As a mission priest for the last three years, Priest Andre Paez, Rector of Saint John the Evangelist Mission here, states that his greatest joy has been helping people “come into Christ’s Church and participate in the mystery of His divine resurrected life. “As a ‘fisher of men,’ I am...
When I was a child, I enjoyed playing in the basement. There were nooks and crannies to hide in, and decades of accumulated stuff to explore. It was a little spooky down there, and I was convinced that witches lived down there. But as long as the lights were on...
Alumnus Archpriest Dimitrie Vincent will interview seminary President Archpriest Chad Hatfield on Detroit's Own Orthodox Radio , commonly known as DOOR , on Sunday afternoon, 4 p.m., March 26, 2017. During the interview, Fr. Chad will touch upon aspects of the liturgical services celebrated during the Saturdays of Great Lent...
Alumnus Father John Parker is rector of Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Father John earned his Master of Divinity degree at Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. After serving for a brief period as curate at Holy Cross Episcopal Church on Sullivan’s Island, South...
Alumnus Reverend Deacon Nicholas Denysenko, Ph.D. and Alumna Clio Pavlantos, M.A., C.M.A., M.Div. and B.C.C. will both be participating in a Pan-Orthodox Conference entitled, “Renewing the Male and Female Diaconate in the Orthodox Church,” October 6–October 7, 2017, at St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church, 4949 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA. Deacon...
When most people think of preparation for ministry in the context of the Orthodox Church, they think of attending seminary: learning how to sing all eight tones of the Octoechos, how to preach sermons, how to swing a censer, how to minister to young and old in a parish. How...
“Home sweet home.” “There’s no place like home.” “Home is where the heart is.” These familiar phrases have been ingrained in American culture and society—and have been particularly meaningful for our Alumnus Priest Nicholas Andruchow, (M.Div. ’02), as he executes his duties as Chaplain and Associate Director of Project Mexico...
Our alumnus, Father Sergei Glagolev (Class of 1949), on Pentecost, June 4, 2017, was elevated to the dignity of Mitered Archpriest by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, primate of the Orthodox Church in America. The elevation occurred during the Divine Liturgy in Holy Trinity Church, East Meadow, Long Island, a parish...
A homily delivered in the Three Hierarchs Chapel at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary on the Feast of St. John Chrysostom (Tuesday, November 13, 2012). At night, the shepherds would have heard the wolves. The shepherds in the time of Jesus took their flocks out into the countryside to find...
When I was young, I would get to watch some great TV cartoons during the Christmas season. Waiting to devour a bowl of popcorn, I would anxiously anticipate the appearance of the “special presentation” logo and with abandon throw myself into the stories of Frosty, Kris Kringle, and Rudolph the...