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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A Fruitful Life: Remembering Deacon Chau

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorized

Deacon Francis Xavier Doan Ngoc Chau (“Chau”), who served as a Renewal Ministries’ Country Coordinator to Vietnam for nearly fifteen years, recently passed away after a battle with a long illness. Below, Country Coordinator Don Turbitt reflects on Deacon Chau. By Don...

Reply to Dr. Larry Chapp

by Ralph Martin | Jun 18, 2021 | Blog, Ralph Martin

A friend recently sent me a lengthy essay that Dr. Larry Chapp, a retired professor of theology, posted on his blog, which was later shared on various Facebook accounts. As I read it, I must admit that it came across as a rather emotional and hostile reaction to a...

A Church in Crisis: Where Do We Stand?

by Ralph Martin | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog, Ralph Martin

This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' June 2020 newsletter and is taken from Ralph Martin’s talk at the recent Renewal Ministries’ Gathering. You can view the entire talk here. People are deeply troubled right now by what’s happening in the world and...

Power to Live Differently

by Peter Herbeck | May 29, 2021 | Blog, Featured Authors, Peter Herbeck

This post originally appeared in the Renewal Ministries’ newsletter, and is condensed from Peter Herbeck's talk at the 2021 Lift Jesus Higher Rally. You can view it here. God’s shaking the Church to awaken the Church to his glorious, beloved Son. When the Church is...

Suffering for the Sake of Purification

by Renewal Ministries Staff | May 27, 2021 | Blog, Featured Authors

By Fr. Mathias Thelen, Pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church (Brighton, Michigan) The mighty power of God’s love broke into my life and changed me forever. When that happens, you cannot help but want to lift Jesus higher. I was in high school, I was a self-centered,...

Our God is a Consuming Fire

by Ralph Martin | May 25, 2021 | Blog, Featured Authors, Ralph Martin, Uncategorized

This post originally appeared in the Renewal Ministries' newsletter, and is condensed from Ralph Martin's talk at the 2021 Lift Jesus Higher Rally. You can view it here. Fire is a common theme Scripture uses for Jesus and for God. It has many positive features—it...

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