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.
St. Augustine, How is God Both Internal and External to Myself?
Question 010.
So our prayer is a search for a transcendent yet immanent God?
Without interruption or occupying space, with his immutable and exalted power, God is the most interior of all things, because all things exist in him. Further, he is the most external thing, because he is above them all. Thus… with his immutable eternity he is the oldest of all things and the first of all things; he is the newest, because he comes after them all.
from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger.
It might seem paradoxical to say that God is the first and the last; the beginning and […]
St. Augustine, How May I Know this Light?
Question 009
What do I need to discover this Light?
Love. He who knows the truth, knows what the light is; and he who knows it knows eternity. Love knows it. O Truth eternal and true love and beloved eternity, you are my God, for you I long night and day.
from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger.
Charity is that which configures the human soul to perceive the divine light, that by which the soul grows and conforms itself to the divine light, and that by which the soul is united with the divine light and participates in its nature. When […]
5th Sunday After Epiphany – Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
Transcription of Homily
5th Sunday After Epiphany
Wheat Field with Cornflowers, Van Gogh, 1890.
Translation of the Epistle for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany.
Brethren, put ye on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience; bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against another; even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you also. But above all these things, have charity, which is the bond of perfection: and let the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, when also you are called in one body and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell […]
St. Augustine, How Should I Know if I am with God in Prayer?
Question 008
What should I look for when I go into myself?
Where God is there is peace… the Sabbath of the heart. For it listens to God, who promises great things. For it listens to God, who promises great things, and if it labors in the present, it expands in hope of the future, where the clouds of sadness are brightened; as the apostle says, “rejoice in hope (Rom. 12:12). And that very joy in the tranquility of our hope is our Sabbath.
from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger.
When we seek God within our soul, for this shall […]
