Bridging the Rivers of Difference: A Proclamation of Unity in Resistance
Dr. Catherine Meeks, Founder of Turquoise & Lavender, outlines a collaborative approach to combating systemic racism.
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, July 19, 2026
Lessons Learned
As she prepares to leave for San Francisco, The Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers shares some of the lessons she has learned over her eight years at St. Bart's.
Upcoming at The Forum
Sunday, July 26 Drawing and Christianity in the Art of Willem de Kooning
Dr. Charlotte Healy, St. Bart’s parishioner and co-curator of the exhibition Willem de Kooning Drawing (currently on view at the Art Institute of Chicago), gives an overview of the exhibition and explores de Kooning’s provocative engagement with the sacred.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
Mary Sudman Donovan: Women in Church
11.09.14 | Articles | The Forum
Dr. Mary Sudman Donovan, historian, author, educator and pioneer of women’s history in the Episcopal Church was our Forum guest. At this 40th-year anniversary of women’s ordination in the Episcopal Church, Dr. Donovan discussed how...
Actor Phil Darius Wallace
11.02.14 | Articles | The Forum
Actor Phil Darius Wallace was Buddy’s guest. Opening in a new American play this month entitled Self Made Man: The Frederick Douglass Story, Darius has performed across the country starring as Martin Luther King, Richard Wright, and...
Frances Hesselbein
10.26.14 | Articles | The Forum
Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, was Buddy’s guest. Frances, a relatively new member of St. Bart’s, served for many years as the CEO for Girl Scouts of America and is recognized as...