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Cicero
Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar and philosopher. The peak of Cicero’s authority and prestige came during the 18th-century Enlightenment, and his impact on leading Enlightenment thinkers and political theorists such as John Locke, David Hume, Montesquieu, and Edmund Burke was substantial. His works rank among the most influential in global culture. Cicero was executed by the Roman Empire for being an “enemy of the state.” (more…)
A Conversation
The following was adapted from the book The Fifth Gospel, by Adriana Koulias. This is not a fully direct quote of the book. The message it conveys is my own. ~Anthony (more…)
Epiphany
This Friday, the 6th of January, we celebrate Epiphany – the baptism of Jesus of Nazareth by the Forerunner John. (more…)
Perihelion
The Earth is closest to the Sun, at its perihelion, about two weeks after the December solstice and farthest from the Sun, or at its aphelion, about two weeks after the June solstice. (more…)