Meet the Choir
Members of St. Bartholomew's Choir discuss their careers as professional musicians and the joy of making music at St. Bart's.
Every Sunday at 10 am
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.
Sunday, April 26, 2026: Dispatch from London
The Reverend Dr. Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St. James’s Piccadilly, shares exciting news from our linked parish in London and reflects on the new Archbishop of Canterbury and other recent developments in the Church of England.
Upcoming at The Forum
Sunday, April 26: Dispatch from London
The Reverend Dr. Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St. James’s Piccadilly, shares exciting news from our linked parish in London and reflects on the new Archbishop of Canterbury and other recent developments in the Church of England.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
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Meet the Choir
04.19.26 | Articles | The Forum
Members of St. Bartholomew's Choir discuss their careers as professional musicians and the joy of making music at St. Bart's.
Autism Awareness Month
04.12.26 | Articles | The Forum
St. Bart’s parishioner Christopher Smith and leaders of the nonprofit organization Creative Spirit discuss the contributions people who are neurodivergent can make to the workplace and society.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Passover (But Were Afraid to Ask)
03.22.26 | Articles | The Forum
Rabbi Sarah Berman of Central Synagogue explores the rituals of Passover and its significance in Jewish tradition.
Becoming a Theologian: How I Got Like This
03.15.26 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Dr. Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, discusses themes from his recent memoir, Over from Union Road: My Christian-Left-Intellectual Life.
Got Questions?
03.08.26 | Articles | The Forum
Peter, Zack, and Meredith reflect on the spiritual value of asking questions and address the questions shared this Lent on our community questions wall.
The State of the Clergy
03.01.26 | Articles | The Forum
In a changing Church and a challenging world, how are our clergy holding up? The Reverend Dr. Craig Barnes, President Emeritus of Princeton Theological Seminary and Director of the Theologies for Pastoral Ministry project, outlines findings from...
Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages
02.15.26 | Articles | The Forum
Co-curators Melanie Holcomb and Nancy Thebaut discuss how concepts of gender, sexuality, and love are portrayed in medieval art through this exhibition currently on view at The Cloisters at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A King's Singer
02.01.26 | Articles | The Forum
Edward Button of the acclaimed British vocal group The King's Singers reflects on his career in music.
The Triple Evils Revisited: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Enduring Moral Vision
01.18.26 | Articles | The Forum
The Reverend Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes, D.Min., and the Reverend Andrew Wilkes, Ph.D., Co-Pastors of Double Love Experience Church in Brooklyn, lead a conversation on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s critique of the “triple evils” of...
From Augustine to Sarah Mullally: The Archbishops of Canterbury and our Anglican DNA
01.11.26 | Articles | The Forum
As Bishop Sarah Mullally prepares to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the Reverend Canon Chuck Robertson, Ph.D., Canon & Senior Advisor to the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, reflects on the role Archbishops of Canterbury...