Liturgical Calendar
February 02 / January 20 (OS) The Saints * Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma (Nirra) (1st – 2nd c.) * Saint Peter the Tax Collector (6th c.) Archive Note: Expand this section with the Life of the Saint and relevant Icons. Fasting No Fast The Scriptural Readings Vespers (Wisdom of Solomon 5.15-6.
Liturgical Calendar
The Saints * Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma (Nirra) (1st – 2nd c.) * Saint Peter the Tax Collector (6th c.) Fasting No Fast Readings Vespers: Wisdom of Solomon 5.15-6.3 Vespers: Wisdom of Solomon 3.1-9 Vespers: Wisdom of Solomon 4.7-15 Matins Gospel: Matthew 11.27-30 Epistle: 2 Peter
Liturgical Calendar
February 01 / January 19 (OS) The Saints * Ven. Macarius the Great * Our Holy Father Mark Eugenikos, Metropolitan of Ephesus and Confessor of the Orthodox Faith (1443) Archive Note: Expand this section with the Life of the Saint and relevant Icons. Fasting No Fast The Scriptural Readings 1st Matins Gospel (Matthew
Liturgical Calendar
The Saints * Ven. Macarius the Great * Our Holy Father Mark Eugenikos, Metropolitan of Ephesus and Confessor of the Orthodox Faith (1443) Fasting No Fast Readings 1st Matins Gospel: Matthew 28.16-20 Epistle: 2 Timothy 3.10-15 Gospel: Luke 18.10-14
Theology
A significant point of theological divergence arose with the addition of the Filioque clause ("and the Son") to the Nicene Creed in the West. While the Orthodox position is that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father through the Son, the Western addition states that the Holy Spirit
Liturgical Calendar
January 31 / January 18 (OS) The Saints * Ss Athanasius the Great and Cyril of Alexandria Archive Note: Expand this section with the Life of the Saint and relevant Icons. Fasting No Fast The Scriptural Readings Epistle (2 Timothy 2.11-19) 11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be
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The Saints * Ss Athanasius the Great and Cyril of Alexandria Fasting No Fast Readings Epistle: 2 Timothy 2.11-19 Gospel: Luke 18.2-8
Studies
The mouse utopia experiments represent a series of research studies conducted in mid-20th century America that explored the effects of population density on animal behaviour and social structures
Philosophy
EXPERIMENTS Introduction The Stanford Prison Experiment was a study conducted in August 1971 to investigate the power dynamics that exist between guards and inmates in a prison setting and to determine if the acquisition of power made guards turn brutal or whether brutality was intrinsic to human nature itself. Led
Philosophy
EXPERIMENTS Introduction The cognitive dissonance experiment conducted in the mid-1950s aimed to investigate the psychological tension that arises when an individual's actions conflict with their beliefs, feelings, or values. Specifically, it explored how individuals might alter their beliefs to reduce this discomfort when there is insufficient external justification
Studies
Falsifiability, a core principle of science, means a hypothesis or theory is only considered scientific if it can be potentially proven false through empirical evidence or observation. In essence, a falsifiable statement can be shown wrong, while unfalsifiable ones cannot be disproven. This principle, introduced by Karl Popper, helps distinguish
Studies
A comprehensive study conducted by Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page. IN SUMMERY: A study revealing that economic elites and organised groups representing business interests exert substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy. Conversely, average citizens and mass-based interest groups demonstrate little or no independent influence on policy outcomes.