The Divine Feminine
Heather Christian, whose production “Terce: A Practical Breviary” won widespread acclaim earlier this year, speaks about the divine feminine and its influence on her work.
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, December 29, at 10 am
Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New: Conversation with Clergy
The Forum will not meet on Sunday, December 29. Instead, please join Peter, Zack, and Meredith for an informal conversation about the year that is past and the year that is coming. An in-person only conversation will be held at 10 am in the Great Hall, and then a Zoom conversation will be held at 1 pm. Registration for the Zoom conversation is available here: https://stbartsnyc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/152/responses/new.
Upcoming Sundays
Sunday, January 5: The Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage
Rob Radtke, The Reverend Peter Thompson, and other members of the St. Bart’s Camino de Santiago pilgrimage group reflect on their experiences in Spain.
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
Featured
Jay Sidebotham - Insights from Renewal Works
04.22.18 | Articles | The Forum
Today we welcomed back a dear friend of this parish, the Rev. Jay Sidebotham, our former Vicar. At the Forum he shared insights that he has drawn from his outstanding service as the Director of Renewal Works, which supports the growth and...
St. Bart's 100
04.15.18 | Articles | The Forum
Listen in as members of our Centennial Celebration Committee share everything you’d want to know, but are afraid to ask, about our observance of the first hundred years of worshiping on Park Avenue. Discover all of the fellowship, service...
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
04.08.18 | Articles | The Forum
St. Bart’s Rector, Bishop Dean Wolfe, discussed our upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 2019. Listen in and learn about the wonder and spirituality of a pilgrimage to the land where so much sacred history took place.
Treasures of St. Bart's: Piccirilli Brothers Capitals (conclusion)
02.04.18 | Articles | The Forum
The Treasures of St. Bart’s: Matthew Moretz completes his introduction to the spectacular sequence of sixteen capitals carved by the Piccirilli Brothers in our church. See these works of art in close-up detail, each their own dramatic...
Faith and Science
01.28.18 | Articles | The Forum
“Faith and Science”Today we welcomed Dr. Jamie Ferrara, professor of Pediatrics and Oncological Sciences at Mt. Sinai Hospital, and Dr. Peter deMenocal, Dean of Science at Columbia University, who explored the living link between the...
Larry Welborn: Welcoming the Sranger
01.21.18 | Articles | The Forum
“Welcoming the Stranger” Dr. Larry Welborn, Professor of the New Testament at Fordham University, guided us on a lively survey through the Gospels and their teaching on hospitality and welcome to all people, providing his expert...
Celebrating Difference: Beyond the Melting Pot
01.14.18 | Articles | The Forum
Celebrating Difference: Beyond the Melting Pot Our Minister for Children, Youth, and Family Formation, Lucy Breidenthal Bernardin, led us in conversation around matters of diversity and our common life as a parish. What does it mean to celebrate...
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...