Papa-Fotis, the Fool for Christ: in his Vestments in a House of Ill Repute!
One evening, Papa-Fotis visited one of the houses in town where he sometimes stayed. Before he went to sleep, he told the man of the house: ‘First thing in the morning, you and me have got work to do’. They got up, left Mytilini and went to his little monastery....
The Case of ‘Fools for Christ’
Fr. Andreas Agathokleous Among the many saints- that is, the people who loved Christ, ‘with all their heart’ and expressed their love through self-denial and shouldering their cross- there are those we know as ‘fools for Christ’. Usually monastics, they present themselves to the world as mad, opposed to...
Holy Fools
If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. (1st Cor 3:18-19) For most of us, St. Paul’s words are reminders to focus on God’s love,...
