by Renewal Ministries | May 20, 2020 | Ralph Martin
Dear Faithful Friends, Can you believe it? Lent is here! I must admit, for most of my life I’ve had mixed feelings about Lent—understanding it was “good for me,” but not really looking forward to the self-denial. This Lent is a little different, because the Lord has...
by Ralph Martin | Feb 16, 2019 | Featured Authors, Ralph Martin
This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries’ February 2019 newsletter. Dear Fellow Disciples, Events in the Church and the world continue to unfold, but our job is to “press on,” sharing the message of salvation with all that will hear and...
by Ralph Martin | Jul 31, 2018 | Ralph Martin
Dear Troubled Catholics, I have never seen so many “ordinary Catholics”—who usually never follow or hear about Church news—as deeply troubled as I have seen them in response to the recent revelations about the retired archbishop of Washington, DC. Cardinal...
by Ralph Martin | Jul 20, 2018 | Ralph Martin
Millions are asking, sometimes in groans too deep for words, is there any hope for me? Will my life ever be a success? Will I ever find real love, or ever love others truly? Is there really, after all this disappointment, sorrow, and tragedy, any hope of everything...
by Ralph Martin | May 18, 2018 | Ralph Martin
Pope John XXIII implored the whole Church to pray in preparation for the Council, asking God to send us a “new Pentecost,” and Benedict XVI called for the whole Church to pray for a renewal of Baptism and confirmation and be “baptized in the Spirit.” For more than 40...
by Ralph Martin | May 4, 2018 | Ralph Martin
Prayer is simply the name that has traditionally been given to communication, or conversation, with God—it is awareness of Him, consciously being present to Him, and Him being present to us. Most of the laws we discover in the development of our human...