Fr Christopher Poore
@christopherpoore.bsky.social
Episcopal priest. PhD student in theology at UChicago Divinity School. Bringing Anglican texts back to life: editor of Seminary Street Press and VTS Press.
Right! It's clear how much he sees Jesus identifying not just with suffering in general but with his (Congar's) own particular suffering. This line especially made me think about that: "he knew what it was ... to be put on the index by the most sacred authorities." Ofc Congar was on the index!
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From 1947 to 1956 Congar's controversial writing was restricted by the Vatican. One of his most important books True and False Reform in the Church (1950) and all of its translations were forbidden by Rome in 1952. Congar was prevented from teaching or publishing after 1954, during the pontificate of Pope Pius XII, following publication of an article in support of the worker-priest movement started by Jacques Loew in France. He was subsequently assigned to minor posts in Jerusalem, Rome, Cambridge and Strasbourg. Eventually, in 1956, Archbishop Jean Julien Weber of Strasbourg assisted Congar in returning to France.[8]
Congar's reputation recovered in 1960 when Pope John XXIII invited him to serve on the preparatory theological commission of the Second Vatican Council.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:inhlv4lrctnb6mbhuoqb5r42/bafkreidboafqwfwgugrdyxqqkdpppyanrngfr73ra7idi5umuipo4fndee@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Right! It's clear how much he sees Jesus identifying not just with suffering in general but with his (Congar's) own particular suffering. This line especially made me think about that: "he knew what it was ... to be put on the index by the most sacred authorities." Ofc Congar was on the index!
I know the world is rough right now. "it is a history made up of the trampling of the weak by the strong, the crushing of the little by the great, and, for the majority of men, the incredible accumulation of woes." That's why you should read this excerpt from Congar, so you can see where God stands.
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I know the world is rough right now. "it is a history made up of the trampling of the weak by the strong, the crushing of the little by the great, and, for the majority of men, the incredible accumulation of woes." That's why you should read this excerpt from Congar, so you can see where God stands.
Reverence for the bread and the wine of the Eucharist is the beginning of reverence for the whole world.
—Rowan Williams, "Being Christian" ⚓
—Rowan Williams, "Being Christian" ⚓
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Reverence for the bread and the wine of the Eucharist is the beginning of reverence for the whole world.
—Rowan Williams, "Being Christian" ⚓
—Rowan Williams, "Being Christian" ⚓
Lancelot Andrewes instructed priests to pour wine into the chalice so that it looked like gushing blood. So metal. What a goth.
Probably one of my favorite essays of all time: McCullough's reconstruction of Andrewes's liturgical practices. ⚓
Probably one of my favorite essays of all time: McCullough's reconstruction of Andrewes's liturgical practices. ⚓
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Lancelot Andrewes instructed priests to pour wine into the chalice so that it looked like gushing blood. So metal. What a goth.
Probably one of my favorite essays of all time: McCullough's reconstruction of Andrewes's liturgical practices. ⚓
Probably one of my favorite essays of all time: McCullough's reconstruction of Andrewes's liturgical practices. ⚓
when we see the world with angelic eyes, we don't see the world as a kind of anti-parable, where people are objects to be manipulated & owned, conscripted into our narratives of possession & anger & lust, forced to serve as pawns in our disputes... ⚓
drawnfromthechalice.substack.com/p/and-they-t...
drawnfromthechalice.substack.com/p/and-they-t...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
when we see the world with angelic eyes, we don't see the world as a kind of anti-parable, where people are objects to be manipulated & owned, conscripted into our narratives of possession & anger & lust, forced to serve as pawns in our disputes... ⚓
drawnfromthechalice.substack.com/p/and-they-t...
drawnfromthechalice.substack.com/p/and-they-t...
One of the central problems of Christology is defending the idea that Jesus Christ was "fully human." But how do we know what a "full human" looks like? We approach the problem from the wrong end, thinking ourselves human. It is the reverse: we look to Jesus Christ and this glance humanizes *us.* ⚓
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
One of the central problems of Christology is defending the idea that Jesus Christ was "fully human." But how do we know what a "full human" looks like? We approach the problem from the wrong end, thinking ourselves human. It is the reverse: we look to Jesus Christ and this glance humanizes *us.* ⚓
So crazy that there is a place in the world where 40 people can gather to study the chants of the Mass—guided by the University of Notre Dame's own Dr. Rebecca Maloy, one of the world's top experts in sacred music. But that's Church of the Ascension for you! ⚓
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
So crazy that there is a place in the world where 40 people can gather to study the chants of the Mass—guided by the University of Notre Dame's own Dr. Rebecca Maloy, one of the world's top experts in sacred music. But that's Church of the Ascension for you! ⚓
Woke up Thursday. Wrestled with Scripture, writing a sermon. Really felt Paul's call to lay aside all dissension and to preach sound doctrine. Then I logged on and saw the news of Anglicanism's deepening rifts. Not sure if you can respond to something before you know about it? ⚓
October 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Woke up Thursday. Wrestled with Scripture, writing a sermon. Really felt Paul's call to lay aside all dissension and to preach sound doctrine. Then I logged on and saw the news of Anglicanism's deepening rifts. Not sure if you can respond to something before you know about it? ⚓
Our Lady of Walsingham (at her Proto-Shrine in Wisconsin) was absolutely inundated with pilgrims from Ascension, Chicago during the annual pilgrimage. A truly holy place sanctified by years of faithful prayer. ⚓
October 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Our Lady of Walsingham (at her Proto-Shrine in Wisconsin) was absolutely inundated with pilgrims from Ascension, Chicago during the annual pilgrimage. A truly holy place sanctified by years of faithful prayer. ⚓
Very interesting! I believe that Hall's Dogmatics got a new typesetting. And a cover that does not make sense for an 'Anglican Dogmatics,' since it is a RC image promoting the (delegated) supremacy of the Pope over... First Nicaea? Lol
October 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Very interesting! I believe that Hall's Dogmatics got a new typesetting. And a cover that does not make sense for an 'Anglican Dogmatics,' since it is a RC image promoting the (delegated) supremacy of the Pope over... First Nicaea? Lol
First, just so you know: from 1913, Hall was Professor of Dogmatic Theology at General Theological Seminary. While an Anglo-Catholic, his Dogmatic Theology in 10 volumes makes broad reference to the Anglican doctrinal tradition as a whole. His doctrine of Holy Scripture is found in Vol. 2.
October 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
First, just so you know: from 1913, Hall was Professor of Dogmatic Theology at General Theological Seminary. While an Anglo-Catholic, his Dogmatic Theology in 10 volumes makes broad reference to the Anglican doctrinal tradition as a whole. His doctrine of Holy Scripture is found in Vol. 2.
Genuinely confused by Archbishop Mbanda's assertion that the traditional Anglican doctrine of Scripture entails believing the word of God is "inerrant." Please correct me if I'm wrong! ⚓
But in the meantime, a little thread of what the (rather conservative Anglo-Catholic!) Francis Hall has to say.
But in the meantime, a little thread of what the (rather conservative Anglo-Catholic!) Francis Hall has to say.
October 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Genuinely confused by Archbishop Mbanda's assertion that the traditional Anglican doctrine of Scripture entails believing the word of God is "inerrant." Please correct me if I'm wrong! ⚓
But in the meantime, a little thread of what the (rather conservative Anglo-Catholic!) Francis Hall has to say.
But in the meantime, a little thread of what the (rather conservative Anglo-Catholic!) Francis Hall has to say.
It was an absolute thrill to edit the latest edition of the VTS Journal, which features some of the most powerful voices working in the Church today—including @warnock.senate.gov, Kelly Brown Douglas, Katherine Sonderegger, and @deanoakley.bsky.social. 📕
October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It was an absolute thrill to edit the latest edition of the VTS Journal, which features some of the most powerful voices working in the Church today—including @warnock.senate.gov, Kelly Brown Douglas, Katherine Sonderegger, and @deanoakley.bsky.social. 📕
The feast of the Holy Guardian Angels. A Eucharistic Prayer D sort of day.
"Countless throngs of angels stand before you to serve you night and day; and, beholding the glory of your presence, they offer you unceasing praise." ⚓
"Countless throngs of angels stand before you to serve you night and day; and, beholding the glory of your presence, they offer you unceasing praise." ⚓
October 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The feast of the Holy Guardian Angels. A Eucharistic Prayer D sort of day.
"Countless throngs of angels stand before you to serve you night and day; and, beholding the glory of your presence, they offer you unceasing praise." ⚓
"Countless throngs of angels stand before you to serve you night and day; and, beholding the glory of your presence, they offer you unceasing praise." ⚓
A blessed Michaelmas to everyone! Tonight at Ascension, Chicago we are pulling out all the stops and burning all the incense for our patronal feast. Procession & Solemn High Mass starts at 7 PM. ⚓
September 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A blessed Michaelmas to everyone! Tonight at Ascension, Chicago we are pulling out all the stops and burning all the incense for our patronal feast. Procession & Solemn High Mass starts at 7 PM. ⚓
Crazy that if you're in Chicago you can just stop in and see the folks that made vestments for the Pope. Truly wild times that we're living in.
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Crazy that if you're in Chicago you can just stop in and see the folks that made vestments for the Pope. Truly wild times that we're living in.
Episcopalians! Anglicans! Friends! My latest explores how the Council of Nicaea reverberated into the English Reformation. Link in replies. ⚓
September 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Episcopalians! Anglicans! Friends! My latest explores how the Council of Nicaea reverberated into the English Reformation. Link in replies. ⚓
Little tidbit from the history of clerical garb:
H. Boone Porter—one of the architects of the 79 Prayer Book—recalls wearing a white cassock in India in the 1960s. This is from @livingchurch.bsky.social Aug 22, 1982.
Also, who knew Porter wanted to be a discalced Episcopalian? ⚓
H. Boone Porter—one of the architects of the 79 Prayer Book—recalls wearing a white cassock in India in the 1960s. This is from @livingchurch.bsky.social Aug 22, 1982.
Also, who knew Porter wanted to be a discalced Episcopalian? ⚓
September 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Little tidbit from the history of clerical garb:
H. Boone Porter—one of the architects of the 79 Prayer Book—recalls wearing a white cassock in India in the 1960s. This is from @livingchurch.bsky.social Aug 22, 1982.
Also, who knew Porter wanted to be a discalced Episcopalian? ⚓
H. Boone Porter—one of the architects of the 79 Prayer Book—recalls wearing a white cassock in India in the 1960s. This is from @livingchurch.bsky.social Aug 22, 1982.
Also, who knew Porter wanted to be a discalced Episcopalian? ⚓
Because I love you and care for your soul's eternal welfare, I'm going to go ahead and share this excerpt from a Holy Cross Day sermon by the one and only Katherine Sonderegger, just published in the latest VTS Journal. ⚓
September 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Because I love you and care for your soul's eternal welfare, I'm going to go ahead and share this excerpt from a Holy Cross Day sermon by the one and only Katherine Sonderegger, just published in the latest VTS Journal. ⚓
Giving a little talk on Anglicanism and Nicaea online this Sunday at 2 PM Central with the Illinois Conference of Churches. Do join in! Should be fun. ⚓️
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1700th-ann...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1700th-ann...
September 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Giving a little talk on Anglicanism and Nicaea online this Sunday at 2 PM Central with the Illinois Conference of Churches. Do join in! Should be fun. ⚓️
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1700th-ann...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1700th-ann...
A reminder that priests began being called Father in the Church of England only because Fr Charles Lowder acted like one: refusing to abandon the sick and dying in his parish during a cholera outbreak. ⚓️
A lot to live up to here.
A lot to live up to here.
September 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A reminder that priests began being called Father in the Church of England only because Fr Charles Lowder acted like one: refusing to abandon the sick and dying in his parish during a cholera outbreak. ⚓️
A lot to live up to here.
A lot to live up to here.
plz someone deliver me ⚓️
September 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
plz someone deliver me ⚓️
Mutuals, I encourage you to increase your Rood screentime. ⚓️
(From St Mary, Kettlebaston, with panels by the one and only Enid Chadwick.)
(From St Mary, Kettlebaston, with panels by the one and only Enid Chadwick.)
September 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Mutuals, I encourage you to increase your Rood screentime. ⚓️
(From St Mary, Kettlebaston, with panels by the one and only Enid Chadwick.)
(From St Mary, Kettlebaston, with panels by the one and only Enid Chadwick.)
In general—and I'm sort of getting this from the tradition of the desert fathers—I think our private prayer life should have two parts: psalmody and prayer.
September 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In general—and I'm sort of getting this from the tradition of the desert fathers—I think our private prayer life should have two parts: psalmody and prayer.
For example, Kristen and I have a good friend among the saints: Vida Scudder. While loving the BCP, she was absolutely realistic that not everyone was going to pray the Daily Office.
So she and the religious group she was a member of made wonderful books of devotion to help people out in other ways
So she and the religious group she was a member of made wonderful books of devotion to help people out in other ways
September 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
For example, Kristen and I have a good friend among the saints: Vida Scudder. While loving the BCP, she was absolutely realistic that not everyone was going to pray the Daily Office.
So she and the religious group she was a member of made wonderful books of devotion to help people out in other ways
So she and the religious group she was a member of made wonderful books of devotion to help people out in other ways