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.
Maricopa, Maricopa, Mari Maxima Copa
Well, that was a close one.
The scoreboard seemed to have a glitch at the beginning of the game since the people in charge of keeping score (naïve newbies, no doubt) were simply adding corresponding points to baskets made. What a bunch of maroons. That was quickly fixed and now your betters can go about the onerous task of choreographing your American Dream so you don’t have to. Nonetheless, I must admit a bit of nervousness when it looked as if we might sink back into those benighted days of recent and traumatic memory, but all is well in sports once again.
Although some recalcitrant sports fans who choose to live in a fantasy world might hide […]
The New Law and the Virtue of Religion – Part IV
The Virtue of Religion – Part IV: The New Law
Part IV Of A Lecture Series Given By Fr. Ermatinger
Allegory of Religion, Pompeo Batoni, 1763-64.
Part IV
Outline Coming Soon
Aspects of the Virtue of Religion – Part I — CLICK HERE
Sins Against the Virtue of Religion – Part II — CLICK HERE
Various Laws of the Virtue of Religion – Part III — CLICK HERE
The New Law and the Virtue of Religion – Part IV — CLICK HERE