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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We Can’t Celebrate a Lie!

by Jesse Sullivan | Jun 7, 2024 | Blog

A Pride Day celebration will soon be hosted near my hometown. I hope our response reflects that of our Savior—who always loved others and called them to repent of their sins. Today’s dominant culture warns that if you don’t actively support the LGBTQIA+ lifestyle, you...

Signs of Hope

by Ralph Martin | May 31, 2024 | Blog

Dear Brothers and Sisters, May grace and peace be yours! Yes, we are gifted with the peace that the world can’t give—the peace that comes from knowing we are loved and that we are part of Christ’s own body and have his own Spirit living in us. The Spirit that raised...

He Is Calling

by Katey Norman | May 25, 2024 | Blog

When I was nineteen, the Lord spoke to me: “Come, and I will make you fishers of men.” I have always desired to do big things, but I realized—a little late in the game—that God doesn’t call anyone to go out without first calling them in to follow Him. I did that...

I Met the Messiah

by Debbie Herbeck | May 20, 2024 | Blog

I grew up in a Jewish family with Jewish friends. I went to a Jewish school and lived in a Jewish neighborhood. I didn’t know anything about Christianity. I thought everyone was Jewish. I learned about God through the Old Testament, but I didn’t know Him personally....

By His Wounds We Are Healed

by Fr. Mathias Thelen | May 11, 2024 | Blog

In seminary, we started evangelizing in downtown Detroit. I’ll never forget meeting one man asking for money. I said, “Jesus Christ loves you.” He responded incredulously, “Are you serious? I need some money.” I repeated, “We came here to tell you that Jesus Christ...

Stand and Take Heart

by Peter Herbeck | May 7, 2024 | Blog

You are the light of the world, a light in the darkness. If we’re not standing on the Word of God and living confidently as his children, our light can go dim. Doesn’t it seem like the light of the Church is going dim at an intense hour of combat? We are called to be...

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