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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The World is in Danger: A Letter from Ralph Martin

by Ralph Martin | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Just before the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima on May 13, I made a short video called The World is in Danger. I’d like to repeat what I said there and add a few additional comments, since the world really is in danger. . . . . . There's...

Some Tension is Beautiful

by Pete Burak | Jun 25, 2022 | Blog

This article originally appeared in Pentecost Today Magazine, 2022, Issue 1. Most of us try to avoid tension. We generally don’t like holding two things at the same time, balancing multiple perspectives, or navigating conflicting ideas. We often think that simplifying...

Raising Next Generation, Spirit-Filled Leaders

by Pete Burak | Jun 21, 2022 | Blog, Pete Burak

The following post originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' June 2020 newsletter. Last October, the id team took a few days to pray, evaluate, celebrate, and seek the Lord’s will for our work in 2022. While we anticipated the time would be fruitful and refreshing...

The Lord Equips the Called

by Heidi Bratton | Jun 18, 2022 | Blog, Missions

The following post originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' June 2020 newsletter. This month we offer you a glimpse into the inspirational life of one of Renewal Ministries' missionaries, Nancy Greenhaw. Jointly called by the Lord with her husband, Lloyd, Nancy has...

Give God Time

by Sister Ann Shields | Jun 14, 2022 | Blog

These are very challenging times. Perhaps they're orchestrated by the Lord to bring us to a place where we can really hear his Word. By which I mean for us not just to think nice, pious thoughts, but to hear his Word and have a relationship with Him and love Him. You...

Time to Lay it Down

by Peter Herbeck | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog, Peter Herbeck, Prophecy, Ralph Martin

The following post is condensed from a video on Renewal Ministries' YouTube channel. It is important to keep the big picture in mind as we make our way through troubling times. We must see the larger picture the Lord has prepared so that we can effectively cooperate...

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