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Seminaries: What Were and Are They For?

March 18, 2015 Filed under: 3 Comments

This was originally presented in a series over the space of several months and contained a great deal of repetition.  I first published it in its entirety.  I have now attempted to out the repetition.  With thanks, Fr. Anthony By Ihumen Gregory (Woolfenden) Published in The Ukrainian Orthodox Wor … [Read more...]

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On Priestly Formation: Small is Beautiful

December 21, 2013 Filed under: Leave a Comment

On Priestly Formation:Small is Beautiful By Father Geoffrey Korz, published in Orthodox Canada, 4:2 (02 April 2007). "No one has ever seen a saint leaving a lecture room or a library" - Mother GabrielaDid you hear the joke about the Protestant minister who had so many academic degrees, he could a … [Read more...]

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On the Need to Approach Ordination with Humility

December 20, 2013 Filed under: 2 Comments

Ordination to the priesthood. Photo by Anton Pospelov / Pravoslavie.ru

How to Avoid the Priesthood Priest Sergei Begian Pravoslavie.ru  (16 December 2013) Whoever has been to an ordination knows how grace fills the church at the moment of the imposition of hands…. Joy fills the hearts of those praying, even if they do not personally know the person being con … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, General, Preparation, Priest, Seminary, Vocation

A Letter of Elder Joseph To A Seminarian

September 15, 2013 Filed under: Leave a Comment

To John, student of the Theological School Holy Cross, Brookline of Boston Mount Athos, on 06/05/1959. To my beloved John, I pray you have long health and illumination from God, that His good Spirit may open your nous, just as He sent to His holy disciples. Well, good son, fear God and do His … [Read more...]

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Read This Before You Think About Seminary…

January 29, 2013 Filed under: 47 Comments

by Fr. George Aquaro I’ve known a lot of men who have deeply yearned to go to seminary. They can all describe in great detail how they felt ‘called’ to become priests, something they sometimes also refer to as ‘ministry’ or ‘ordination to the Holy Priesthood.’ But as we all know, just because you f … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Preparation, Seminary, Vocation Tagged With: Fr. George Aquaro, Priesthood, seminary

In Each Of You There Exists A Future Priest

July 20, 2012 Filed under: 2 Comments

When a saint speaks, it's usually worth listening, especially when he is speaking to future clergy! The following is taken from an address given by St. Nektarios when he was first assigned dean of Rizarios Ecclesiastical School. “My children, in each of you there exists a future priest, an i … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Seminary, Vocation Tagged With: Priesthood, St. Nektarios, Vocation

St. Vladimir’s Implements Fully Paid Tuition Plan

February 21, 2012 Filed under: 2 Comments

This just in from the St. Vladimir Theological Seminary Website. Just a reminder – St. Vlad’s is the only Orthodox seminary in America which employs a professor of homiletics – they are beginning to take preaching seriously. Kudos to St. Vladimir’s leadership for starting this, which will practic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Seminary Tagged With: Fr. Chad Hatfield, Fr. John Behr, St. Vladimir Seminary

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