Bookstore . “We are most grieved by Pdn. Gregory’s sudden falling asleep...

Harrison Russin , lecturer in Liturgical Music here at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, and Mother Seraphim, choir director at The Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, PA, co-led a music workshop and retreat for young adults ages 18–29 at the monastery, June 23–25, 2017. Their weekend effort culminated in...

The Very Reverend Dr. John Behr, The Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professorship of Patristics here at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, will be receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from St. Athanasius College-University of Divinity , in Melbourne, Australia, in August 2017. The Chancellor of the University of Divinity, His...

There’s a saying: "A Bachelor’s degree holder is a consumer of knowledge; a Master’s degree holder is a user of knowledge; and a Doctoral degree holder is a contributor of knowledge." Our Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Program students, who recently gathered for their on-campus intensive July 16–22, evinced the truth...