Events

Wednesday, February 25, at 2 p.m.
Loris Forum | Martire Center
5401 Park Avenue, Fairfield

This talk will highlight some of the inspiration of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Berry toward an integral ecology in Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si. We will draw on Teilhard’s evolutionary spirituality and Berry’s views of an ecological spirituality to highlight how these perspectives provide a basis for environmental care and social justice for our Earth community. Speakers include Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology.

Wednesday, March 11, at 2 p.m.
Loris Forum | Martire Center
5401 Park Avenue, Fairfield

Today many people believe that humans are the most intelligent, virtuous, successful species that ever lived. In this book talk, NYU primatologist Christine Webb will outline how human exceptionalism is an ideology that relies more on human culture than our biology, exposing many scientific studies’ biases against other species and revealing underappreciated complexities of nonhuman life. The guest speaker will be Christine Webb of Harvard University.

Tuesday, March 24, 7 p.m.
SHU Community Theatre
1420 Post Rd, Downtown Fairfield

As part of WSHU’s “Join the Conversation,” climate activist Wawa Gatheru will speak on the connection between social justice and sustainability.

Wednesday, April 8, at 2 p.m.
Loris Forum | Martire Center
5401 Park Avenue, Fairfield

Our guest speaker is John P. Slattery, executive director of the Carl G. Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology and Law at Duquesne University.

Every Thursday at 12:15 p.m.
Laudato Si’ Prayer Garden | West Campus

Led in collaboration with SHU Fit, these 30-minute walks will take place every Thursday at 12:15 p.m. Meet us at the Laudato Si’ Prayer Garden (outside Pios Kitchen on the first floor of the west building at West Campus) where we will begin with a prayer and then head to the walking paths. Let’s walk together toward wellness, connection and care for our common home!

A meditative sound session featuring crystal and Himalayan bowls, chimes, gongs, drums, bells, flutes and more. Led by certified instructor Diane Barnett of Grounded Meditation.

A campus planting event before the weather gets cold! We will provide small pots, soil and seeds for planting. Come celebrate the season, connect with nature and bring a little greenery into your space.

Following a shipwreck, a robot named Roz becomes stranded on a remote island and is forced to learn how to survive in the wild. If you are curious about what happens to her or the unexpected bonds she forms with the animals around her, make a date to watch The Wild Robot with us in the Martire Theater. Stick around after for an open conversation with Dr. June-Ann Greeley and Dr. Chelsea King! Co-Sponsored by: Laudato Si’ Office of Sustainability & Social Justice and the 50 First Days Program