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:
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The Holy Rosary of Our Lady
The Pearl — A Medieval Poem
The Pearl
A Middle English Poem in Modern English in the Metre of the Original
Sophie Jewett, Translator
1908
THE PEARL
I
Pearl that the Prince full well might prize,
So surely set in shining gold!
No pearl of Orient with her vies;
To prove her peerless I make bold:
So round, so radiant to mine eyes,
smooth she seemed, so small to hold,
Among all jewels judges wise
Would count her best an hundred fold.
Alas! I lost […]
The Concept of Sin: Part IV — A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
The Concept of Sin: A Seven-Headed Beast and Its Hideous Daughters
Part IV — Deadly Sins and Their Ugly Daughters
