Our well-known and much-loved alumnus, The Mitered Archpriest Michael Margitich, Pastor Emeritus of Saint Seraphim of Sarov Cathedral, Santa Rosa, CA, fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday, November 11, 2017—Veterans Day. Father Michael was born in Shenandoah, PA, on November 29, 1928, to William [Vasili] and Anna Margitich, émigrés...

Many Orthodox Christians are familiar with decrees, proclamations, canons, and doctrines promulgated by the major Ecumenical Councils of the Church and other local synods. But they rarely wonder: "Who drafted the texts I'm reading? What method did the drafter use?” To answer those questions Archpriest Alexander Rentel, assistant professor of...

With faith in Christ and in the hope of resurrection, we share of the passing away of our alumnus, His Grace Dr. Zachariah Mar Theophilos , Metropolitan of the Malabar Diocese, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. His Grace, a member of St. George Orthodox Church, Chengaroor...

The Reverend Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc , internationally renowned Old Testament scholar, will be honored Sunday, November 19, at a book launch celebrating the forthcoming publication of his latest work, titled, Hosea: The Word of the Lord that Happened to Hosea (Peeters Publishers). Father Pentiuc is both Professor of Old...

Today, December 4 (November 21 on the Julian Calendar) marks the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Enthronement as Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus of St. Tikhon (née Ioann Belavin), who now bears the title of “Patriarch of Moscow and Apostle to America.” His enthronement restored the patriarchal...

During the week of Sunday, December 3, 2017, St. Vladimir’s Seminary joins in a momentous celebration: the 100th anniversary of the enthronement of Metropolitan Tikhon as Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus , which occurred exactly on December 3, 1917. Metropolitan Tikhon’s remarkable legacy included not only his extremely difficult...

Memory Eternal! Archpriest Alvian Smirensky, 88, and his wife, Matushka Helen [Kefeli] Smirensky, 84, fell asleep in the Lord in adjoining beds at Albany Medical Center within hours of one another on Sunday morning, December 10, 2017. Father Alvian received his diploma from St. Vladimir's Seminary in June 1957. His...

[img_assist|nid=25746|title=|desc=Matushka Mary and Father Paul Shafran, at the celebratory 70th anniversary banquet in their honor (photo: Matushka Sandy Kopestonsky) |link=none|align=right|width=250|height=251]28 December 2017 • St. Vladimir Orthodox Church, Trenton, NJ Our seminary’s oldest living alumnus, the Very Reverend Paul Shafran (Class of 1945), was honored on Saturday, October 28, 2017, along with his gracious wife, Matushka Mary, in celebration of the 70 th anniversary of Fr. Paul’s ordination to the Holy Priesthood, the couple’s 70 th wedding anniversary, and their faithful service to the Church. Although the celebratory event for the Shafrans was held in October, the actual anniversary date of Fr. Paul’s ordination is December 28, and their wedding anniversary date is November 27.

His Grace, Bishop Mark [Forsberg], former Bishop of Boston, fell asleep in the Lord on Monday, January 8, 2018. Bishop Mark was consecrated to the episcopacy on November 10, 1979. He served the Orthodox Church in America’s Albanian Archdiocese, succeeding His Grace, Bishop Stephen [Lasko], and the Diocese of New...

Archpriest John Behr, the Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professor of Patristics at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, has published a new critical edition and translation of Origen’s On First Principles , together with a lengthy introduction, which is sure to become a significant new resource in the fields of dogmatic theology, church...