Right Now with Ralph Martin

In this week's episode, Ralph draws some lessons from popular culture, the very popular Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , in order to help us appreciate the Golden Ticket we are being offered.

This week, Pete Burak sat down with Ralph Martin for another round of engaging Q&A. We hope this conversation is a blessing to you and helps strengthen your faith. If you want to propose questions for future conversations like this, visit https://bit.ly/3vxVygN .

What can happen if you yield your heart and mind to the Holy Spirit? What if the power of Pentecost could change your life?

This week, Ralph speaks about the essence of holiness and how to pursue it in anticipation of the eternal joys of heaven.

There is a lot of controversy about the value of the Second Vatican Council these days; Ralph comments on the validity of the Council, weaknesses in Council documents, and more.

What is evangelization? Why is it needed? This week, Ralph gives an in-depth lesson on the necessity of effectively spreading the Gospel.

This Friday, we will celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. In this week's message, Ralph reminds us of a very important piece of her message that is incredibly necessary today.

This week, Ralph speaks about the life and work of Blessed Solanus Casey and how he can model for us the pursuit of sanctity in everyday life.

This week, Ralph reflects on the encouragement, blessing, and revelation found in Psalm 16.

During the Easter Octave, as we approach the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday this weekend, Ralph offers a short episode featuring God's abundant mercy. 

From all of us here at Renewal Ministries, we wish you a blessed Holy Week. To help us enter more deeply into the mysteries of our salvation this week, we are representing an episode from earlier this year, The Price of the Promise . In this episode, Ralph discusses the necessity of the cross and the mysterious way each of us is invited to participate in the sufferings of Christ. May God pour out...

Ralph speaks on the need for openness to the Holy Spirit, reading the signs of the times and holiness of life in order to be effective in sharing the Gospel. Ralph shares from his book Fulfillment of All Desire during this episode. To get a copy of the book, visit: https://www.renewalministries.net/shop/product/a_church_in_crisis . 

Ralph reflects on a series of talks he gave to the annual clergy convocation of an American diocese and notes the profound concern that St. Paul had that he didn’t hold back from telling his hearers “the whole counsel of God. Ralph then makes an application to all of us besieged as we are by a culture that wants to silence the Gospel.

This week, we have a twist on our typical episode. Pete Burak joins the podcast to host Ralph and to ask some questions that have been on our minds. Questions like, "What does it mean to be faithful to the Church today?" "How do we approach growing disunity in the body of Christ?" "How do we know if Pope Francis is teaching heresy?"  We hope this conversation is a blessing to you and helps st...

Ralph comments on a concerning reality: the bracketing of important scriptural texts within the liturgy.

Ralph comments on a favorite passage of Scripture, Romans 8:37-39: "In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lor...

Several times Paul urges us to run the race so as to win. Ralph asks as we begin Lent, "How can us non-runners relate to such challenging imagery? Does only the strongest runner get the prize?" For Ralph's recommendation, The Fulfillment of All Desire , visit https://www.renewalministries.net/FAD .

In this week's episode, Ralph shares scriptural wisdom on how to properly order our finances in a way that brings peace to our lives.

Recently a very prominent Cardinal, very close to Pope Francis, flat out said he didn’t believe the Catholic teaching on homosexuality and that the Catechism should be revised. And at about the same time, the Synodal Assembly of the German Church voted overwhelmingly to advocate for blessing same sex unions. And then Pope Francis at his weekly General Audience seemed to imply that everyone is save...

This week, Ralph reminds us how crucial the scriptures are as we navigate the troubling times around us. 

Ralph reflects on an article in the Washington Post that reveals the depth hopelessness present in many people's lives today, a hopelessness that can lead to a reliance on superstition in the place of God, who is our true hope. "The freedom and the joy and the love that comes from Jesus Christ... doesn't take away suffering, but gives us such a solid hope for redemption, for justice, for final pea...

An episode with a bit more gravitas than usual as this week, Ralph discusses the necessity of the cross. Ralph reminds us that the gifts and graces we have access to today come at a cost, and the price is Jesus' life. In a mysterious way, each of us is invited to participate in the sufferings of Christ, and insodoing, we will be more equipped to walk in the Spirit.

Ralph shares a glimpse into the human needs and hurts of the apostles which can encourage us to expect the same help they received from the Lord in our moments of need.

Ralph offers an important teaching on mercy: what it is and what it isn't. This week's episode will show you how important it is to embrace the mission to speak to the world about the great mercy of God, to prepare the world for the second coming. 

This week, Ralph shares a very personal story to illustrate how deeply God loves us. To see a beautiful image of the event, check out our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Q2yUFJ0u79 .