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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Experiencing Renewal Around the World

by Dr. Mary Healy | Jul 11, 2016 | Featured Authors

Dr. Mary Healy, a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and a special advisor to Renewal Ministries, recently traveled to Brisbane, Australia, to speak at a conference for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. We hope her reflections on some of her...

Praising God from Spain

by Ralph Martin | Jul 7, 2016 | Featured Authors

We recently requested prayers for Ralph Martin’s trip to Spain to speak at the National Catholic Charismatic Conference and a five-day priests’ retreat, and are thankful for your response. Ralph has been experiencing the fruit of your prayers during his time in Spain...

How Can We Live Like Disciples?

by Debbie Herbeck | Jul 4, 2016 | Featured Authors

By Debbie Herbeck Last month, my husband and I embarked on a three-week adventure, taking some time off to celebrate our thirtieth wedding anniversary in the scenic region of Umbria, Italy. From there, we traveled to West Yorkshire, England, to lead a retreat for a...

Should We Fear The Ordinary?

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jul 2, 2016 | Featured Authors

G.K. Chesterton wrote, “The most extraordinary thing is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.” Joey McCoy examines this paradox in a recent i.d.9:16 blog post. He writes, “Perhaps it is particular to young people, but some people’s worst...

The Joy of Serving

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jun 30, 2016 | Uncategorized

The Chairman of Renewal Ministries’ Canadian Board Msgr. Greg Smith recently addressed the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Canada on “The Joy of Serving.” His talk is a beautiful Jubilee of Mercy reflection on the fourteen spiritual and corporal works of mercy. He...

Faith Strong Enough to Save a City

by Sister Ann Shields | Jun 27, 2016 | Featured Authors

By Sr. Ann Shields, SGL About a month ago, I was invited to speak at a Catholic Charismatic Conference in Poland. Having been to that country twice before, I was also curious to see a part of Poland I had not seen in previous trips. This time, I was near the Russian...

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