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...
Like many of our alumni, Archpriest Kirill Sokolov (M.Div. 2007) holds down a full-time job while contributing hundreds of hours per year to church service. Weekends and church holy days he’s serving as Associate Priest at Holy Trinity Cathedral in San Francisco ; but during weekdays, students call him “Dr...
Our alumnus, Priest Gregory Brent Gilbert (M.A. in Theology, 2004), presiding priest at Ss. Mary Magdalene and Markella Greek Orthodox Church , Darlington, Maryland, was featured in a cover story of The Baltimore Sun , June 24, 2017. The article tells of Fr. Gregory’s conversion to the Orthodox Christian faith...
Psalm 137 is a brutal psalm. To some, it may sound more like an SEC fight song gone wrong. How on earth are we to get “good news” out of a psalm that ends talking about the murder of children? Why on earth would anyone sing this psalm as part...
The National Boy Scout Jamboree , held July 19–July 28, 2017, drew more than 35,000 scouts from across the country (and globe) to West Virginia, for training, service, and loads of fun—and our Alumnus, Archpriest Eric Tosi (M.Div., 1996), played a major role in that hugely rewarding effort. Father Eric...
If you know the music of Arvo Pärt, chances are you like it. A lot. In fact, chances are, you connect with it on a very deep level, perhaps a “spiritual” one. But love him or not, the fact is that Arvo Pärt is the most widely performed living composer...