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Ralph Martin

President of Renewal Ministries

Email rmartin@renewalministries.net

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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Reflections on the Person of the Holy Spirit

by Ralph Martin | Jul 22, 2017 | Featured Authors, Uncategorized

This letter originally appeared in Renewal Ministries’ July 2017 newsletter. I think our whole life is a journey to discover more and more the wonder of being created IN THE IMAGE OF GOD!! And the even greater wonder of being re-created—the image restored...

‘Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock’

by Debbie Herbeck | Jul 20, 2017 | Featured Authors, Uncategorized

This post originally appeared on the Be Love Revolution blog. There are some words used in the bible that we just don’t hear very often in our modern world, and so they fail to carry their weight. “Behold” is one of those words that has begun to fascinate me, because...

A Pediatrician Speaks Out Regarding Transgender Ideology and Children

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jul 18, 2017 | Featured Authors, Uncategorized

This article originally appeared in The Daily Signal. By Dr. Michelle Cretella Transgender politics have taken Americans by surprise, and caught some lawmakers off guard. Just a few short years ago, not many could have imagined a high-profile showdown over transgender...

Jesus Came to Redeem, not Affirm

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jul 8, 2017 | Featured Authors, Uncategorized

This article originally appeared on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s blog. By Archbishop Charles Chaput Writing in the mid-First Century to “all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints” — and despite the dangers and frustrations he himself faced —...

Lessons from Mexico: Rich in Love

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jul 5, 2017 | Featured Authors, Uncategorized

This post originally appeared on Be Love Revolution’s blog. By Mary Benz Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a mission trip to Mexico City. Both of my parents and my two older siblings had gone and I expected it to be a life-changing experience. But...

How Mary Changed My Life

by Renewal Ministries Staff | Jul 3, 2017 | Featured Authors, Uncategorized

This post originally appeared on i.d.9:16’s blog. By Ali Hoffman Coming to the Catholic Church after growing up in the Protestant tradition for the majority of my life, there were a few Catholic teachings that I had a hard time wrapping my head around. “Wait,...
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