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.
Devotion to St. Michael Part IV
Devotion to St. Michael the Archangel
— How Did it Begin?
Part IV Of A Talk Given By Fr. Ermatinger
St Stanislaus’ Sursum Corda Young Adults Group
Part IV
Outline
Opening Prayers — 0:00-0:45
Invoked in Gothic War — 0:45-1:15
Increase in Oratories and Churches Dedicated to St. Michael– 1:15-1:36
Epiphanius of Salamis – St.Michael Takes the Place of Satan — 1:36-3:10
According to St. Thomas, Satan Was […]
Devotion to St. Michael Part III
Devotion to St. Michael the Archangel
— How Did it Begin?
Part III Of A Talk Given By Fr. Ermatinger
St Stanislaus’ Sursum Corda Young Adults Group
Part III
Outline
Opening Prayers — 0:00-0:45
Devotion to St. Michael in the East — 0:45-1:40
Devotion to St. Michael in the West — 1:40-10:04
From Northern Italy Into The West — 1:43-2:03
Emperor Justinian – Devotion To St. Michael as Means of Unification — 2:03-4:29
False Practices — 2:43-4:29
Devotion To St. Michael Part II
Devotion to St. Michael the Archangel
— How Did it Begin?
Part II Of A Talk Given By Fr. Ermatinger
St Stanislaus’ Sursum Corda Young Adults Group
Part II
Outline
Opening Prayers — 0:00-0:45
Names of Angels — 0:45-5:54
Names of Angels in the OT — 0:45-1:15
Coptic Tradition — Uriel — 1:15-1:28
Dangerous 90’s Practice of Naming Guardian Angels — 1:28-3:53
Daniel Michael as Protector of Israel — 3:35-5:54
Nations have their own Angels — 5:35-:5:54
New Testament — 5:54-11:53
Revelations 12 and Jude […]
St. Augustine, Do We Only Praise God For Good Things?
Question 044
Other than God’s deserving our praise, does Augustine offer any motivations to praise God?
Those who praise you, O Lord, speak of the excellence of your terrible deeds, the greatness of the work of your hands which punish and distribute discipline. They shall speak and will not remain silent…For it is the praise of God that sets you on your way that ought to show you both what you should love and what you should fear… Let the excellence of your terrible things be proclaimed now. Although it is endless, so, too, your greatness has no end, and they shall not be silent about of it. How shall they tell […]
