{"id":6997,"date":"2011-11-10T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=6997"},"modified":"2011-11-10T08:27:40","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T14:27:40","slug":"ralph-martin-to-come-to-st-william-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/ralph-martin-to-come-to-st-william-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Ralph Martin to come to St. William tomorrow!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I have to say, when I first heard Ralph Martin* was coming to our parish, my first thought was I HAVE<\/strong> to meet this man and thank him profusely for his role in reenergizing our pastor, Father Dean Wilhelm. You see, Ralph Martin and Father Dean go back a \u201cfew\u201d years and as it turned out, Mr. Martin happened to be giving a retreat in Europe where Father Dean was on sabbatical earlier this year. While I had no idea who Ralph Martin was, I knew he must be very special because Father Dean came back a new man, a new priest, and a vibrant leadership emerged upon his return. At our recent ministry gathering, where all the ministry heads meet to connect with each other, the office staff, and our priests, it was apparent that more than five months later Father Dean was still profoundly affected by this retreat. As a result,\u00a0Father Dean shared his vision of moving from \u201cmaintenance,\u201d or \u201ctending the store\u201d to \u201cmission\u201d and give St. William an even greater reach into the local community in terms of evangelizing and sharing the Good News. How exciting!<\/p>\n

Ralph Martin is not just \u201csome event\u201d going on at St. William in Round Rock. No, his presentations will move you into a new realm of evangelizing as the laity. You will not want to miss an opportunity to hear Mr. Martin\u2019s presentations. Make your way up the interstate to join us at St. William Catholic Church in Round Rock for this wonderful talk. Heck, just make an evening of it by coming this way early, grab some dinner with some friends or your spouse…whatever you have to do…come early, be loud, stay late. Oh wait…that’s something else. Either way, be there!<\/p>\n

Details at a glance:<\/em><\/p>\n

What:<\/strong> Ralph Martin, \u201cCalled to Holiness: Living as a Catholic Today\u201d<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong>\u00a0St. William Catholic Church, 620 Round Rock West Drive, Round Rock 78681 – in the main church<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> FREE, no registration required<\/p>\n

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What:<\/strong> Ralph Martin, \u201cOvercoming the Obstacles to Growth\u201d & \u201cCalled to \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mission: What is Our Mission as Catholic Lay People.\u201d<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> St. William Catholic Church, 620 Round Rock West Drive, Round Rock 78681 –\u00a0in the main church<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> FREE, no registration required.<\/p>\n

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*Mr. Martin is the president of Renewal Ministries, an organization devoted to Catholic renewal and evangeliza<\/em>tion. Renewal Ministries is the sponsor of “The Choices We Face,” a widely viewed weekly Catholic television and radio program\u00a0<\/em>distributed throughout the world and engages in a wide variety of mission work in more than 27 countries. He is also the Director of Graduate Theology Programs in Evangelization and an assistant professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit. He holds a doctorate in theology from the Angelicum University of Rome. He is the author of a number of books, the most recent of which is The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints<\/span>. He and his wife Anne reside in Ann Arbor, Michigan.<\/em><\/p>\n
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I have to say, when I first heard Ralph Martin* was coming to our parish, my first thought was I HAVE to meet this man and thank him profusely for his role in reenergizing our pastor, Father Dean Wilhelm. You see, Ralph Martin and Father Dean go back a \u201cfew\u201d years and as it turned… [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[352,350,353,351],"class_list":["post-6997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-blog","tag-evangelizing","tag-ralph-martin","tag-speaker-series","tag-st-william-catholic-church","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t