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.
Discernment of Spirits – Part II: Patterns of Demonic Behavior
Discernment of Spirits – Part II: Patterns of Demonic Behavior
Part II Of A Lecture Series Given By Fr. Ermatinger
The Temptation of Christ by the Devil, Felix Joseph Barrias, 1860
Part II
Outline Coming Soon
Discernment of Spirits Part I: Introductory Concepts — Click Here!
Discernment of Spirits Part III: Consolation and Desolation — Click Here!
A Message From St. Mark the Hermit
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Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
Jesus Healing the Paralytic in Cafarnaum, Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, 5-6th century
Transcription Of Audio
Translation of the Epistle for the 18th Sunday After Pentecost
Brethren, I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Jesus Christ, that in all things you are made rich in Him in all utterance and in all knowledge, as the testimony of Christ was confirmed to you so that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who will also […]
Discernment of Spirits – Part I: Introductory Concepts
Discernment of Spirits – Part I: Introductory Concepts
Part I Of A Lecture Series Given By Fr. Ermatinger
The Temptation of Christ by the Devil, Felix Joseph Barrias, 1860
Part I
Outline
- Introductory Prayers — 0:00-0:55
- Books Offered — 0:55-5:20
- Origin of this Talk — 5:20-6:15
- Rules of Discernment Change Based on Spiritual State — 6:15-7:25
- Fastest Way to Holiness: Fidelity to Grace and the Voice of the Good Shepherd — 7:25-8:30
- Other Voices At Work — 10:12-10:58
- Enemy Spirits
- Human Spirit
- Spirit of the World
- The Disorder Doesn’t Have to Have the Last Word — […]
