One man, who lives near Boston, Massachusetts, ordered twenty copies. He has already shared Game Changer and What Must I Do to be Saved? with his men’s group. He explained,

I’m trying to evangelize—it’s what the Catholic Church needs. Those booklets are wonderful. So many Catholics get their sacraments, but their love of Jesus Christ is lacking. Very few Catholics are willing to evangelize and talk about Jesus Christ in conversation. We have a lot of work to do! For many, the sacraments are like getting a stamp on their hands—“OK, you can come in.” The personal relationship is lacking. Renewal Ministries understands that! In a beautiful, kind way, Ralph Martin and the whole team are not afraid to step out and challenge us; we need more of that. Eternity is too risky a business to mess around with. Game Changer and What Must I Do to Be Saved? are also two great booklets if you’re looking to spread that message of eternity.

He is a retired firefighter from Boston who spent his career saving lives and property. As retirement drew near, he said, “the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, ‘You’ll be done soon with saving lives. How about getting into saving souls? Can you do that for Me?’”

Now, he shares content like this booklet, filled with the truth of God’s Word—even on a cruise ship during a recent vacation. His youngest daughter, a public school teacher, also shares religious books with her coworkers.

“As a kid, I had very little catechesis,” he said. “The priest said, ‘Listen to your mother, don’t do drugs, and you’ll be OK.’ That’s not enough! Jesus came to save the lost, but many times, I don’t think people know they are lost. Thank God for Renewal Ministries—you are a godsend!

“When we take the initiative to share God’s message with others, doors open. You just need to take the first step. Do these three things: ‘Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you’” (Mt 7:7).

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A man from Rhode Island ordered twenty copies. “I saw Peter Herbeck and Ralph Martin at a conference a couple years ago and was inspired,” he said. “When I saw the booklet, it piqued my interest, because it seems that God’s judgment is no longer part of our language. I’m a parish leader for the Men of St. Joseph International (founded by former Renewal Ministries’ Country Coordinator Don Turbitt). I intend to give the booklets to my group so that we can discuss it in the future.”

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One man from Florida ordered twenty-two copies to share with friends at church and in his two Bible studies. “I’m a huge fan of Ralph Martin and Peter Herbeck,” he said. “I listen to them each week and love Ralph’s book A Life in the Spirit.

“I shared the booklet with my OCIA brothers and sisters before the Easter vigil. If you hope that the heresy of universalism is true, this booklet will make you feel uneasy. But it’s not written in a Bible-thumping manner. I’ve been changed by the booklet.”

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A man from Indiana ordered fifty copies to use in his work with prison ministry. He explained,

I often receive questions about judgment from the inmates, and I thought this would be a good conversation starter. Much of the teaching in this area is too shallow—it gives people a get-out-of-jail-free card. I knew Renewal Ministries would dive deeper. I use the booklets in the county jail once a week and in the state prison once a week. I’ve gotten good questions from it. After people read it, they get a deer-in-the-headlights look—they haven’t heard this message before. Fortunately, you can go to Scripture and look up what is said in the booklet. All I can do is plant seeds; it’s up to the Holy Spirit to make it grow.

It’s good material. You can’t go wrong with Ralph Martin or any of his team.

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A man from Minnesota ordered sixteen copies. He said, “Thank you for this opportunity to spread the reminder that God does judge us after death, which many would rather not consider.”

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One man from Pennsylvania ordered fifteen copies to hand out to people. He shares the Gospel with telemarketers, people he meets while working as a driver to earn extra money, and with other people he meets throughout his days. He has also done this with other booklets from Renewal Ministries, including What Must I Do to be Saved? He explained,

Once, I was struggling with temptation, and as I went to sit down on a bench outside, a tract was on it. It felt like a warning. After that, I began buying tracts and handing them out. I bought Peter Herbeck’s booklet Does God Judge?, and I also saw things in it that were like a warning to me. It reminded me that, “To whom much is given . . . much (will) be required” (Lk 12:48). I think I’m expected to use that to help other people know what they could be.

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A man from Arkansas purchased one-hundred copies. He has purchased several Renewal Ministries’ booklets in the past, including Ralph Martin’s Join the Resistance. He distributes them at local Catholic churches—including one with over twenty-thousand members. He said, “I’ve just got a feeling that’s what I should do. Does God Judge? is a good booklet. Everybody thinks that everybody’s going to heaven. It woke me up a bit.”

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One woman from New Jersey purchased thirty copies. She has had cancer for over ten years. Chemotherapy weakens her immune system, so she has to be careful about going into groups of people. “I find that if I drop off booklets at church, I feel connected,” she explained. “I’ve been doing it since Covid let up.” She also shares the booklets with her four children.

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A man from Louisiana ordered multiple copies to distribute at an annual men’s conference. “It fits with the theme of the conference, which is Catholic manhood,” he said. “I like that it’s an easy read, it makes sense, and it ties into Scripture a lot.”

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A man from Hawaii purchased twenty-five copies to share with his family and parish. “I pray a lot for my kids because they don’t believe in God, as well as a lot of relatives,” he said. “They don’t realize the seriousness of our life—that it ends in eternity. There’s no do-over. Hopefully they’ll get some benefit from it.”

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A priest from Ohio shared twenty-five copies with an OCIA class that had been asking questions about God’s judgment. He said the class found the booklet helpful. “God judges: He is merciful and just. He’s perfectly both,” he added. “I also love the booklet What Must I Do to be Saved? by Pete Burak. Sharing the truth in love—Renewal Ministries does that.”

This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries’ July 2025 newsletter.