Dr. Peter C. Bouteneff This year’s SVOTS summer conference, scheduled for June 17–19, is on women in the Orthodox Church—entitled “Women Disciples of the Lord.” Having helped to organize this gathering, I want to first express some enthusiasm about it: It is shaping up to be a remarkable, inspiring event...

When Dr. Hannah Hunt studied theology as an undergraduate, she didn't know where it would lead. "I was newly pregnant as a student," she reminisced with the group of St. Vladimir's women students who gathered for tea in the home of President The Very Rev. Dr. Chad and Matushka Thekla...

Dr. Peter C. Bouteneff On my way to teaching class lately, I’ve been walking past a new landmark on our campus: the U.S. flag atop a gleaming flagpole. It was raised for the first time on Orthodox Education Day 2011 . It was an especially meaningful day for me, as...

Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Rentel Our scripture readings today (Heb. 7:26-8:2 and Jn. 10:9-16) present a number of names for us of our Lord, the Great High Priest (Heb. 7:26, 8:1), the Door (Jn. 10:9), and the Good Shepherd (Jn. 10:11, 14). These images heard first in the Law and...

Our seminary wives' group, the St. Juliana Society, wrapped up its fall semester activities with a how-to in Christmas wreath-making. Tanya Penkrat, who is the Special Events Coordinator here at St. Vladimir's and a former florist, instructed the women in creating holiday decor, using fresh (and free!) branches cut from...

During her more than three decades of serving as a trustee for the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC), Helen Nicozisis became acquainted with SVOTS President Fr. Chad Hatfield. "Father Chad and I served on the OCMC board together," recalls Helen, "and as a result I became even more familiar with...

In The St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly, Vol. 55, No. 1 (2011), The Fr. Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical Theology Dr. Paul Meyendorff penned an essay about Protopresbyter Dr. John Meyendorff's perspective on the unity and autocephaly for the maturing American Church. Father John (1926–1992), a former dean and professor of...

Fr. Elias Dorham serves as the Associate Priest at Holy Transfiguration parish in McLean, VA. He and Presvytera Sylvia have been married for twenty-seven years and have ten children and two grandchildren. His professional experience includes active duty military service, federal service, and private sector cybersecurity. He holds a B.S...

“I’ve been associated with St. Vladimir’s Seminary for forty years,” says Dr. Glenn Kubina, Ear, Nose, & Throat specialist, St. Vladimir’s Seminary (SVOTS) trustee emeritus, and longtime Seminary supporter. “Orthodox Christians often talk about the importance of SVOTS, and yet the Seminary doesn’t always get the sustained attention that it...

Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Rentel From May 22–June 10, Fr. John Behr and I led a group of St. Vladimir's students on a trip to Turkey, Greece, and Mt. Athos. Traveling with us were Fr. Marcus Burch (M.Div. 1997), chancellor of the Diocese of the South (OCA), and Fr. John's...