Each week, guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines join the Reverend Peter Thompson and other St. Bart's clergy for deep and insightful conversations about topics that matter to our lives as responsible citizens and people of faith. Speakers in recent years have included winners of the Tony Award, the Emmy Award, the MacArthur Fellowship, and the Pulitzer Prize, professors from prominent universities like Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, and journalists from New York, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
Acclaimed designer and artist Jon Key, author of Black, Queer, & Untold, brings to light the lives and legacies of Black and Queer creatives from the 1800s to the present.
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Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
The Reverend Canon Leyla King, a Palestinian American priest and the author of the forthcoming memoir Daughters of Palestine, provides a way in to the conversation about the current realities in the Holy Land through the lens of her...
Join our new Associate Rector, Susan Anderson-Smith, for a time of introductions and conversation. Come and meet your newest priest, and learn more about her life, her vocation, and her ministry among us.
Matthew Moretz explored the variety of beautiful imagery in the Chapel, in stone, glass, painting, and fresco. Listen in as he discusses these works of art in close-up detail, and explores how they speak to us, as we reflect on the rich meaning...
Our Brains, Our Beliefs, and Our Well-beingToday we welcomed Dr. Mary Ragan and Dr. Ed Griffin of the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute. In their presentation and conversation, they integrated the wisdom of neuro-biology, spirituality, and...
Eve, Adam, and the Garden: The Creation Stories through a Feminist LensToday we welcomed teacher and retreat leader Helen Goodkin, whose presentation featured images from the history of art to demonstrate how our culture has understood these...
Matthew Moretz presented and led a discussion on how to incorporate Christian prayer practices into your household.
“The Treasures of St. Bart’s” Today, Matthew Moretz completed his narration of the spectacular sequence of sixteen capitals carved by the Piccirilli Brothers in our church -- each with their own dramatic sequence featuring vital...
“Listening to Our Young People: Nurturing a Socially Conscious Household.” Today we welcomed Lucy Bernardin, St. Bart’s Minister for Children, Youth, and Family Formation, who explore dsome of the best practices for supporting...
Today we welcomed Senator George J. Mitchell, a member of St. Bart’s who has led a distinguished career in public service and corporate leadership, serving as a United States Senator and Senate Majority Leader and working as Chairman of the...
Today we welcomed back Dr. Jamie Ferrara, professor of Pediatrics and Oncological Sciences at Mt. Sinai Hospital, and Dr. Peter deMenocal, Dean of Science at Columbia University, as they continue to explore the living link between the disciplines...
