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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Uber Evangelization: One Man’s Story

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Oct 3, 2017 | Featured Authors, Uncategorized

This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' October 2017 newsletter. Larry Yelinek has found a unique way to share Renewal Ministries’ booklets. The long-time friend of Renewal Ministries began driving for Uber in September 2016, as a way to save money for...

Renewal Ministries’ Mission Values

by Peter Herbeck | Sep 28, 2017 | Featured Authors

This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' March 2017 newsletter. We are posting it now in honor of the country coordinators who are gathering again this week for their annual meeting. Please keep them in your prayers! Dear Friends, In early fall each...

Recznik Named Director of Mission Advancement

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Sep 26, 2017 | Uncategorized

The Renewal Ministries’ family recently welcomed John Recznik as the Director of Mission Advancement. Ralph Martin explained the purpose of this new position: “As more doors open for us to serve the wider Church, it has become increasingly difficult for us to get to...

Mary’s Example Leads Us into Discipleship

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

This post originally appeared on i.d.9:16's blog. By Joey McCoy What is the deepest meaning of being a Catholic? It is being a disciple of Jesus. This is what JPII, who always referred to Mary as the first disciple of Christ, called the ‘Marian profile’ of the faith....

Church Remains Strong in Romania & Slovakia

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Sep 19, 2017 | Featured Authors

By Tom Edwards, Country Coordinator This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' September 2017 newsletter. Oradia, Romania Our first event in Romania was an all-day meeting at Ave Maria Radio. The forty-five participants were hungry souls with open hearts,...

Feast of the Triumph of the Cross

by Sister Ann Shields | Sep 14, 2017 | Featured Authors

This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' September 2017 newsletter. Today is the feast of the Triumph (or Exaltation) of the Holy Cross. This feast commemorates the finding of the true Cross by St. Helena in 326. The History of the True Cross To...

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