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:
During the Month of June, Which is Devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Padre Pio Press Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
in the morning The Litany of Humility
The Litany of the Sacred Heart at night 
In Reparation for All the Ways He is Blasphemined,
Consolation for All The Times He is Ignored,
and Veneration for All that He Continues to Give to Us.
During the Month of June, Which is
Devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Padre Pio Press Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
in the morning
The Litany of Humility
:
and at night,
The Litany of the Sacred Heart
In Reparation for
All the Ways He is Blasphemed,
Consolation for All the Times
He is Ignored,
and Veneration for All that
He Continues to Give to Us.
Daily Mass: Grammar School End-of-Year Homily
Pinned Post
A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Mark
One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with […]
Daily Mass: Sermon For An 8th Grade Graduation — Fr. Ermatinger
A Reading From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew
At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.
Sermón Miércoles de la IXa Semana de Tiempo Ordinario — Padre Ermatinger
Lectura del Santo Evangelio Según San Marcos
En aquel tiempo, fueron a ver a Jesús algunos de los saduceos, los cuales afirman que los muertos no resucitan, y le dijeron: “Maestro, Moisés nos dejó escrito que si un hombre muere dejando a su viuda sin hijos, que la tome por mujer el hermano del que murió, para darle descendencia a su hermano. Había una vez siete hermanos, el primero de los cuales se […]
Cómo Hacer la Lectio Divina — Padre Ermatinger
- Prepararnos a la Palabra (Statio) Hacer silencio exterior e interior. Estar en la presencia del Señor, contemplando. Hacer una oración de petición: Humildemente te pedimos a ti, Señor, que eres la luz verdadera y la fuente misma de toda luz, que, meditando fielmente tu palabra, vivamos siempre en tu claridad. Te lo pedimos a ti, que vives […]
Cómo Hacer la Lectio Divina
Una Conferencia Del P. Ermatinger
Sin Esquema
Pasos para hacer Lectio Divina
- Prepararnos a la Palabra (Statio) Hacer silencio exterior e interior. Estar en la presencia del Señor, contemplando. Hacer una oración de petición: Humildemente te pedimos a ti, Señor, que eres la luz verdadera y la fuente misma de toda luz, que, meditando fielmente tu palabra, vivamos siempre en tu claridad. Te lo pedimos a ti, que vives […]
Daily Mass: Sermon for the Feast of St. Norbert — Fr. Ermatinger
A Reading From the Holy Gospel According to Luke
Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if […]