May God grant many years to newly ordained Fr Joseph Wesseler (Class of '17) and Dn David Galloway (second-year seminarian), who were ordained together over the weekend by the hand of His Grace, Bishop Gerasim (Class of '12) at St John of the Ladder Orthodox Church (OCA), Greenville, SC.

His Grace, Metropolitan Zacharias Mar Aprem presided over the ordination at Fr. Zachariah's home parish, St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Garland, TX.

A dedicated Seminary donor since 1997, Dr. Nick, an Orthopedic Surgeon, describes himself as a “semi-retired” physician who is now investing even more time and treasure to the causes he cares about deeply.

On the Feast of Feasts, Great and Holy Pascha, Sunday, April 24, 2022, His Eminence, the Most Reverend Paul (Gassios), archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest, fell asleep in the Lord at the age of 69 after a grave illness.

Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!

On March 17, 2022, the Institute of Sacred Arts (ISA) hosted several distinguished scholars and artists to reflect together on the theme, “Tradition and Innovation in the Arts of the Orthodox Church.” The papers represented a broad temporal and geographical span—from the ninth to the twenty-first century, and from Novgorod and Constantinople to New York.

This diglot edition, reproducing the critical Greek text on the facing page, is sure to become the standard and classic edition of this central and important patristic work.

The newly ordained Fr. Aaron Rutz graduated from St. Vladimir's Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program summa cum laude in 2020 with commendations for service to the community and his thesis. He has been serving Christ the Saviour in Harrisburg together with his wife, Matushka Tatiana.

Over St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s winter break and 2022 spring semester four new priests and seven new deacons were added to our student body and alumni fellowship. Another two were elevated in rank.

Giving thanks to God, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary hosted commencement exercises for the graduating class of 2022 on Saturday, May 14.