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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Our Blog

It’s Time to Gather as a Spiritual Family

by Ralph Martin | Apr 6, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized

You are invited to join us at the annual Gathering sponsored by Renewal Ministries. It will be held in person in Ann Arbor, MI, with in-person, keynote talks given by Dr. Jonathan Reyes, Dr. Ralph Martin, and Peter Herbeck. Dr. Mary Healy and Lavinia Espirito will also be gathering with us as we encourage one another and worship the Lord as a spiritual family.

Spotlight on new Board member, Danielle Brown, Esq.

by Heidi Bratton | Mar 22, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized

All I want to do is serve Him wherever I am. I am excited to bring to bear my gifts of encouragement, leadership, problem-solving, and uniting people and ministries to Renewal.

Ghana, Africa, Mission Report

by Heidi Bratton | Mar 14, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized

Evangelization is not an optional add-on. It is at the very heart of what it means to be Catholic followers of the Lord.

Making the Most of Times

by Peter Herbeck | Mar 10, 2022 | Blog, Peter Herbeck, Uncategorized

The choice we face is what will we do with the time we have been given?

2022 Lift Jesus Higher Rally now on YouTube

by Heidi Bratton | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized

Compete coverage of the 2022 Lift Jesus Higher Rally is now available on Renewal Ministries’ YouTube channel.

Eleven Years of Faithful Service

by Heidi Bratton | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Peter Herbeck, Uncategorized

After eleven impactful years of working at Renewal Ministries, Kathleen Kittle stepped down from the position of Missions and Conferences Coordinator at the end of 2021.

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