Religion & Spirituality
Wherever needed reform begins pushing back against entrenched mediocrity, leaders face the question: "By what authority?" Chapter Two of 'Divine Renovation' shows that the movement of parishes from maintenance to mission is NOT the personal agenda or ideological preference of one person or a group; it's a gospel and magisterial mandate. Fr Mallon presents the case from the past fifty years of Catholic teaching that the church is "missionary by her very nature' and cannot BUT evangelize if she is to be true to her Christ-appointed mission. In this episode, Fr Anthony and Fr Charles discuss styles of authority that can and cannot get the job done, and the long journey required to win trust and move hearts capable of creating disciple-making cultures at the parish level.