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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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...

Reflections on Belgium’s Decline of Faith

by Ralph Martin | Sep 7, 2017 | Featured Authors

Dear Friends, Last month, I shared about the great inspiration of being at the fiftieth anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) in Rome, where Pope Francis again strongly encouraged us to keep sharing the gift that God is continuing to give us in this...

‘Be Still and Know He is God’

by Ralph Martin | Sep 4, 2017 | Featured Authors

Ralph Martin gave the following prophetic reflection in Rome for the Golden Jubilee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. His talk followed ones by Patti Mansfield and Dave Mangan. Be still and know that He is God. God is here. The God that Patti and Dave are speaking...

Changing Culture Through Mexico Missions

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Aug 26, 2017 | Featured Authors

By Butch Murphy, Renewal Ministries’ Country Coordinator to Mexico Our most recent mission to Mexico in June allowed us to once again spend time with Madre Ines, who is in her nineties and runs the orphanage. Her health continues to improve. She told us “I am in no...

Draw Closer to the Holy Spirit

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Aug 24, 2017 | Featured Authors, Uncategorized

This post originally appeared on the blog Catholic Strength. Renewal Ministries is mentioned in the fifth suggestion: Attend a Life in the Spirit Seminar. By Tom Mulcahy Introduction: To discover the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit is one of the greatest...

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