Right Now with Ralph Martin

This week, popular speaker Pam Stenzel returns to continue the conversation with Ralph, sharing what she has encountered giving chastity presentations at high schools around the country. If you missed the first episode with Pam, check it out here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/e9Vn4U8hRzb.

This week Ralph looks at Acts 10:42-43: "He commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name."

This week, Peter joins Ralph for a special podcast sharing about the heart of Renewal Ministries' mission and purpose, and to invite you to be a part of it.

Popular speaker Pam Stenzel shares her story and what inspired her to speak on chastity to teens with Ralph.

Ralph speaks to grave challenges facing today's young people and the fact that so few are embracing belief in the Gospel.

Catholic convert Fr. Steve Anderson joins Ralph to tell the story of how he and his family found their home in the Catholic Church.

Ralph reflects on Sirach 2:1, "My child, when you begin to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for an ordeal," to help us better understand what this potentially startling verse means.

This week, Peter Herbeck joins Ralph to discuss key concepts from the Saints that leads to true freedom.

This week Ralph shares a message directed specifically to men (but of course women can listen too!). Ralph invites men to meditate on the life and witness of St. Joseph: a real man, a real husband, and a real father.

This timely message offers a reflection on Deuteronomy 8:2-3 that is perfect for Lent! Ralph invites us to a personal examination of conscience that can open our hearts to deepen our commitment to faithfulness. "Remember how for these forty years the LORD, your God, has directed all your journeying in the wilderness,b so as to test you by affliction, to know what was in your heart: to keep his commandments, or not. He therefore let you be afflicted with hunger, and then fed you with manna,c a food unknown to you and your ancestors, so you might know that it is not by bread alone* that people live, but by all that comes forth from the mouth of the LORD." // Deuteronomy 8:2-3

In this week's episode, Ralph shares his gratitude for Archbishop Paprocki's willingness to speak clearly about the truth and beauty of the Church's teaching.   To get your copy of Peter Herbeck's booklet "Receiving Fire" visit https://www.renewalministries.net/RFFREE.   Articles mentioned in this video:  "Imagining a Heretical Cardinal" by Bishop Paprocki: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/02/imagining-a-heretical-cardinal "Radical Inclusion Leads to Moral Confusion" by Archbishop Naumann: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/02/10/radical-inclusion-leads-to-moral-confusion/ "Radical Inclusion Requires Radical Love" by Archbishop Aquila: https://denvercatholic.org/radical-inclusion-requires-radical-love/  "Paprocki: We’ve ‘passed beyond the point of private conversations’" from The Pillar: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/paprocki-weve-passed-beyond-the-point-of-private-conversations/ https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/02/01/radical-inclusion-requires-radical-love/?ref=the-pillar

Ralph encourages us to lend our voices and our prayer to the resistance to evil.

Christian counselor, Therese Cirner, joins Ralph to talk about foundational elements of the spiritual journey.

This week, Ralph encourages us to treasure the gift we have been given in the Sacred Scriptures.

Bert Ghezzi talks with Ralph about the power in the most ordinary of Catholic prayers - the Sign of the Cross.

This week, Ralph talks about the necessity of readying ourselves at all times for the return of the Lord.  To get your free copy of Ralph's booklet "Join the Resistance," visit our website https://www.renewalministries.net/JTR or call 1-800-282-4789.

Al Kresta, President and CEO of Ave Maria Radio and host of Kresta in the Afternoon, and his wife Sally talk with Ralph about his near-death medical emergency with a flesh-eating bacteria and how it transformed his faith.

This week, reflecting on St. John Henry Newman's poem "Lead Kindly Light," Ralph invites us to deepen our faith, love, and trust.

Ralph speaks this week on how God's mercy manifested itself in his own life and what is possible in our own lives when we receive and give mercy.

This week, Ralph talks about the growing darkness in the world today, but also the light of hope that we have in Christ Jesus. We also want to offer you a free gift mentioned in this episode - Ralph's newest booklet Join the Resistance - to get your free copy, visit https://www.renewalministries.net/JTR or call 1-800-282-4789.

This week, author Kimberly Hahn joins Ralph for a conversation about embracing God's beautiful design for marriage.

In anticipation of the celebration of Christmas, Ralph wanted to share this episode again that he did a couple months ago, because it focuses on the Incarnation and the baby Jesus! Christmas blessings to all!

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Dion DiMucci returns - this time with his wife Susan DiMucci! - to share more of their story of dealing with fame and fortune that almost ruined them. If you missed the first episode, listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/117-the-wanderer-returns-with-dion-dimucci/id1536626967?i=1000588058374. 

Inspired by Psalm 84, Ralph offers wisdom for growing in strength as we serve the Lord this side of heaven. "We just can't get through life facing the challenges of life on our own strength; we need to draw our strength from the Lord." // Ralph Martin

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Dion DiMucci ("The Wanderer", "Runaround Sue", "Abraham, Martin and John") joins Ralph to share how he dealt with fame and fortune that almost ruined him, but ultimately found real happiness in Christ.

This week, Ralph tackles one of life's most often-asked questions: what is God's will for my life? Video mentioned in this episode - Nothing Without the Lord - can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/AcaRoEhSypw. 

We are excited to do something new this week; our first episode featuring a guest! Fr. Donald Calloway joins Ralph to share his remarkable testimony and the profound role the Blessed Virgin Mary played in his life.

This week, Ralph shares an inspired analogy for the Church today, to teach us how to grow spiritually and be disciplined in following Jesus.

"Ephesians 6 says the devil's shooting fiery darts all day long into our hearts and souls, and it says the thing that can protect us from the deception of the evil one is the shield of faith. But so many people don't have the shield of faith! The shield of faith is being in Jesus Christ, loving Jesus Christ, and knowing his Word—so when a lie comes to us, we say, 'That's not true. This is what the truth is, this is what the Lord is saying. This is what I must do.'" //Ralph Martin

Ralph offers a heartfelt plea to anyone who has responsibility for preaching and teaching, inviting them to preach and teach in a way that is more faithful to Christ and brings more people to him. Resources in this episode: "Paul and the Economy of Salvation": https://bit.ly/3f6rO6w "Priest as Prophet Booklet": https://bit.ly/3FgtIMl "A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward": https://bit.ly/3TzO0ol

This week, Ralph talks about the reality that you can't get in to heaven on somebody's else's relationship with the Lord. You can be inspired by their relationship, but you need to respond to God and have your own relationship with him. . . . You need to have the oil of the Holy Spirit in your soul. You need to have the living presence of God in your soul. And the way we do that is through faith, repentance, sacramental life, prayer.

On this week's episode, Ralph dicusses the difference between being proud of our Catholic faith and being prideful in a dangerous or harmful way.

Lately, we've been reflecting on some important and timely prophecies. This week, Ralph offers some wise counsel on how we can respond to the prophetic word when it comes. 

While driving to Sacred Heart Major Seminary one day, Ralph was inspired by the beauty and vastness of the heavens and the realization that God, who created the vast reaches of space has his attention fixed on US!  To see images from the Webb telescope, visit https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images/gallery. To see the image of the child Jesus referenced by Ralph around minute 9:04, visit https://images.app.goo.gl/bVASNWXbqimJzd8X7.

This week, Ralph shares about his own personal journey and encourages us to be completely transformed by the lordship of Jesus in our daily lives.

This week, we are hitting repeat on one of our all-time favorite episodes where Ralph talks about how one of the functions of prophecy: to call us back to relationship with God, to call us back to remember his Word and to take this Word seriously. After a couple episodes on some historic prophecies, Ralph now shares about how we can respond to these prophecies and actually build our lives on a dependency on the Lord and not on the passing structures of this world—so that whatever happens in our country, whatever happens in our culture, whatever happens in our world, we will be standing on the Rock that is Jesus Christ and his Word.

This week, Ralph shares a short but powerful message rooted in John 15:9-11 that we all need to hear.

We shared some of our favorite episodes in the early days of the Right Now podcast. Since those days, listenership has TRIPLED - wow!  Those who have joined us over the past two years, may have missed some great episodes, so as we finish out the summer, we are choosing some of the best of the best to share again. This week's episode was originally a follow up to episode 2, which we reprised two weeks ago as episode #103.  Enjoy this episode where Ralph reflects on the question "What is prophecy?" He also discusses a prophecy Fr. Michael Scanlan shared in 1980 and discusses its relevance today.  Our prosperity has been a tremendous blessing from the Lord, but many of us have responded to prosperity by saying, "We've got things under control. We've got what we need. We don't need God." And rather than thanking Him for these blessings, rather than thanking Him for the time of peace . . . we've taken them for granted, and many of us have drifted away into being lukewarm, into compromise with the world, just like the prophecy says here.   You can access the text of Fr. Scanlan's 1980 prophecy on our website: https://www.renewalministries.net/wordpress/hear-my-word-fr-michael-scanlans-1980-prophecy/

Ralph comments on a crucial choice that is set before us amid so much cultural upheaval: to love, honor and serve the Lord as our king or not.

This week, we are hitting repeat on one of our all-time favorite episodes with Ralph reflecting on a prophecy given by Fr. Michael Scanlan in 1976 and its importance and relevance today.  For a text version of Fr. Scanlan’s prophecy and Ralph’s reflections, visit the Renewal Ministries blog: https://www.renewalministries.net/wordpress/fr-michael-scanlans-amazing-prophecy-an-urgent-message-for-today/

This week, Ralph offers a short and sweet episode meditating on how the Lord is always and everywhere with us and thus we are never alone. 

Pete Burak sat down with Ralph Martin for another conversation tackling some important questions like, "Why are people so angry? Is there such a thing as good division? What are some tips for navigating confusion? Are you obsessed with hell?" They also begin their conversation with reflections on the overturning of Roe v. Wade. To submit questions for future conversations with Ralph, click https://bit.ly/3vxVygN.

There is so much confusion being manifested in the life of the Church today. This week, Ralph unfolds the warnings about confusion and deception, coming from within the Church, that are found in the Sacred Scriptures.

On this week's episode, Ralph explores the scriptural passages that use the image of fire to describe God.

This week, Ralph explores some of the personal and societal implications of the Dobbs decision and the accompanying spiritual battle.

On this week's episode, Ralph describes the five foundational decisions that have shaped and anchored his life for over 40 years. His personal reflections will help you make meaningful decisions in your own life.

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.