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 has just completed twenty-three years as the director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Ralph is the author of A Life in the Spirit: A Memoir and 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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Thank You, Sr. Ann Shields!

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Feb 14, 2025 | Blog

Sr. Ann Shields, SGL, recently retired from her radio program and podcast Food for the Journey. Below, we've shared some expressions of gratitude written by her many supporters. First is a brief reflection (edited for length) shared by Jess Maciborski, director of...

‘Burning Hearts’ Draws Listeners Closer to Christ

by Rachel Herbeck | Feb 7, 2025 | Blog, Rachel Herbeck

I was sixteen when I decided to take my faith in Jesus seriously. After experiencing the emptiness of my own sin and receiving God’s mercy through a powerful confession, I was baptized in the Holy Spirit while working as a summer camp counselor. In that moment, while...

Grateful for Thirty Years of ‘Food for the Journey’

by Ralph Martin | Feb 1, 2025 | Blog, Ralph Martin

Sr. Ann Shields has been a key part of our team and ministry for many, many years. She grew up in a Catholic family in somewhat rural Pennsylvania, entered the Sisters of Mercy, and taught school for many years. As the Sisters of Mercy drifted further and further away...

A Family on Mission

by Anna Feola | Jan 24, 2025 | Blog

Anna Feola is the wife of Country Coordinator Anthony Feola. Below, she shares how their entire family participates in Anthony's missions. You can view the report for the Papua New Guinea mission that Anna mentions here. My childhood memories are filled with airport...

Spreading the Gospel in Papua New Guinea

by Anthony Feola | Jan 17, 2025 | Blog

At the invitation of Bishop Valentine Gryk and Fr. Adam Samsel of the Goroka Diocese, Tom Hornacek and I had the privilege of leading two separate conferences for the people of the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea. Participants joined us at the Kefamo Pastoral...

Honoring Fifty-One Years of Service

by Ralph Martin | Jan 10, 2025 | Blog, Ralph Martin

Dear Fellow Disciples, This marks the first month in fifty-one years that Gary Seromik, our office manager, chief administrator, finance person, and translator is not working for Renewal Ministries. He is retiring, and while we will miss him, we are grateful that he...

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