ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
A vast 1,700 year old Roman settlement has been discovered off the coast of Tunisia after several years of archaeological exploration in search of the ancient city of Neapolis. Continue reading “Underwater ruins of lost Roman city discovered in Tunisia”
Our responsiveness to seeing others in distress accounts for variability in helping behavior from early in development, according to a study published September 25 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tobias Grossmann of the University of Virginia, and colleagues. Continue reading “Sensitive babies become altruistic toddlers”
The number of people who live at home with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), a brain disease that causes abnormal changes that kill brain cells, is expected to grow from 3.2 million today to more than 8 million in 2050. Continue reading “The link between cognitive function and sexuality in older adults”
True autonomy is achieved through humility, in other words through the emptying of the self in order to make room for all others. The saints imitate the humility of Christ in His sacrifice on the Cross. The emptying of the self is the greatest Christian virtue. God raised Christ on high in return for His self-emptying and humility. This is why those who imitate Christ’s humility as a human person also partake in His elevation as God and human. Continue reading “True Autonomy is Achieved through Humility”
The beacon system had been a series of fire-signals that warned Constantinople of an Arab invasion into Asia Minor through the Taurus mountain range. Continue reading “Primitive tele-communications in the Eastern Roman Empire – a quick view”
Basil II, called “Bulgar-Slayer” (Bulgaroktonos), reigned from 976–1025 as the greatest of the Macedonian emperors. Continue reading “Basil II ‘The Bulgar-slayer’; One of the greatest Roman Emperors – a quick view”
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