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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The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord, they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bring forth fruit in old age, they are ever full of sap and green, to show that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. (Ps 92:12-14)

‘Plant Me Where I Will Bloom!’

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Oct 24, 2016 | Featured Authors

The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord, they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bring forth fruit in old age, they are ever full of sap and green, to show that the Lord is...

How to Love Our Daughters with God’s Heart

by Debbie Herbeck | Oct 18, 2016 | Featured Authors

This text is taken from a talk Debbie Herbeck recently to the Heart to Heart Apostolate in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Throughout the Gospels, there seems to be a growing awareness, astonishment, and even discouragement in the disciples about how difficult it is to enter the...

Moral Issues Supersede Politics

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Oct 15, 2016 | Featured Authors

In a blog post for the National Catholic Register, Msgr. Charles Pope recently discussed how Catholics should view moral issues in this election season and Satan's ploy to reduce matters of conscience to matters of politics. His thoughts can help Catholics navigate...

Leave a Heritage of Faith

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Oct 10, 2016 | Featured Authors

The following brief reflection originally appeared in the June 2016 newsletter of Renewal Ministries' Country Coordinators Don and Pat Turbitt. You can subscribe to their newsletter by emailing them at donturbitt@gmail.com. "All your children shall be taught of the...

Renewal Ministries Welcomes Dr. Mary Healy

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Oct 3, 2016 | Featured Authors

Dr. Mary Healy, a long-time friend of Renewal Ministries, a professor at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, and a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, recently joined the Renewal Ministries' team as a special consultant. We are happy to introduce her to our readers...

Can Grandparents Help Pass on the Faith?

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured Authors

Danny and Claudia Abramowicz exemplify what might be termed intentional grandparenting. The two, who celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary last month, are no strangers to service. Danny—who has had a long history with the NFL as a player, coach, and...

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