In this Student Spotlight Interview, we get to know Seminarian Andrew Prather. Andrew and his wife, Amber, are both M.Div. students going into their final year at St Vladimir’s Seminary. They met as first-year classmates in Fall 2020, married the following year, and welcomed their daughter, Elizabeth, in August 2022...
This summer, Academic Dean of St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), Dr Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie traveled to India to meet with key representatives of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. At the ordination of the Rev. Dr Renish Geevarghese Abraham to the priesthood Dr Tudorie started his visit in the town of...
By Andrew Kayaian According to an explanation provided by Facebook, “When you follow someone or a Page [on Facebook, or other social medium, like Twitter], you may see updates from that person or Page in your News Feed.” It means that the Follower is immediately informed of the affairs of...
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) has received a grant of $250,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to supplement the Compelling Preaching program, a new project which aims to strengthen preaching and homiletics in Orthodox Christian parishes. The program was developed with the support of an earlier grant from Lilly Endowment...
The inaugural webinar in St Vladimir’s Seminary’s new Light of the World Webinar Series took place on Tuesday, October 17, via Zoom live stream. Co-hosts His Grace Bishop John (Abdalah), Auxiliary of the Diocese of Worcester and New England (AOCANA), and Orthodox writer, Khouria Frederica Mathewes-Green , spoke at length...
On a recent cloudy autumn Sunday, a small group of pilgrims made the trek from Western Pennsylvania to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham on campus. The pilgrims, along with a group of seminarians and Seminary President, the Very Rev. Dr Chad Hatfield gathered at the shrine located...
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The Feast of Feasts