Education Videos
Explaining the Easter Vigil: A Night of Transition
April 1, 2021
The Great Vigil of Easter dates from the second century CE when new members of the Christian community were welcomed with baptism and Holy Communion.
Good Friday: Recognizing the Vulnerable
March 31, 2021
Good Friday is the most solemn date on the Church calendar, reminding us of the crucifixion of Jesus and the vulnerability to cruelty that can still be seen today.
Maundy Thursday: Lessons from the Last Supper
March 31, 2021
Maundy Thursday begins the Triduum, the most important part of Holy Week and the three most solemn days of the Church calendar.
Holy Week in the Shadows
March 26, 2021
Tenebrae is a Holy Week liturgy that, notably, has no direct connection to the scriptural accounts of Jesus' final days in Jerusalem.
Discovery: Psalms for the Wilderness
February 21, 2021
The season of Lent leads us through changing, and sometimes challenging, spiritual landscapes. Through the close examination of several beautiful and...
The Future of New York City: A Conversation with Errol Louis
February 13, 2021
Get ready for the upcoming NYC elections by joining the Rev. Phillip Jackson as he talks with Errol Louis, political analyst and host of New York 1’s “Inside City Hall,” as they consider the pressing issues facing the city.
Different Americas: The Stories We Tell about Ourselves with Colin Woodard
November 12, 2020
We are living through a time of diverging national narratives. How do we come to understand who we are as a country? Hear from Colin Woodard, author...
Truth, Then Reconciliation
June 11, 2020
Sheila Walker, a black woman, and Chester Johnson, a white man, are both Arkansas natives, born in the same decade, with family ties to a race massacre that killed more than a hundred African Americans a century ago.
Episcopal Explained: The Day of Pentecost
May 28, 2020
The 50th and final day of Eastertide, the birthday of the Church, the start of the longest season of the liturgical calendar, in the British tradition Whitsunday—all are ways to describe The Day of Pentecost.
Taken Up: The Meaning of Ascension Day
May 15, 2020
Ascension Day, which comes forty days into Eastertide, is a major feast of the Church with historic significance for the parishioners of Trinity Church Wall Street.