Ron Ash Articles
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On the Fence: Returning to the Fullness of Catholic Life
A charitable Catholic reflection on the risks of treating faith as a menu, and practical ways to return to Mass, Confession, prayer, Eucharistic Adoration, and the Church’s practice of praying for the dead. Includes Scripture and Catechism references, with a careful note on conscience and culpability.
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When Christians Follow the Wrong Leaders: Truth, Conscience, and Spiritual Blindness
A Catholic reflection on following spiritual and political leaders, the danger of idolatry and willful ignorance, Purgatory, conscience, scandal, John 8:32, false beliefs, and how Christians can seek truth without excusing sin.
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Purgatory: What the Bible Really Says — A Catholic Perspective
Critics say Purgatory has no Biblical foundation. But 1 Corinthians 3 describes someone “saved, but only as through fire.” Matthew 12:32 implies some sins can be forgiven in the age to come. The Roman catacombs contain prayers for the dead dating to the 2nd century. Read carefully in the Greek, Scripture makes a stronger case for Purgatory than most people realize — and the Catholic Church has always known it.
