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 […]