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
Last Sunday After Pentecost — A Message From St. Gregory the Great
Translation of the Gospel According to St.
Hagia Sophia, c. 1261
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: When you shall see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (he that reads, let him understand:) then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains and he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take anything out of his house and he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat. And woe to them that are […]
TREATISE ON PURGATORY – Chapter IX and Reflection
TREATISE ON PURGATORY by St. Catherine of Genoa
CHAPTER IX
THE WAY IN WHICH GOD AND THE SOULS REGARD ONE ANOTHER IN PURGATORY
THE SAINT CONFESSES HER INABILITY TO EXPRESS HERSELF ON THIS MATTER
All the things of which I have spoken, when compared with that of which I am assured in my intelligence, so far as I am able to comprehend it in this life, are of such intensity, that, by the side of them, all things seen, all things felt, all things imagined, all things just and true, seem to me lies […]
TREATISE ON PURGATORY – Chapter VIII and Reflection
TREATISE ON PURGATORY by St. Catherine of Genoa
CHAPTER VIII
THE NECESSITY OF PURGATORY, AND HOW TERRIBLE IT IS
Again I say that, on God’s part, I see paradise has no gate, but that whosoever will may enter therein; for God is all mercy, and stands with open arms to admit us to His glory. But still I see that the Being of God is so pure (far more than one can imagine), that should a soul see in itself even the least mote of imperfection, it […]