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 March,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
Litany of St. Joseph
Third Sunday in Lent — A Message from The Venerable Bede
Matthaus Merian, 17th c.
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Luke (11:14-28)
At that time Jesus was casting out a devil, and the same was dumb. And when He had cast out the devil, the dumb spoke, and the multitudes were in admiration at it. But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils. And others, tempting, asked of Him a sign from Heaven. But He, seeing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be brought to desolation, and house upon house shall fall. And […]
A Message on Our Blessed Mother
(St. Charles, MO),
Pauline Perdrau, 1865
“PUTTING two and two together” is a simple expression for a sublime and fruitful work [by which] man gains experience, science, and wisdom. Now it is that same simple, yet sublime work that goes on in the heart of prayer; the same which went on in its perfect form in the most perfect heart of prayer among men. St. Luke, describing the events of our Lord’s birth and recounting the story told by the shepherds of the Angels’ apparition, says that Mary kept all these words pondering them in her heart. “Pondering them in her heart” means, in the Latin […]
