The fifth webinar in the Light of the World...
The Synaxis of the Three Great Hierarchs, Sts Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, was celebrated in the Three Hierarchs Chapel at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) with a hierarchical Divine Liturgy. Presiding at the liturgy were His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon...
St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is happy to announce that it has received a Worshipping Communities Grant of $24,630 from the Calvin Institute of Worship. The purpose of this grant is to support a year-long process of reflection and renewal relating to Eastern Orthodox liturgical singing in the Seminary...
In this student spotlight interview, we get to know Dn Peter Jared Ries (M.Div. ‘24). Before arriving at St Vladimir’s Seminary, Dn Peter Ries spent several years working in mental health case management. Here at Seminary, he has become an integral part of the community, serving as Student Sacristan and...
The fifth session in the Light of the World Webinar Series was co-hosted by Fr Photius Avant (M.Div. ‘11), author, dedicated religious educator, and rector of St Sava Orthodox Church in Allen, TX, and Khouria Destinie Winn , author of the popular blog Ascetic Life of Motherhood, and wife of...
Article contributed by The Very Rev. Dr Chad Hatfield At the 16 th All-American Council (AAC) of the OCA meeting in Seattle, WA in 2011, a resolution calling for each parish or mission to contribute 1% of their annual budget to a seminary of their choice was brought forth. This...
Just after Christmas, St Vladimir’s Seminary had the joy of hosting the youth group from St Steven’s Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Alhambra, CA, led by their cathedral dean and SVOTS alumnus Fr Nicholas Ceko (M.Div. ‘85). The youth were met first by four seminarians, Paisius Bradley Winsler (M.A. ‘24), Sergio...
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Prolific author and scholar Christine Chaillot visited St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) on Thursday, February 22, giving a stirring presentation to the student body in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium, titled “The Dialogue Between the Eastern Orthodox and the Oriental Orthodox.” The Very Rev. Dr Chad Hatfield gave the introduction...