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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, September 14, 2025

We are Sanctuary: A Conversation with the Episcopal Diocese of New York’s Vice Chancellor for Immigration & Refugees

Attorney Mary Rothwell Davis, who oversees the larger Diocese's work on immigration and refugees, assesses the current federal approach to immigration and shares thoughts on what we, as people of faith, can do. 

 

Upcoming Speakers at The Forum

September 21
Carole Bailey French, Chair, St. Bartholomew’s Conservancy

September 28 
The Reverend Dr. Duncan Dormor, General Secretary, United Society Partners in the Gospel

October 5
The Reverend Ryan Kuratko, PhD, Chaplain to Canterbury Uptown, and the Reverend Megan Sanders, Chaplain to Canterbury Downtown, The Episcopal Diocese of New York

October 12
Dante Tipiani, Senior Navigator & Community Builder, CaringKind

October 19
The Reverend Frederick A. Davie, Senior Executive Vice President for Public Theology and Civic Engagement, Union Theological Seminary

Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.

Featured

Buddy

09.07.25 | Articles | The Forum |

The Reverend Buddy Stallings reflects on the decade since he retired as Rector of St. Bart’s and the state of the world today.

St. Bart's in Transition
03.15.15 | Articles | The Forum

The Vanderbilt Doors: Join Matthew Moretz as he finishes his visual presentation on the great (yet hidden) bronze doors of the Vanderbilt portal. Explore the beauty and meaning of these more than a century-old masterpieces.Click the round...

Catherine Hoke
03.08.15 | Articles | The Forum

Catherine Hoke, Founder of Defy Ventures, will be Buddy’s guest. Through her Entrepreneurs in-Training program she has provided executive mentoring, financial investment and startup incubation for people with criminal pasts. Catherine was...

The One and Only Bruce Forbes
02.22.15 | Articles | The Forum

The one and only Bruce Forbes will be Buddy’s guest. Bruce reflects on his 50+ years at St. Bart’s and may be coaxed to tell a few tales.Click the round “Play” button to listen to an online recording of the Forum. Or click...

The Vanderbilt Doors, continued
02.15.15 | Articles | The Forum

Matthew Moretz finishes his visual presentation on the great (yet hidden) bronze doors of the Vanderbilt portal. Listen in to explore the beauty and meaning of these more than a century-old masterpiecesClick the round “Play” button to...

St. Bart's at the Oscars: The Sequel
02.08.15 | Articles | The Forum

Buddy and Matthew hosted a lively discussion about nominees for Best Picture: “Birdman” (set in our neighborhood!) and “American Sniper.” Click the round “Play” button to listen to an online recording of the...

Matthew Moretz: The Vanderbilt Doors
01.18.15 | Articles | The Forum

The Vanderbilt Doors: Matthew Moretz gives a visual presentation on the great (yet hidden) bronze doors of the Vanderbilt portal. Explore the beauty and meaning of these more than a century-old masterpieces.

Stephanie Odegard
01.11.15 | Articles | The Forum

Buddy’s guest was Stephanie Odegard, St. Bart’s parishioner and international leader in contemporary design, who has dedicated her career to assisting artisans in developing countries promote and preserve their traditional crafts...

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