Ralph Martin

President of Renewal Ministries

Ralph Martin is the president of Renewal Ministries and the host of the weekly Catholic television program The Choices We Face. He holds a doctorate in theology and is the director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Ralph is also the author of the widely read A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward and The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints.

Ralph and his wife, Anne, reside in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and have six children and nineteen grandchildren.

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Jesus: Baptizer in the Holy Spirit

by Peter Herbeck | May 29, 2025 | Blog

A very wise priest once told me, “Seek the anointing of the Spirit more often in your life. Ask the Holy Spirit, ‘What do You have for me? I want more of it!’” Jesus came to be one of us so that we can have what He has. In heaven, He took his seat at the right hand of...

Clothed with Power

by Bishop Scott McCaig | May 29, 2025 | Uncategorized

When we look at the promises of Jesus and the life of the early Church, one thing becomes clear. Dr. Mary Healy wrote, “Jesus Christ did not die and rise from the dead for a powerless Church unable to cope with the cynicism, brokenness, and spiritual emptiness that...

Power from On High

by Deacon Larry Oney | May 29, 2025 | Blog

We're getting ready for a great harvest, and God is preparing us to be the harvesters. There's not a great army coming; we are the great army. The Master of the Harvest is Jesus, and He's commissioning and strengthening us. In Acts 1:4-5, Jesus ordered the disciples...

Spotlight on the Lift Jesus Higher Rally

by Peter Herbeck | May 29, 2025 | Blog

Since Renewal Ministries' earliest days, we have been blessed to collaborate in mission with extraordinary brothers and sisters from around the world. In March, we celebrated our thirty-fourth annual Lift Jesus Higher Rally in Toronto, Canada, with about 1700 adults...

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by Heather Schultz | May 23, 2025 | Blog

I recently attended the funeral of a friend’s father. He had lived a long and beautiful life that contained a multitude of adventures, including—I am not exaggerating—fighting off pirates. He had children, grandchildren, and an adorable infant great-grandson, and all...

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by Steve Norman | May 16, 2025 | Blog

The middle school boys in our discipleship programs recently examined the narrative of Lazarus being raised from the dead. The more we dove into the story, the more I noticed Mary of Bethany’s amazing witness to Christian discipleship. Steeped in grief, Mary falls at...

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