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 I
Devotion to St. Michael the Archangel
— How Did it Begin?
Part I Of A Talk Given By Fr. Ermatinger
St Stanislaus’ Sursum Corda Young Adults Group
Part I
Outline
Hospitality of Abraham, Andrei Rublev, 1411
Opening Prayers — 0:00-0:41
Angelology In the ’90s — New Age Spirituality 0:41-1:54
Sources of Catholic Angelology — 1:54-2:50
Where Did Devotion to St. Michael Come From? — 2:50-4:25
Creeds as Windows Into Development Through Conflict — 4:25-6:00
Old Testament Angelology as Read by the Early Church Fathers — 6:00-11:50
Genesis 18 — 6:27-8:10
Genesis 19 — 8:10-8:36
Early Church Fathers’ Interpretations — 8:36-11:27
Genesis 32 — 11:27-50
Certain Consistency […]
St. Augustine, How Do Our Prayers Please God?
Question 043
What makes our praise so pleasing to God?
Would you sing a psalm? Then do not sound God’s praises with voice alone, but put your works in harmony with your voice… “Let your praises be pleasing to our God.” How? By praising him with the goodness of our lives. Take heed of that and then your praise will be pleasing to him…If praise in the mouth of a sinner is unseemly, then it cannot be pleasing, for only what is seemly pleases.
from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger
The condition that man finds himself in is one of dis-integration; whether […]
Solemnity of Pentecost — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
Audio in Full Post
Transcription of Homily
Hetoimasia Icon / The Holy Spirit and the Preparation of the Throne of the Lord
Translation of the Epistle for the Solemnity of Pentecost
When the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place: And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them: And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy […]
St. Augustine, Do Our Prayers Manipulate God?
Question 042
Does this mean that we manipulate God through our charming praise?
God should be loved and praised gratuitously. What does ‘gratuitous’ mean?’ It means praising him for his own sake, and not for the sake of something else. For if you were to praise God that he might give you something else, you cease to love God freely. You would cringe if your wife loved you for your money…
from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger
Pagan religion and pagan occultism are not dissimilar in that they both seek to discover which precise rituals, incantations, […]
