by Ralph Martin | Jul 27, 2025 | Blog
Dear Partners, I have been busy getting ready for the next class of priests from all over the world who come to Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan, each summer to work on a Licentiate in Sacred Theology Degree (STL). Teaching them is one of my favorite...
by Ralph Martin | Jul 27, 2025 | Blog
Ralph Martin recently gave the commencement address at Brookewood School in Kensington, Maryland. A condensed version of his message is shared below. It’s easy to look to a future event like college, marriage, entering religious life, or starting a career, and think,...
by Steve Norman | Jul 27, 2025 | Blog
This article has been condensed from Steve Norman’s recent interview on The Choices We Face, where he discusses his faith journey and Forged, an outreach of Renewal Ministries that ministers to middle school and high school boys, young men, and dads. You can view the...
by Natalie Klackle | Jul 25, 2025 | Blog
For the last year, I have undertaken a fairly intense physical rehab program to relearn how to walk. I wasn’t in an accident, I didn’t suffer a major fall, and didn’t experience a significant injury that required intense and immediate rehabilitation for basic...
by Steve Norman | Jul 18, 2025 | Blog
“God chooses the weak and the small. If God chooses you, it’s not a compliment.” A professor of mine recently made the above statement. At first, my ego hurt; I believe I’ve been called to various things in my life, and I don’t like to think of myself as weak and...
by Heather Schultz | Jul 11, 2025 | Blog
This summer, my husband and I celebrated our twenty-fifth anniversary, and my oldest nephew is getting married. Therefore, I have been considering a question often asked at such times: What is the secret to a happy marriage? One of the answers I have found applies to...
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