In the fourth part of our series on the Vatican document on evangelization and parish renewal, Fr. James Mallon and Fiona O'Reilly speak into some of the obstacles within this document. This complex document created over so many years with the input of so many leaders means that there can be a degree of confusion and in this part of our discussion, we talk about some of the places we know that parishes might struggle in adopting this document or where the document itself might miss the...

The third part of our conversation between Fr. James Mallon and Fiona O'Reilly discusses the importance of the structure and our ways of working. In our ministry, we talk a lot about maintenance to mission and this document focuses on this idea in a significant way. This document speaks into not just mission but also has enough of a focus on how to give parishes a place to start from.   How does this document distinguish between vision and a plan?

Join Father James Mallon and Fiona O'Reilly as they dig deeper into the first section of the Vatican's document on pastoral conversion.

Join Father James Mallon and Fiona O'Reilly as they discuss the document released from the Vatican, "The pastoral conversion of the parish community in the service of the evangelizing mission of the church".  What impact does this document have on the Church and how does our work at Divine Renovation align with this new clarification on mission?

At Divine Renovation, we lean heavily into teams. In fact, we don’t think that a parish can move from maintenance to mission without building strong leadership teams. This week on the podcast, join Mike Tanner, Ron Huntley, Dan O’Rourke, and Rob McDowell as they come together to share their thoughts on why teams are so important and how parishes can actually form and grow successful teams. During our current season, it’s important to stay connected and when you’ve got a strong team around...

At Divine Renovation, we lean heavily into teams. In fact, we don’t think that a parish can move from maintenance to mission without building strong leadership teams. This week on the podcast, join Mike Tanner, Ron Huntley, Dan O’Rourke, and Rob McDowell as they come together to share their thoughts on why teams are so important and how parishes can actually form and grow successful teams. During our current season, it’s important to stay connected and when you’ve got a strong team around...

THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Life is hard for young adults and it's even harder for those that wish to pursue a relationship with Jesus Christ. Christian ideals are constantly under attack from the media and aggressively secular culture. Domenic Inneo of Souled Out Ministry joins us for part two of our conversation on how we can reach young people and share the gospel with them and why this is such an important mission. To download our new resource kit,...

THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Life is hard for young adults and it's even harder for those that wish to pursue a relationship with Jesus Christ. Christian ideals are constantly under attack from the media and aggressively secular culture. Domenic Inneo of Souled Out Ministry joins us for part two of our conversation on how we can reach young people and share the gospel with them and why this is such an important mission. To download our new resource kit,...

This week on the podcast is our conversation with the Domenic Inneo of Renewal Ministries and Souled Out Ministries. Domenic shares with us his faith story, how he found himself involved in youth ministry, and why he’s so focused on helping young people develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a parent, a pastor, or a youth minister, this is a great conversation on why we need to refocus our attention on the next generation of the Catholic Church. To download our new...

This week on the podcast is our conversation with the Domenic Inneo of Renewal Ministries and Souled Out Ministries. Domenic shares with us his faith story, how he found himself involved in youth ministry, and why he’s so focused on helping young people develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a parent, a pastor, or a youth minister, this is a great conversation on why we need to refocus our attention on the next generation of the Catholic Church. To download our new...

THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO BEFORE TEAMS BEGAN SOCIAL DISTANCING AND REMOTE WORK Rob McDowell and Father James Mallon come together with Dan O’Rourke to dig into sacramental theology. The team works through some of the mistakes that we’ve made in the way we’ve handled sacraments in the history of the Church. Many show up for sacraments knowing full well that they don’t believe what they do or what they say. In these moments, there is no encounter. Are we doing what we’re...

THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO BEFORE TEAMS BEGAN SOCIAL DISTANCING AND REMOTE WORK Rob McDowell and Father James Mallon come together with Dan O’Rourke to dig into sacramental theology. The team works through some of the mistakes that we’ve made in the way we’ve handled sacraments in the history of the Church. Many show up for sacraments knowing full well that they don’t believe what they do or what they say. In these moments, there is no encounter. Are we doing what we’re...

This week is a practical conversation for today's situation. This is a very good time for churches to be thinking more deeply about how they use digital tools to help with the mission of the Church. Join Father James Mallon, Rob McDowell, Mike Tanner, and Dan O'Rourke as we discuss websites, live streams, and a host of other tools that we can use in order to connect with a world that is living online. Can the Church live online? Join us for this timely and practical conversation. For all...

This week is a practical conversation for today's situation. This is a very good time for churches to be thinking more deeply about how they use digital tools to help with the mission of the Church. Join Father James Mallon, Rob McDowell, Mike Tanner, and Dan O'Rourke as we discuss websites, live streams, and a host of other tools that we can use in order to connect with a world that is living online. Can the Church live online? Join us for this timely and practical conversation. For all...

This week on the podcast things get exciting as Dan O'Rourke, Father James Mallon, and Rob McDowell discuss the evangelization efforts of parishes and whether those systems are fruitful or ill-fated. We'll dig into a discussion on what evangelization could or should look like and what it looks like far too often in the Catholic Church and the team will provide real, actionable advice on how pastors and lay leaders can make a difference when it comes to their efforts to bring people into a...

This week on the podcast things get exciting as  Dan O'Rourke, Father James Mallon, and Rob McDowell discuss the evangelization efforts of parishes and whether those systems are fruitful or ill-fated. We'll dig into a discussion on what evangelization could or should look like and what it looks like far too often in the Catholic Church and the team will provide real, actionable advice on how pastors and lay leaders can make a difference when it comes to their efforts to bring people into a...

This week on the podcast we’re talking one of our favourite topics; conferences. Father James Mallon, Dan O’Rourke, Ron Huntley, and Mike Tanner speak into the events that have helped form them, and why conferences are important aspects of team forming.. Whether you’ve been to previous Divine Renovation Conferences or are curious about what happens when missional minded parishes come together, this is a great conversation to tune in to

This week on the podcast we’re talking one of our favourite topics; conferences. Father James Mallon, Dan O’Rourke, Ron Huntley, and Mike Tanner speak into the events that have helped form them, why conferences are important aspects of team forming, and what people can expect from our own Divine Renovation Conference in June, 2020 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Whether you’ve been to previous Divine Renovation Conferences or are curious about what happens when missional minded parishes come...

This week on the podcast it’s all about fun…because it’s all about icebreakers. Join Rob McDowell, Ron Huntley, Dan O’Rourke, and Mike Tanner in a fun conversation on why we do icebreakers and when and why we should stop. How can we reduce the cringe factor and increase the relationship factor through activities that bring people together? Do you know WHY you’re doing icebreakers? Do you know WHEN you should do icebreakers? Do you know WHO should do icebreakers? Tune in and check it out. ...

This week on the podcast it’s all about fun…because it’s all about icebreakers. Join Rob McDowell, Ron Huntley, Dan O’Rourke, and Mike Tanner in a fun conversation on why we do icebreakers and when and why we should stop. How can we reduce the cringe factor and increase the relationship factor through activities that bring people together? Do you know WHY you’re doing icebreakers? Do you know WHEN you should do icebreakers? Do you know WHO should do icebreakers? Tune in and check it...

This week on the podcast we have the second half of our conversation with Sister Nuala Kenny. Sr. Nuala is a pediatrician, bioethicist, and professor emeritus who has spent her life working on the issue of abuse within the Church. This week we discuss the underlying issues that have led to this crisis and how the Church can move forward in an effort of renewal. This conversation is an incredibly difficult and powerful conversation that we know will help in this healing. To register for DR20...

This week on the podcast we have the second half of our conversation with Sister Nuala Kenny. Sr. Nuala is a pediatrician, bioethicist, and professor emeritus who has spent her life working on the issue of abuse within the Church. This week we discuss the underlying issues that have led to this crisis and how the Church can move forward in an effort of renewal. This conversation is an incredibly difficult and powerful conversation that we know will help in this healing.  To register for DR20...

This week on the podcast we're joined by pediatrician, bioethicist and professor emeritus Sister Nuala Kenny to discuss a very important and very difficult topic; the sexual abuse crisis in the Church. Sr. Kenny joins Dan O'Rourke, Ron Huntley and Father James Mallon to discuss both the history of abuse as well as the underlying and often untended reasons that abuse has been allowed to continue. Sr. Kenny has written a number of books and hundreds of papers on this topic and shares with our...