On Mindful Democracy
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Jeremy David Engels of Penn State University draws on the teachings of mindfulness to respond to the current political moment.
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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, May 17, 2026
A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun
Sister Monica Clare, a Tiktok star who is also the Superior of the Community of St. John the Baptist in Mendham, New Jersey, speaks about her call to ministry.
Upcoming at The Forum
Sunday, May 17: A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun
Sister Monica Clare, a Tiktok star who is also the Superior of the Community of St. John the Baptist in Mendham, New Jersey, speaks about her call to ministry.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
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The Stories We Tell: The Evolving History of the Reformation, Part I
03.10.19 | Articles | The Forum
Join Patrick Hornbeck, St. Bart’s parishioner and author most recently of Remembering Wolsey (Fordham, 2019; available for purchase at The Store @ St. Bart’s) for a tour through the “history of the history” of the...
Larry Welborn, The Liberating Dimensions of Jesus' Ministry (Part V)
02.17.19 | Articles | The Forum
Larry Welborn, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Fordham University, concludes his exploration of the liberating dimensions of Jesus’ ministry: healing, exorcism, proclamation of God’s kingdom, action against the...
Larry Welborn, The Liberating Dimensions of Jesus' Ministry (Part IV)
02.11.19 | Articles | The Forum
Larry Welborn, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Fordham University, explores the liberating dimensions of Jesus’ ministry: healing, exorcism, proclamation of God’s kingdom, action against the temple, and radical...
Larry Welborn, The Liberating Dimensions of Jesus' Ministry (Part III)
02.03.19 | Articles | The Forum
Larry Welborn, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Fordham University, explores the liberating dimensions of Jesus’ ministry: healing, exorcism, proclamation of God’s kingdom, action against the temple, and radical...
Larry Welborn, The Liberating Dimensions of Jesus' Ministry (Part II)
01.27.19 | Articles | The Forum
Larry Welborn, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Fordham University, explores the liberating dimensions of Jesus’ ministry: healing, exorcism, proclamation of God’s kingdom, action against the temple, and radical...
Larry Welborn, The Liberating Dimensions of Jesus' Ministry (Part I)
01.20.19 | Articles | The Forum
Larry Welborn, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Fordham University, explores the liberating dimensions of Jesus' ministry: healing, exorcism, proclamation of God's kingdom, action against the temple, and radical yes-saying to...
Where Are We Headed?
01.13.19 | Articles | The Forum
Our rector, Bishop Dean Wolfe, explores goals, visions and dreams for St. Bart’s in this new year.
Journeying the Way of Love, Part IV
12.23.18 | Articles | The Forum
Our Advent Forum series concludes with guided prayer, reflection, and small group time. St. Bart's clergy led us in exploring how our Advent Sunday readings offer a path to live the way of love as individuals, as families and friends, as a...
Journeying the Way of Love, Part III
12.16.18 | Articles | The Forum
Our Advent Forum series continues with guided prayer, reflection, and small group time. St. Bart's clergy lead us in exploring how our Advent Sunday readings offer a path to live the way of love as individuals, as families and friends, as a...
Journeying the Way of Love, Part II
12.09.18 | Articles | The Forum
Journeying the Way of LoveSt. Bart’s clergy offers a 4-week Advent series of guided prayer, reflection, and small group time. Together we explore how our Advent Sunday readings offer a path to live the way of love as individuals, as...