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
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 — […]
Come Gather ’round People, PLEASE Heed the Call…
About 25 years ago, I was on a Northbound train returning from Bavaria to the Eifel, just south of Cologne. On it was a group of +70-year-old German men, all dressed like gangstas, complete with colorful tracksuits, numerous gold chains, flat-brimmed lids cocked to the side or on backward, and sporting expensive sneakers that would have been the envy of every hoodlum in da ‘hood — had these gentlemen ever stepped foot there.
The spectacle of these biological adults in denial of their age, dignity, and impending mortality was a sight to behold. Setting down the book I was reading – it was difficult to read with their loud banter – I had no choice but […]
