Holy Fools: The Lives of Twenty Fools for Christ 30 33 Theophan's The Spiritual Life

Theophan's The Spiritual Life

Sebastian—a disciple of both Elder Joseph and Elder Nektary—matured rapidly into a truly compassionate pastor

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The world was seething in unprecedented passions

Holy Fools: The Lives of Twenty Fools for Christ 30 33 Theophan's The Spiritual Lifeby Oswin (John) Craton The existence of "fools for Christ" in the Orthodox tradition mystifies many people, even some within the Orthodox Church itself. People often wonder what purpose these sometimes comical and oftentimes tragically misunderstood saints serve in the life of the Churchespecially given their unconventional and seemingly bizarre behaviors. In Holy Fools we begin to gain a better understanding of these saints' curious manner of serving