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‘Hear My Word’: Fr. Michael Scanlan’s 1980 Prophecy
The Lord God says, “Hear My Word: The time that has been marked by My blessings and gifts is being replaced now by the period to be marked by my judgment and purification. What I have not accomplished by blessings and gifts, I will accomplish by judgment and purification…
Reflections on Ralph Martin’s 1975 Prophecy
The Old Testament describes that God reveals his secrets to the prophets. He lets key prophetic people who He wants to communicate through bring encouragement to his Church and help them see what the Lord is doing. As the Spirit is poured out on all flesh, the Spirit is meant to lead us. The Spirit wants to speak to us…
Fr. Michael Scanlan’s Amazing Prophecy: An Urgent Message for Today
Featured Image Credit » The following text came from a talk I shared today on Renewal Ministries’ YouTube channel. We at Renewal Ministries are using all available means to share this word, due to its importance and relevance, as well as the need for all of us to...
The Hope of the Narrow Way
Fr. Richard Vigoa, the pastor of St. Augustine Church in Coral Gables, Florida, shared the following homily with his parish in 2019 on the second Sunday of Lent. Fr. Vigoa is enrolled in the Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL) Program at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in...
Embracing the Three Disciplines of Lent
Dear Faithful Friends, Can you believe it? Lent is here! I must admit, for most of my life I’ve had mixed feelings about Lent—understanding it was “good for me,” but not really looking forward to the self-denial. This Lent is a little different, because the Lord has...
Surrendering to the Spirit
This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' February 2020 newsletter. Ralph Martin was introduced to Fr. Paul Sciberras while speaking at a priests’ retreat in Malta. In this testimony, Fr. Paul, head of the Department of Sacred Scripture, Hebrew and...
Hungarian Conference: ‘Jesus is Life!’
By Deacon Zoli Kunszabo Arrival We were looking forward to this weekend with Jim Murphy, then-president of International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, my fellow country coordinator from Renewal Ministries, and a dear friend, one of the most authentic...
A Biblical Perspective on Marriage
This article originally appeared on the Archdiocese of Detroit's website Unleash the Gospel. From beginning to end, the Bible is one great love story. The very first human words in Scripture are Adam’s outburst of joy at seeing Eve, his bride, for the first time:...
Family Life in the Domestic Church
This article originally appeared on the Archdiocese of Detroit's website Unleash the Gospel. Thirty-three years ago, united in the sacrament of marriage, Peter and I began an exciting and mysterious adventure. We charted a course for our life that wasn’t based on...
‘Walk by the Spirit’ in the Year Ahead
This letter originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' January 2020 newsletter. Dear Brothers and Sisters, Ralph has asked me to share a few thoughts about a resolution we can make that has the potential to yield abundant fruit in the year ahead! This is the time of...
Resting in Confident Expectation
This article originally appeared in The Proclaimer newsletter for Tom Edwards Evangelistic Society, Inc. By Tom Edwards, Renewal Ministries' Country Coordinator "Be still and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth." (Ps 46:11) The...
Out on a Limb for God
A friend once told me, “Being out on a limb for God is the perfect place to be in ministry.” It is such a simple yet profound thought, and it reminds me of another phrase I often hear: “The way you spell faith is R-I-S-K.” While I can envision those phrases being used...
Setting Our Heart on Jesus
This post originally appeared on the blog for the Be Love Revolution. By Emily Messiter It happens every year around the second week of Advent: I find myself slightly overwhelmed by a list of pre-Christmas to-do’s, mixed with a constant buzz in my head of perfect...
Travelling the World to Reach One Heart
“I’m taking a rosary walk.” “Don’t get lost.” “Very funny.” I stood up stiffly from the low cot where I had been reading for hours under piles of blankets and leaned against the damp windowsill, peering through the dirty glass into a bleak Alaskan landscape. The late...
Affection for Sin Presents Serious Danger
This article originally appeared on the St. Paul Center Blog. I loved studying the teachings of the greatest Doctors of the Church in the area of spirituality. It took me a long time from starting with John of the Cross and working through all six of the Doctors I...
Experiencing the Lord’s Goodness in Cameroon
This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' November 2019 newsletter. “Now to Him who by means of His power working in us is able to do more than we can ever ask, or even think—to God be the glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever!” (Eph...
Cameroonian Priest Finds Healing After Kidnapping
This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' November 2019 newsletter. By Heather Schultz When Fr. Jude Thaddeus Langeh, CMF, invited Renewal Ministries’ Country Coordinator Peter Newburn and Board Member Miriam Wright to do Unbound ministry and training in...
Pastoral Letter to Parents Regarding Gender Theory
This letter was recently distributed to members of St. Mary Catholic Church in Pinckney, Michigan. In light of recent concerns that have come to me regarding the issue of modern gender theory, I write this letter as a means of helping you form and guide your children...
Tanzania Outreach Bears Much Fruit
By Tom Edwards, Renewal Ministries' Country Coordinator Renewal Ministries has made twenty mission forays in seventeen dioceses into the vast country of Tanzania. We have introduced renewal events with several days of outdoor Catholic rallies every time. We also have...
Staying Catholic Made it Possible
The following interview took place between Renewal Ministries’ Administrative Assistant Therese Jones and supporter Ann Cassano. We share it here as an encouragement and reminder of the difference made by persevering in faith. This interview originally appeared in the...
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