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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Symposium Honors Fr. Solanus Casey’s Legacy

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Dec 22, 2017 | Uncategorized

In preparation for Fr. Solanus Beatification, Sacred Heart Major Seminary hosted presentations by faculty and guest speakers. This post was originally written by Maggie Doyle for the Sacred Heart Major Seminary Mosaic blog on November 20, 2017. Sacred Heart Major...

Calling on Mary in the Rosary

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Dec 21, 2017 | Featured Authors

In Renewal Ministries' January 2018 newsletter, Country Coordinator Lloyd Greenhaw outlines "A Survival Plan for 2018 and Beyond," that you can read here. In it, he mentions the unique ways in which he invokes Mary's intercession while praying the rosary. We are...

Growing in Freedom

by Ralph Martin | Dec 15, 2017 | Ralph Martin

[photo source] Everything that exists is a gift from God. Yet oftentimes we look to the things and creatures created by God for a satisfaction and fulfillment that only God Himself can provide. When the soul wraps itself around the things and the people of this world...

Good News for This Generation

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Dec 8, 2017 | Uncategorized

Fr. Michael Schmitz and Peter Burak share insights on how to evangelize Millennials during lay ministry speaker series. This post was originally written by Marco Maceri for the Sacred Heart Major Seminary Mosaic blog on November 28, 2017. Close to four-hundred lay...

Gifts With Impact

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Dec 1, 2017 | Peter Herbeck, Ralph Martin, Sister Ann Shields, Uncategorized

Need a little inspiration for meaningful gifts to give this Christmas? Check out our staff recommendations—there's something for almost everyone on your list... The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints Book by...

An Answer to Restlessness

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Nov 22, 2017 | Uncategorized

He Summoned and Sent Them The following was taken from the Magnificat meditation for September 27, 2017 God’s works are not regulated by our plans and wishes. We should be content with making the best of the few talents he has placed in our hands, and not distress...

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