The words Counter and Reformation when combined is when groups of people decide to go backwards and maybe try to start again. In the Catholic Tradition descriptions of counter reformations usually include the words Mendicant and discalced. Mendicant is a posh word for begging, relying on alms and charity. The primary mission of mendicants is to spread the Gospel. Discalced means to be barefooted or sandal wearing. The Vow of Poverty is a calling and in times of Counter Reformation within the Catholic Church, Discalced Mendicants were a refreshing sign of faith and trust in the Lord, they were the street musicians of hope. Following the Protestant Reformation inspired by Martin Luther, who was an Augustinian Friar, the Augustinian Order produced a Counter Reformation of Augustinian Mendicants.
