Ron Ash Articles
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The Kingdom Is Near: Job’s Redeemer, the Psalmist’s Hope, and the Mission of the Seventy-Two
A Catholic reflection connecting Job’s hope in his living Redeemer, the psalmist’s search for God’s face, Jesus’ announcement of the Kingdom, and the mission of the seventy-two. Learn what “the Kingdom of God is at hand” means and why Jesus sent His disciples ahead in pairs.
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The Cost of Discipleship: Surrender, Suffering, and the Fire That Cannot Be Contained
What does it actually cost to follow God with your whole life? Through Jeremiah's anguished confession, the Psalmist's desert thirst, Paul's call to living sacrifice, and Jesus's demand to take up the cross, Scripture gives a unified and unflinching answer: everything — and it is worth infinitely more than everything. A Catholic reflection on the fire that cannot be contained. -
The Kingdom Is Coming: What Jesus’s Parables Teach Catholics About Readiness
Jesus did not describe the Kingdom of God in abstract theology. He told stories — of seeds and soil, of virgins with lamps, of servants waiting for a master who would return without warning. Each parable carries the same urgent invitation: the Kingdom is closer than you think, and readiness is not optional. A Catholic reflection on what the parables demand of us — and what they promise.
