On the Feast of the Three Hierarchs, leaders from Orthodox Christian seminaries across the United States met on our campus to continue informal discussions that began among them nearly five years ago. Besides representatives from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), participants were from Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School...
I beseech thee, O Virgin, do thou dispel far from me all of the distress of despair and turbulence in my soul; for thou, O Bride of God, hast given birth to the Lord Christ, Who is Prince of Peace, O thou only all-blameless one — Small Canon to the...
Besides getting together to watch the New Yors past Sunday. Students and their families, faculty, staff, and administration gathered in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium to watch the game on a big screen TV, while enjoying wings and pizza, but only after paying the price of admission: either one non-perishable food...
St. Vladimir's Seminary contributed much to the Second Annual Symposium in Honor of Fr. Georges Florovsky, held this past weekend in Princeton, New Jersey. Titled "The Body of the Living Christ: The Patristic Doctrine of the Church," the symposium was hosted by the Fr. Georges Florovsky Orthodox Christian Theological Society...
When Jesus chose his cadre of disciples, he selected them from quite a professional and social mix: fishermen, tax collectors, political zealots. And, just as those early disciples left all to follow him and become Apostles, so it is with our seminarians; coming from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, they...
[img_assist|nid=1608|title=Look for your postcard of OED 2010 in the mail!|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=275|height=196] Prepare for a holy pilgrimage and expect a multi-cultural immersion experience this year at our annual campus event, "Orthodox Education Day," on Saturday, October 2nd.
Hear Fr. John Parker's entire presentation, podcast on Ancient Faith Radio! Alumnus Priest John Parker recently visited our campus to present an encouraging talk, "Realities of Life in Orthodox Christian Mission Churches," to a roomful of seminarians— aka would-be-pastors. During his informal and informative presentation, Fr. John described how his...
Are you contemplating ministry or a deeper study of the Orthodox faith? Are you a recent or soon-to-be college grad discerning what your next step is? Or, maybe you are going through a "Quarter-life Crisis" and need a push in the right direction? No matter what life-changing questions you may...
An anonymous benefactor has donated a complete English-language Menaion to the seminary for use in the seminary chapel. Up until this point, the seminary choirs and readers have shared copies of the Menaion from the library with other students who also need the Menaion for various class assignments. The twelve-volume...
On March 3rd, children in our seminary community will be participating in a "Kid's Lenten Retreat" complete with Divine Liturgy, brunch, and lessons about preparing for Christ's Passion and Resurrection. Second-year Seminarian Ashley Lear, director of the campus Church School Program, explained, “We will be discussing the role of prayer...