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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, October 26, 2025

Gun Violence: Faithful Response and Prevention

The Right Reverend Mark M. Beckwith and the Reverend Hope A.J. Christensen, co-founders of Faith Leaders for Ending Gun Violence, discuss a faith-based approach to ending the epidemic of gun violence in the United States.

Upcoming Speakers at The Forum

November 2
Running and Faith

The Reverend Canon Andrew Mullins and the Reverend Peter Thompson talk about the connections they see between their experiences as runners and their lives as people of faith.

Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.

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Money with Meaning: How to Create Joy and Impact Through Philanthropy

10.19.25 | Articles | The Forum |

Alex Johnston, Founding Partner of Building Impact Partners, reflects on how, by giving our money away, we can benefit both ourselves and the wider world.

The Journey Inward, Part 5: Study

03.26.17 | Articles | The Forum

In the fourth session of our Lenten series, “The Journey Inward,” the Right Reverend Dean Wolfe spoke about the Christian discipline of Study to equip us during this penitential season of Lent.

The Journey Inward, Part 4: Fasting

03.19.17 | Articles | The Forum

In the third session of our Lenten Series, “The Journey Inward,” the Right Reverend Dean Wolfe shares practices and disciplines of fasting to equip you during this penitential season of Lent.

The Journey Inward, Part 3: Self Examination

03.12.17 | Articles | The Forum

The Reverend Lynn Sanders shares practices and disciplines of self-examination to equip you during this penitential season of Lent.

Lent: The Journey Inward, Part 2: Prayer and Meditation

03.05.17 | Articles | The Forum

In our Lenten Forum Series, “The Journey Inward,” St. Bart’s clergy will share well-proved practices of prayer and discipline for you to consider during this penitential season. March 5: The Right Reverend Dean Wolfe shared...

The Journey Inward Part 1: An Introduction to Lent

02.26.17 | Articles | The Forum

Our Rector, the Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe, shared thoughts on Lenten practices for the “Journey Inward’ this season.

St. Bart's at the Oscars

02.20.17 | Articles | The Forum

St. Bart's at the Oscars: Matthew Moretz led a lively discussion about three nominees for Best Picture: Jackie, Hacksaw Ridge, and Manchester by the Sea. Spoiler alert: all is revealed!

Dean Wolfe's First Forum

02.12.17 | Articles | The Forum

The Spiritual Art of Iconography

01.29.17 | Articles | The Forum | Center for Religious Inquiry

Michael Kurth, parishioner and now seminarian at Yale Divinity School, spoke to us about the spiritual craft of Iconography, especially that of the Russian Church. Learn the meaning and symbolism of this ancient and holy tradition of worship and art.

St. Bartholomew's Conservancy

01.22.17 | Articles | The Forum

Our Forum guests Connie Evans, Executive Director of the St. Bartholomew’s Conservancy, and Carole Bailey French, President of the Conservancy, offered presentation on the process behind our parish’s recent National Landmark status...