Starlight: Exploring the Epiphany in Art
The Reverend Dr. Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St. James's Piccadilly in London, explores the role of the star in the story of the Magi's visit to Bethlehem and how that star has been depicted in art.

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.
As Bishop Sarah Mullally prepares to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the Reverend Canon Chuck Robertson, Ph.D., Canon & Senior Advisor to the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, reflects on the role Archbishops of Canterbury have played within the Anglican tradition.
January 18: The Reverend Dr. Andrew Wilkes, Co-Lead Pastor, Double Love Experience Church
January 25: James L. Ferrara, M.D., Ward-Coleman Chair in Cancer Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
February 1: Edward Button, Countertenor, The King’s Singers
February 8: Annual Meeting of the Parish
February 15: Melanie Holcomb, Ph.D., Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Nancy Thebaut, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the History of Art, University of Oxford
February 22: Michael Zuch, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker and Ph.D. student at Rutgers University School of Social Work
Watch or listen to The Forum from previous weeks below.
The Reverend Dr. Ayla Lepine, Associate Rector of St. James's Piccadilly in London, explores the role of the star in the story of the Magi's visit to Bethlehem and how that star has been depicted in art.
Talking about God makes some of us nervous. Yet our Anglican traditions insist that how we think and talk about God makes a critical difference in what we believe. Join Lynn Sanders for a bit of summer gardening in Anglican theology. We’ll...
THE REAL WOLF HALL: Seen “Wolf Hall” on Broadway and/or the recent PBS series? Read Hilary Mantel’s novels? The story of life and times of Thomas Cromwell in Tudor England has garnered much attention . . . but is it true? St...
Patrick Bergquist, St. Bart’s new Interim Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries, hosted a thought-provoking discussion on the changing spiritual dynamics of children and youth in today’s culture. He also offered a sneak...
Today's Forum: Juneteenth, an American holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. The Rev. Edward Sunderland and Crossroads Community volunteers and friends hosted the celebration.
Today's Forum with Interim Rector the Rev. Dr. Robert S. Dannals was not recorded, but we are happy to share his Forum handout “The Top 10 Reasons I Love the Episcopal Church”