The Institute for Human Ecology invites you to our Fourth Annual Installment in the Saint Scholastica Series, “Everyday Beauty through the Benedictine Way of Life.” Join IHE Scholars Margarita Mooney Clayton and David Clayton, experts in the study of beauty, art, and education, as they share their wisdom on encountering beauty through the Benedictine way […]

The Institute for Human Ecology invites you to our 2024 Saint Scholastica event, “Two Notions of Leisure: Resting in the Lord vs. Restless Consumption.” In a world where our attention is a highly marketable commodity, falling into a cycle of restless consumption can feel impossible to avoid. As Christians, developing a toolbox of virtue is the most […]

Join Dr. Kevin Majeres and Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan for a virtual discussion of how psychology can be a tool for developing virtue through reframing daily challenges. Watch the recorded event here. About the speakers: Dr. Kevin Majeres: Dr. Kevin Majeres has served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for the past decade, teaching cognitive […]

This is the first annual event hosted by the Institute for Human Ecology in honor of Saint Scholastica on a theme relating to the Benedictine motto “Ora et labora.” Our discussion this year, which is co-hosted by the Catholic Information Center, will focus on how to bring holiness into both work and prayer in the home. The […]