Ralph Martin - The Irreducible Loneliness of Life On This Earth

In this video Ralph Martin describes the various kinds of loneliness that are part of human life and how to respond to this with great hope for what the future will surely bring, if we just remain faithful to the end.
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  • @janehelbling5308
    @janehelbling53082 жыл бұрын

    My husband, my love of life who was my prayer partner, friend and spiritual assistant in my life died 2 months ago and I really needed your talk tonight. Thank you so much.

  • @danbianchi
    @danbianchi Жыл бұрын

    I have been listening to you Ralph since I was 19 I’m 64 now. We don’t know each other but I feel like we are so connected in Christ. You have been a gift from God to the Church, Deacon Dan Bianchi Windsor On

  • @johnnierosato4416
    @johnnierosato44162 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 💔...lost my precious husband, my soulmate, last year 😢...trying to deepen my Faith each day ♡

  • @djokcnnn
    @djokcnnn2 жыл бұрын

    I am so very blessed by hearing this today… I had a dream about my husband last night who has been gone for 15 years and also what a blessing to know that soon very soon I will be with him and all those saints in my life that I have travel this journey with onward to the Lord… God bless you Ralph… You are a wonderful brother in Christ and I look forward to seeing you in heaven!

  • @ChicagoIL50
    @ChicagoIL502 жыл бұрын

    Mother Teresa was surrounded by people everyday. The world adored and honored her. She lived in close community with sisters who shared a bond stronger than blood. But she was so lonely that she spent many years of her life writing pleas to God to rescue her from the sting of solitude.

  • @cindysherrit420
    @cindysherrit4202 жыл бұрын

    "And every day, especially when your heart feels the loneliness of life, pray." St. Padre Pio

  • @trinarios1392
    @trinarios13922 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dr. Martin for caring about the lonely. God bless you and your family.

  • @jmj1349
    @jmj13492 жыл бұрын

    It seemed like I 'stumbled into' your talk today but of course it was the Spirit Who brought me here to comfort me through you, brother Ralph, at a time when I needed this message the most. Thank You Lord.

  • @PaulHubertSOC
    @PaulHubertSOC Жыл бұрын

    As CITIZENS OF God's Kingdom, we need a vision of WALKING there with Christ!

  • @zita-lein
    @zita-lein Жыл бұрын

    It’s important to not confuse aloneness and loneliness. Much fruit in healthy solitude. But loneliness, that’s a tough one. Thanks for a good talk, Ralph.

  • @cathyglascock1370
    @cathyglascock13702 жыл бұрын

    This message is ageless and timeless. What a gentle soothing voice you have! I love the glass half full or half empty being BOTH. I was so deeply touched by your heartfelt words of wisdom and encouragement. Thank you!

  • @Sweetpea.365
    @Sweetpea.3652 жыл бұрын

    Dear Brother Ralph… to say thank you, feels so inadequate. This message… the scriptures… your wisdom and perspective really nourished my heart! It was much needed and fit so perfectly. God bless you!

  • @MaureenTeresa1
    @MaureenTeresa12 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dr. Martin. You speak with the heart of our Lord! God bless you!

  • @waltergluhm8960
    @waltergluhm89602 жыл бұрын

    Trust in the Holy Spirit..

  • @trollelolo9033
    @trollelolo90332 жыл бұрын

    God bless you for talking adout the forgoten . God bless you.

  • @kerrylawrence6778
    @kerrylawrence67782 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dr Martin, for your ability to take us deeper into the spiritual journey. What a wonderful lesson you gave us here. God bless you.

  • @DSTH323
    @DSTH3232 жыл бұрын

    That was the most compassionate talk in Christ I have ever heard in 45 years. It is special because it is so very caring. And it reminds us to see and to reach out to others in our post-lapsarian human condition from the foot of the Cross. Thank you, Dr. Martin for your Christ-and- Scripture centered witness which yields so very much fruit for our meditation.

  • @KL-jn9ce
    @KL-jn9ce2 жыл бұрын

    This was such a helpful message for me, Thank you.

  • @janecormier7814
    @janecormier78142 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for what you are teaching. The truth of and power of the Word who is Jesus. You are a source of God, I needed help for loveless. 84 yr old lady.

  • @bigburdgal9613
    @bigburdgal96132 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this…I really needed to hear it! God bless you and the work you do🙏🏻

  • @johannalograsso9056
    @johannalograsso90562 жыл бұрын

    Love your talks. God Bless you ❤❤❤

  • @btominthewind
    @btominthewind2 жыл бұрын

    Dr Martin this is one of your best talks right here, this is so inspiring me, thanks a bunch for this

  • @noracoyle4988
    @noracoyle49882 жыл бұрын

    I've collided with lonliness for long periods in life, it feels like icy fingers around your heart, it's profoundly painfull. Thank you brother Ralph for this very important talk, lonliness is rampant but there's a stigma attached to it.

  • @MichaelChapmanVisuals
    @MichaelChapmanVisuals Жыл бұрын

    Dr. Martin, this was a very helpful message for me as well. Thank you and may God richly bless you, your family, and your ministry.

  • @jyrkiekman637
    @jyrkiekman6372 жыл бұрын

    This you need to hear. I know i did ! So Thank you Mr. Martin.

  • @kristyann9641
    @kristyann9641 Жыл бұрын

    Ralph, thank you for your deep insights!

  • @benjaminweir4937
    @benjaminweir49372 жыл бұрын

    As Jesus wept over Jerusalem- we weep 😭 for those who do not have the comforter of the Holy Spirit- I pray all will have this promise 🙏

  • @jeannetteclark5826
    @jeannetteclark58262 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much from the bottom of my now-full heart for this talk Dr. Martin. There are many times such as those we are living through in today's world when we are filled with a sense of profound loneliness. Thank you for reminding us that we are never alone ... that God is always there listening to the beating of our hearts, the coursing of our tears down our cheeks, and the longing of our souls for the kind of love and understanding that only He can provide in its fullness. He is indeed the remedy for all that ails us. He is indeed the One that makes our journey here on earth as we work toward the Fullness and Completeness of Eternity with Him in Heaven worth all of the joy and profound sadness that we must experience along the way. May God continue to Bless you and your precious Family in abundance.

  • @mikebolognese7134
    @mikebolognese7134Ай бұрын

    This is great, Dr Ralph. One of your best. A great message.

  • @eleanorhouston1877
    @eleanorhouston18772 жыл бұрын

    Interesting, I have been thinking more on the meaning of the words of the "Hail Holy Queen" esp. In that I have lost a number of people in my life, recently. God bless you, always, Ralph, you and the team at Renewal Ministries, are such a Blessing to us, Praise God, Amen 🙏🙌❤

  • @janetmarusiak1073
    @janetmarusiak10732 жыл бұрын

    Wow, for all of us who did not have a dad to grow up with, mine died when I was two, you are the dad we all look up to on this earth and hope and wish anyone out there young and needing a dad listens closely to you for all wisdom and love and hope.

  • @nancya8262
    @nancya82622 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Martin this genuine, honest and heartfelt talk is surely one of your best. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into this work. It has profoundly touched my heart. Stay well and keep up this most powerful work.

  • @anamaria-zo5ym
    @anamaria-zo5ym2 жыл бұрын

    I'm loving this.So real.For years im been seeing you and listenning.You are endeed so full of the Holy Spirit.Thank you so much for all you do.May God bless you 🙏 ❤

  • @jenniferlambert3886
    @jenniferlambert38862 жыл бұрын

    You’re such a blessing to us! May the Lord bless you as you bless us!

  • @everythingisIAM
    @everythingisIAM2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your post Ralph!

  • @leabraden1238
    @leabraden12382 жыл бұрын

    I praise God and am so grateful for you

  • @marymcreynolds9171
    @marymcreynolds91712 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your insights and sweet spirit.

  • @maryannelinsell3506
    @maryannelinsell35062 жыл бұрын

    God bless you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom, Mr. Martin.

  • @jeanettewoodley6320
    @jeanettewoodley63202 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dr Ralph for such an insightful talk about our innermost intimate desires.

  • @janellemelbo4666
    @janellemelbo46662 жыл бұрын

    That was awesome! And I have this loneliness often.. so good to hear it explained so well! God bless

  • @DSTH323
    @DSTH3232 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Martin, could you speak sometime on those of us who believe in God's real absolution in the Sacrament of Confession, but who have a very hard time forgiving ourselves?

  • @jeaniemayor249
    @jeaniemayor2492 жыл бұрын

    Needed this. Thank you🙏🥰

  • @sharonjohnson7292
    @sharonjohnson72922 жыл бұрын

    Dear Brother Ralph I loved this video .it gets so lonely many times and never knew others feel.like this. Iam half way through your book :A church in Crisis...absolutely eye opening. Love it so far. Shocked as well.why is the vatican doing the things it is. Father deliver our church Sharon from South Africa

  • @PaulHubertSOC
    @PaulHubertSOC Жыл бұрын

    When one has had ANCHOR relationships, the 'reconfiguration' can be extremely difficult - perhaps especially for such complete analytical thinking introverts such aa myself (100% MBTI INTp/j). But I DO appreciate that Dr. Martin TIES this to our BANISHMENT from the Garden and the CLOSE and immediate connection with our Creator. I was called INTO faith from atheism AS a Protestant, so I don't relate to some Catholic references - and never will this side of the veil but I don't evaluate value on the basis of disagreements!

  • @cehson
    @cehson2 жыл бұрын

    Thank You kind sir for your videos, and for this words of encouragement. God bless You and your family !

  • @FrancescoEmmanuel
    @FrancescoEmmanuel2 жыл бұрын

    This was so beautiful, thank you Dr. Martin

  • @terrihaskins5663
    @terrihaskins56632 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful talk Thank you for your faithfulness

  • @Patrick-yl6op
    @Patrick-yl6op2 жыл бұрын

    Amen.

  • @deborahbriscoe-graves6244
    @deborahbriscoe-graves62442 жыл бұрын

    Dear Brother Ralph: I am so edified by what you share. I'm glad to subscribe for I am so blessed by what you share. I'm so thankful to Jesus for His calling on your life. I have been so helped by the two sharings I listened to this evening. I praise God that He has gifted you with such understanding of Himself and such a way of speaking that difficult concepts are not difficult to follow. What a blessing God has made you.

  • @markheneghan3804
    @markheneghan38042 жыл бұрын

    Ralph your approach to death gives me comfort.

  • @maryjohnstone4777
    @maryjohnstone4777 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Ralf for enlightening me on the meaning of loneliness in this lifeer yery reassuring I'll plod on! G b u.

  • @lorettagallagher9577
    @lorettagallagher95772 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @guzvier
    @guzvier4 ай бұрын

    Love it

  • @IreneuszCzech
    @IreneuszCzech2 жыл бұрын

    👍🙏

  • @sarahschmidt4177
    @sarahschmidt41772 жыл бұрын

    Very encouraging. Thank you Dr. Martin. Your insight was particularly needed for me at the moment.

  • @brianl8983
    @brianl89832 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for solid food

  • @johnsellaroli7818
    @johnsellaroli78182 жыл бұрын

    so blessed by this video! Thank you very much!

  • @nutran5534
    @nutran55342 жыл бұрын

    Very informative and graceful message Thank you so much

  • @mariepaukowits1709
    @mariepaukowits17092 жыл бұрын

    Thank you…

  • @janetabraham9162
    @janetabraham91622 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @PaulHubertSOC
    @PaulHubertSOC Жыл бұрын

    I don't know about Catholic theology, but I KNOW that I am SEALED in my Savior, Jesus. My salvation has been assured by His sacrifice on the Roman Cross. It is WALKING in the new life that requires devotion TO the Father!

  • @lauraanderson7358
    @lauraanderson73582 жыл бұрын

    banished :(