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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Ralph Martin Appears on ‘Bookmark Brief’

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Aug 25, 2016 | Uncategorized

Ralph Martin will be appearing on EWTN Bookmark soon to discuss The Fulfillment of All Desire! Until then, you can catch a sneak-peek of the interview with Doug Keck on Bookmark Brief! This book, which draws from the wisdom of seven Doctors of the Church to help us...

Make Loving Relationships Your Priority

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Aug 22, 2016 | Featured Authors

Dr. Bob Horton leads a soil physics research and teaching program at Iowa State University and is a long-time Renewal Ministries' supporter, friend, and mission team member. He recently wrote an article for CSA News, the official magazine for members of the American...

‘Fulfillment of All Desire’ Marks Ten Years

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Aug 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the release of Ralph Martin's book The Fulfillment of All Desire. This book draws on the teaching of seven doctors of the Church to present an in-depth study of the journey to God. One Amazon.com reviewer noted that the best...

Saying ‘Yes’ to God’s Call for Growth

by Therese Jones | Aug 15, 2016 | Featured Authors

Earlier this year, I turned on our local Catholic radio station, WDEO, just in time to catch an interview between Al Kresta and Johnnette Benkovic. Johnette is the founder of Women of Grace and the Benedicta Leadership Institute for Women. They were speaking about an...

Patti Mansfield to appear on ‘Bookmark’

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Aug 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

Patti Mansfield, one of the pioneers in the Catholic Charismatic movement and a frequent guest on The Choices We Face, will be a guest on EWTN's Bookmark program on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Doug Keck will interview Patti about her new book, As By A...

Evangelization: Let God Lead the Way

by Sister Ann Shields | Aug 8, 2016 | Featured Authors

I have been particularly struck over the last two to three years about one expression of God’s work on our behalf for the New Evangelization and, in particular, for the Year of Mercy. As our parish works on becoming a community of believers who both pray and reach out...

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