Ralph Martin
President of Renewal Ministries
rmartin@renewalministries.netRalph Martin is the president of Renewal Ministries (www.renewalministries.net), an organization devoted to Catholic renewal and evangelization which also engages in a wide variety of mission work in more than thirty countries. Renewal Ministries is the sponsor of The Choices We Face, a widely viewed weekly Catholic television and radio program distributed throughout the world.
Ralph holds a doctorate in theology from the Angelicum University in Rome. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as a Consultor to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization where he served a 12-year term. He was also appointed as a theological expert for the Synod on the New Evangelization. Ralph served for 23 years as Director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Ralph is the author of the widely read The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints, and many books on spirituality and evangelization, as well as many articles in scholarly and popular publications. His latest books are A Life in the Spirit: A Memoir and The Coming Judgement: Are We Ready?
Ralph and his wife, Anne, reside in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and have six children and nineteen grandchildren.
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Hello Elizabeth,
I presume you are the lady who was filling in for Rachel Herbeck during her absence. It’s been a couple of weeks since your outstanding, inspiring and moving episodes. It’s so ironical when you say that you are not gifted with speaking. ;) I normally just listen to the episodes on Spotify, but I was so moved by your preaching and felt like I would be committing a sin of omission by not dropping a note. I mean, it’s been a few weeks now, but I’m still digesting many of the things you said.
Your approach is quite unique and really stands out. It was a fantastic one week. I learned a lot. For instance about something called the Knox translation. It’s true that repetition could be boring (I know you phrased it more diplomatically), and the idea of switching between different translation is really refreshing. I’ve been trying it out and I’m liking it. :)
You touched Romans 12 in a way that I have never really imagined. Offering our bodies as a living sacrifice is something I have never really really delved into. Your analogy to the Old Testament way of offering sacrifices made me realise how great an opportunity we have been given to offer a sacrifice with our bodies but still live. WOW!
That we all have different gifts is nothing new. But I never reflected on this in the context of jealousy. You equally touched on this topic in a way that makes it much easier to deal with jealousy by rather acknowledging the fact that we all have been blessed – but in just different ways.
I can go on and on….You have been such a blessing! Your calmness and approach of reading and interpreting Scripture is so unique, inspiring and just what some of us need.
There should be no doubt that you deserve your own programme! For sure, you are doing a great job behind the scenes, but you have also proven that you could be even more useful in teaching. Your above article also reflects this.
I sincerely beg you to continue what you have started. We really need to hear more from you.
God bless you abundantly.
Greetings from Germany.