Over the summer I had the wonderful privilege of working on a farm every day. My fiancé Jeremy manages a beautiful little farm just outside of Eugene, Oregon, where he grows all kinds of organic produce. After one year of seminary, it was a welcome change to engage in physical...
When Alumnus Fr. Seth Earl graduated from our Seminary in May 2017, the Commencement Program noted his “commendation for service to community.” No surprise there. During his student days, Fr. Seth had been actively involved in the Student Council, especially in creating and presiding over one of its associated Student...
On Sunday, January 21, 2018, His Eminence the Most Reverend Michael, archbishop of New York and the Diocese of New York and New Jersey, presented a Synodal Gramota to Archpriest Joseph Frawley, chaplain at the Chapel of St. Martin of Tours at West Point, NY. The presentation, which was made...
Norse contacts with Eastern Christendom, including the establishment of the Rurik dynasty of Russia, are historic. While the Christianity of the north leaned to the West following the Great Schism and the Protestant Reformation, the Orthodox Church recently opened a new chapter in Norway’s history with the commissioning of the...
The third edition of The Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church: Meaning, Preparation and Practice , written by Alumnus Archpriest Steven Kostoff, rector of Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, is now available for purchase online . This slim but richly insightful guide to the pinnacle of Orthodox Christian...
“Unless the Lord comes to us, we are completely helpless.” –St. Maximos, Greek ascetic, the 4th Century It is November 16 as I write this. My mailbox is now brimming every day with glossy catalogs proclaiming the virtues of the triumphant, capitalistic existence of comfort and indulgence that we have...
On Soul Saturday, March 10, 2018, one seminary alumnus was ordained to the priesthood, and another became rector at the same parish, St. Basil Mission in Wilmington, North Carolina . ORDINATION OF DEACON ANDREW CANNON Alumnus Deacon Andrew Cannon was ordained to the Holy Priesthood at St. Basil Mission by...
An alumnus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary is making news in New Hampshire. Archpriest Andrew Tregubov’s iconography is the subject of ABC affiliate WMUR-TV ’s recent feature story, Creating Iconographic Masterworks: Inside Fr. Andrew Tregubov's passion for Christian Art . In the story, Fr. Andrew discusses techniques and the importance of...
On Saturday, April 21, 2018, seminary Alumnus Deacon Thomas Zaid Totonchy was ordained to the holy priesthood. Fr. Thomas is the first American priest born of Syriac-Aramean parents in the history of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Fr. Thomas was ordained at St. Mary's Syriac Orthodox Church, Orange, CA by the...
Members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) are awarding the Order of Saint Romanos to St. Vladimir’s Seminary Alumnus Kenneth J. Kovach. The Order of St. Romanos recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to the field of liturgical music in the Orthodox Church in...