Grief, Hope and Healing Together
Flora Ferrara, Keith Reinhard, and the Reverend Meredith Ward speak about recovering from loss and the grief group held under the auspices of 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 13: Palm Sunday
The Forum will return after Easter. Today, come to the Great Hall after the 9 am and 11 am services for a special Palm Sunday Fête for All Ages featuring traditional palm cross making, hot cross buns, coffee, tea, and interactive Holy Week trivia, with prizes.
Upcoming
The Forum will take a break for Palm Sunday and Easter and will resume on Sunday, April 20.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
Rick Hamlin: Finding Faith in a Crisis
01.07.18 | Articles | The Forum
Today we welcomed author Rick Hamlin, who spoke about his newly published work, Pray for Me: Finding Faith in a Crisis.
"Blue Christmas"
12.17.17 | Articles | The Forum
“Blue Christmas”—The clergy of St. Bart’s in the Great Hall discussed the shadow side of the cheerful season. As nostalgia reminds us of how things used to be, the clergy shared thoughts on how to guard and nourish our...
Patrick Hornbeck - "The End of White Christian America"?
12.10.17 | Articles | The Forum
At today’s Forum, Dr. Patrick Hornbeck, a St. Bart’s member and Chair of the Theology department at Fordham University, built on and expanded from our most recent evening adult class, “The End of White Christian...
Auden, the Psalms, and Me
11.20.17 | Articles | The Forum
Today we welcomed J. Chester Johnson, author of Auden, the Psalms, and Me, and learned about his work with the great poet W. H. Auden, as well as his story of their committee's re-translation of the Psalms contained in the current Book of...
Nick Stuart - Milwaukee 53206
11.12.17 | Articles | The Forum
Parishioner Nick Stuart talked about one of his latest documentaries, Milwaukee 53206, which addresses the issue of mass incarceration in the United States. The film, shown at Congress last year, is now at the heart of a campaign designed to help...
Treasures of St. Bart's: Piccirilli Brothers Capitals
11.05.17 | Articles | The Forum
In today’s Forum. Matthew Moretz introduced the spectacular sequence of sixteen capitals carved by the Piccirilli Brothers in our church and discussed these works of art in close-up detail, each their own dramatic sequence featuring vital...
Translator Dr. Sarah Rudin
10.30.17 | Articles | The Forum
Today we welcomed Dr. Sarah Ruden for a lively discussion on her recent scholarly work. Dr. Ruden is the author of The Face of Water: A Translator on Beauty and Meaning in the Bible, and the translator of a new version of Augustine’s...
Jonathan Cooper - Social Media & Wellness
10.22.17 | Articles | The Forum
Today we welcomed Jonathan F. Cooper, Communications Manager for the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES), who explored the wide-ranging world of social media and shared his considerations for health and wellness in that shared space.
St. Bart’s, The Episcopal Church and the United Nations
10.15.17 | Articles | The Forum
“St. Bart’s, The Episcopal Church and the United Nations: Engaging with the Global Community.” Today we welcomed Lynnaia Main, the Officer for Global Relations and Representative to the United Nations for the Episcopal Church...
Confronting Despair - Together
10.09.17 | Articles | The Forum
"Confronting Despair – Together.” Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason of the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute explored the current understanding of the role of despair in our lives and how communities of faith can support the world in...