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.
Third Sunday After Easter — A Message From St. Augustine
Translation of the Gospel According to John
Christ and the Apostles, Rembrandt, 1634
At that time. Jesus said to His disciples: A little while, and now you shall not see Me: and again a little while, and you shall see Me: because I go to the Father. Then some of His disciples said one to another: What is this that He saith to us: A little while, and you shall not see Me: and again a little while, and you shall see Me: because I go to the Father? They said therefore: What is this that He saith, A little while? We know not what He speaketh. And Jesus knew that they had a mind […]
The Goal of the Spiritual Life, Part VIII: Active Purification of the Spirit – A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
- Last Time: Beginnings of Contemplation: 0:00-00:34
- Book Recommendation: Jordan Aumann, Spiritual Theology (CLICK FOR PDF OF BOOK): 00:34-1:05
- Recap of Last Time: Act of Contemplation: 1:05-6:00
- Last Time: Beginnings of Contemplation: 0:00-00:34
- Book Recommendation: Jordan Aumann, Spiritual Theology (CLICK FOR PDF OF BOOK): 00:34-1:05
- Recap of Last Time: Act of Contemplation: 1:05-6:00
- Last Time: Beginnings of Contemplation: 0:00-00:34
- Book Recommendation: Jordan Aumann, Spiritual Theology (CLICK FOR PDF OF BOOK): 00:34-1:05
- Recap of Last Time: Act of Contemplation: 1:05-6:00
- Last Time: Beginnings of Contemplation: 0:00-00:34
- Book Recommendation: Jordan Aumann, Spiritual Theology (CLICK FOR PDF OF BOOK): 00:34-1:05
- Recap of Last Time: Act of Contemplation: 1:05-6:00
Active Purification of the Spirit
Part VIII of a Lecture Series Given by Fr. Ermatinger
Moonlit Lake with a Ruined Gothic Church, a Church and Boatmen, Sebastian Pether, cir. early 18th c. Outline of Talk
- Last Time: Beginnings of Contemplation: 0:00-00:34
- Last Time: Beginnings of Contemplation: 0:00-00:34
- Last Time: Beginnings of Contemplation: 0:00-00:34
