The movement of the human soul, and human society in general, from its fallen chaotic state towards divine order is at the heart of the Blog of Padre Pio Press. Writings, ponderings, and reflections on this movement of the soul are authored by Fr. Cliff Ermatinger and by the occasional Guest Contributor. The articles and recordings are relegated to the following areas:
Throughout the Month of August,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join in Saying:
Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost — A Message From St. Pope Leo the Great
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Luke
At that time, as Jesus was going to Jerusalem, He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee: and as He entered into a certain town, there met Him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off, and lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. Whom when He saw, He said: Go, show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were made clean. And one of them, when he saw that […]
The Concept of Sin: Part II — A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
The Concept of Sin: A Seven-Headed Beast and Its Hideous Daughters
Part II — Concept of Sin in Antiquity and St. Thomas
A Message from Purgatory
Note: A soul in purgatory can do nothing to actively help her situation, and is not, by her own powers, making reparations. Instead, the soul waits upon God’s activity and His timing that the soul longingly desires have done to it. It is God who, alone, is repairing their worthless lives. To use a bad analogy, akin to a mechanic restoring a rusted-out broken-down truck. The longing of the soul for the obtainment of God is of greater suffering than the fires of purgation and increases in intensity the closer the soul is to complete purgation. It should not be understood that an “abandoned soul” is abandoned without […]