About the Author:
Deacon Ralph Torrelli has 43 years of ministry experience. He is the author of five books on spirituality and prayer published by Liguori Publications and Word Among Us Press and has published articles in faith-based magazines. From 2005 to the present; he authors the by-monthly Scripture commentary column for the Gulf Pine Catholic, the newspaper of the Biloxi Diocese. He has extensive experience in preaching and counseling in the normal course of his ministry, including hosting a call-in radio ministry. He has led pilgrimages to the Holy Land and Rome and conducted retreats and parish missions.
Also, in the last 10 years, I authored four pamphlets in a series titled, Come Holy Spirit, published by Liguori, and a Bible Study guide, Heart To Heart With God – Six Ways To Empower Your Prayer Life, published by Word Among Us Press. Deacon Digest has also published a number of my articles on Homiletics.
In 2006 I began teaching a three-year Homiletics Course for Deacons in formation for the Diocese of Biloxi. All Deacons in classes 2009, 2013, 2016 and 2019 and beyond have been ordained with preaching faculties.
I consider it a privilege and blessing to be a member of CATH (Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics).