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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Beside Me Through Everything

by Dr. Bohus Zivcak | Nov 15, 2024 | Blog

Dr. Bohus Zivcak, who recently served on mission with Ralph Martin in Ukraine, came to know Jesus in Communist Slovakia. According to Peter Herbeck, Bohus leads “one of the most dynamic, cross-generational clergy and laity combined works of Catholic evangelization...

Not Alone

by Andrzej Lewek | Nov 8, 2024 | Blog

Pictured above, Andrzej Lewek, Bohus Zivcak, and Ralph Martin stood in line for two hours before boarding the train that took them to Ukraine for a recent mission. Andrzej, from Poland, shares his testimony below. I was born into a Catholic family with strong...

On Mission in Ukraine

by Ralph Martin | Nov 1, 2024 | Blog, Ralph Martin

Dear Coworkers in the Gospel, Once a year, we gather with our Country Coordinators, who are noble brothers and sisters who work with us around the world. At last year’s meeting, Andrzej Lewek, from Poland, asked if I would come to Ukraine to help strengthen the...

Spreading the Gospel in Nigeria

by Peter Newburn | Oct 25, 2024 | Blog

This was my first time in Nigeria and Renewal Ministries’ first mission there. We did not go to the southern, Christian part of Nigeria; instead, we traveled to northeast Nigeria, which is near the birthplace of Boko Haram. It is predominantly Muslim, and Christians...

Finding Inspiration

by Ralph Martin | Oct 18, 2024 | Blog, Ralph Martin

Dear Fellow Disciples, I am inspired by you. I am inspired by how many of you use our booklets or books to spread God’s Word to others. I am inspired by how many years many of you have been supporting our ministry. I am inspired by the notes you write and the stories...

Be Bold and Fearless

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Oct 11, 2024 | Blog

The following article is condensed from a 2024 The Choices We Face interview between Kevin Wells (KW) and Ralph Martin (RM). You can watch the original interview here. KW: When I turned forty, I went on a retreat. I was fed up with malaise and sloth. I wasn't in...

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