Harrison Russin , lecturer in Liturgical Music here at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, and Mother Seraphim, choir director at The Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, PA, co-led a music workshop and retreat for young adults ages 18–29 at the monastery, June 23–25, 2017. Their weekend effort culminated in...

Save the date! [img_assist|nid=24066|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=360] Dr. Alice-Mary Talbot will present the fourth annual Father John Meyendorff Memorial Lecture on our campus, Friday, September 15, at 7 p.m. Dr. Talbot is the Director Emerita of Byzantine Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, a prestigious research institute of Harvard University, located in Washington, D.C., and is also Editor of the Byzantine Greek series, Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library.

Grab a bag of popcorn: it’s movie night on our campus, Sunday, September 24, 7 o’clock. We’ll be screening Becoming Truly Human , a fascinating documentary that explores the rise of the “Nones,” i.e., those who check “none of the above” on religion surveys. [img_assist|nid=24096|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=450]Multiple research groups report that the number of Nones had risen from roughly 6% of the U.S. population in the 1990s to 25% as of 2015. However, little research existed on this growing demographic—until now.

The Very Reverend Dr. John Behr, The Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professorship of Patristics here at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, will be receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from St. Athanasius College-University of Divinity , in Melbourne, Australia, in August 2017. The Chancellor of the University of Divinity, His...

There’s a saying: "A Bachelor’s degree holder is a consumer of knowledge; a Master’s degree holder is a user of knowledge; and a Doctoral degree holder is a contributor of knowledge." Our Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Program students, who recently gathered for their on-campus intensive July 16–22, evinced the truth...

Our annual Missions Weekend will feature two fascinating speakers this year, especially in light of world events—one from South Korea , and one from Albania . A campus student-interest group, the St. Innocent Society, is sponsoring the presentations. [img_assist|nid=24156|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=450]SOUTH KOREA

[img_assist|nid=24181|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=450]Archpriest John H. Erickson , our former Dean and the Peter N. Gramowich Professor of Church History Emeritus, will be “coming home” to our campus on Friday, October 27, to deliver the 2017 Annual Florovsky Lecture. The lecture, which honors another former Dean of our seminary, Archpriest Georges Florovsky , is being sponsored by The Orthodox Theological Society of America (OTSA) , which will be meeting on our campus October 26–28.

A major benefactor of our seminary, John G. Rangos, Sr .—after whom the “John G. Rangos Family Building” on our campus is named—was recently honored by Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. On Thursday evening, July 27, 2017, the University’s “John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences,” along with university President...

Our Stewards Society honors friends who have given to St. Vladimir's for 20 or more years. Members of the Stewards Society set a philanthropic example for fellow alumni and friends of St. Vladimir's and play a vital role in ensuring that our seminary continues to thrive and grow. Gifts of...

There’s an Ugandan proverb: “The path to your heart’s desire is never overgrown.” Over the summer, seminary President Archpriest Chad Hatfield has been proving that maxim. Through recruitment efforts in both Nigeria and Uganda, he’s been clearing the path for more African students to attend St. Vladimir’s Seminary—fulfilling a desire...