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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Peter Herbeck Honors Fr. Michael Scanlan

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jan 15, 2017 | Featured Authors, Uncategorized

President Emeritus of the Franciscan University of Steubenville Father Michael Scanlan, TOR, passed away Jan. 7. According to the university, “His leadership as president transformed Franciscan University from a struggling regional college into a world-renowned leader...

Remembering Fr. Mike Scanlan’s Great Faith

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jan 14, 2017 | Uncategorized

President Emeritus of the Franciscan University of Steubenville Father Michael Scanlan, TOR, passed away Jan. 7. According to the university, "His leadership as president transformed Franciscan University from a struggling regional college into a world-renowned leader...

India Mission Off to a Great Start!

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jan 12, 2017 | Uncategorized

We have the first report in from the team that left for India last week on a nearly three-week-long mission! Below, Anne Martin (Ralph's wife) shares her perspective on the team's time there so far. This report arrived late Monday evening. What a busy time . . ....

Ralph Martin Recalls Fr. Scanlan’s Support

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jan 11, 2017 | Featured Authors

Will You Stand Firm When Storms Come?

by Sister Ann Shields | Jan 7, 2017 | Featured Authors

This article originally appeared in the January 2017 Renewal Ministries' newsletter, which can be viewed here. Recently in our parish here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, there was a prophecy given at the Friday evening prayer meeting. I am quoting what, I think, are the most...

Ralph Martin Leaves for India Today

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jan 4, 2017 | Featured Authors

Dear Partners in the Gospel, Your support is making possible a really significant mission to India, beginning today. We have our visas, we have our inoculations against typhoid and Hepatitis...

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