Saint Vladimir’s President Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield visited multiple Orthodox communities in the “land down under” this winter, teaching, speaking, and strengthening the Seminary’s relationships there. Father Chad traveled to Australia in February for two weeks primarily to teach at St. Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary in Sydney. He...

Father Alexander Schmemann did not approach liturgy as something for academic theologians to tinker with. He rather approached liturgy as a source for theology itself—the ontological condition for theology, in his words. I tell people that the rest of my graduate education was spent trying to get the number of the bus that hit me.

On Sunday, March 21, 2021, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Alumnus Dn. Phillip Beiner was ordained to the holy priesthood. His Eminence, Archbishop Alexander (Golitzin), presided over the ordination at St. George Orthodox Cathedral, Rossford, OH. Father Phillip, a priest of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) currently serves St. John the...

Prof. David Drillock St. Vladimir’s Summer Institute 2004 I grew up in Osceola Mills, a very small town in central Pennsylvania located midway between Penn State University and the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona. The church, St. Mary’s (Nativity of the Virgin), was one of the early churches brought over to...

Few in the West realize that the second-largest Orthodox Church in the world is in Romania, and fewer still know the remarkable story of her recent past. Now, SVS Press is giving English-speaking readers a chance to learn more about the central figure of the Romanian Church’s rebuilding: Patriarch Daniel...

With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Archpriest Peter Pawlack, who fell asleep in the Lord on April 19, 2021.

With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of St. Vladimir’s Trustee Emeritus Albert P. Foundos (Garden City Park, NY), who fell asleep in the Lord on April 23, 2021 at the age of 85. Albert Foundos was born on May 23, 1935...

Seminarians, faculty, staff, and community members celebrated Holy Week and Pascha together at St. Vladimir’s Seminary April 25–May 2, 2021. The Seminary community participated in services at Three Hierarchs Chapel throughout the week and came together for an outdoor picnic following the Resurrection service. Saint Vladimir’s President Very Rev. Dr...

Like many of our committed longtime St. Vladimir’s donors, Dr. Asimoula Julia Alissandratos of Charleston, SC has led an interesting life. A two-time Fulbright scholar and graduate of Swarthmore College and University of Chicago (with a B.A. in Russian and an M.A. in Russian Literature, respectively), Asimoula is a published...