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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‘Is This the Greatest Crisis the Church Has Ever Faced?’

by Ralph Martin | Oct 14, 2023 | Blog

I’m often asked, “Is this the greatest crisis the Church has ever faced?” My answer is, “No, but it could develop that way. We’ll have to see.” I’ll explain below. The Arian Heresy I recently read St. John Henry Newman’s historical study of the Arian heresy in the...

Finding Healing Through Brokenness & Forgiveness (Part 2)

by Fr. John Burns | Sep 25, 2023 | Blog

Part 2 of 2: Finding Healing Through Forgiveness My doctorate is on the theology of healing through forgiveness. People come to me with so many questions about what to do with their anger or when they can’t forgive after trying many times. I wanted to answer these...

Finding Healing Through Brokenness & Forgiveness

by Fr. John Burns | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog

Part 1 of 2: Finding Healing Through Brokenness God cares for us through brokenness. I grew up in a great family: four kids, two parents, normal, Catholic-but-not-too-Catholic. We lived the average American life until tragedy struck when I was fifteen. During routine...

Pentecost Today USA Invites Faithful to ‘Fullness of Life’

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog

Renewal Ministries’ Editor Heather Schultz recently spoke with Pentecost Today USA Executive Director Alicia Hartle to learn more about Alicia’s journey, Pentecost Today USA, and Jesus 2023. ‘A Beautiful Grace to Serve’ Alicia Hartle, Pentecost Today USA’s current...

Our Mission: A Letter from Ralph Martin

by Ralph Martin | Sep 4, 2023 | Blog

I recently shared with our staff a statement of our mission which I now want to share with you. The Word of God Renewal Ministries' mission is to receive the Word of God, listen to what God is saying, and respond to Him as best we can. This means we pay attention to...

‘Lord, Smash Our Idols’

by Fr. Peter Ryan | Aug 25, 2023 | Blog

Do you have idols in your life? Are you prepared to let the Lord smash them so you can follow Him wholeheartedly? To emphasize how important it is to give up our idols so we can follow the Lord with undivided hearts, I’d like to share my experience of literal idol...

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