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 October,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
The Holy Rosary of Our Lady
The First Sunday of Lent — A Message from St. Pope Leo the Great
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Matthew (4:1-11)
At that time Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry. And the tempter coming said to him: ‘If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.’ Who answered and said: ‘It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.’
Then the devil took him […]
A Message for Overcoming Sin
LET THE ATHLETE OF CHRIST, who desires to compete in this true and spiritual contest against vainglory, hasten to overcome this multiform and varied beast by all lawful means, so as to be able to escape from this manifold evil that confronts him on every side, lest he be found guilty of a great sacrilegious crime– convicted as one who labored for the favor of men under the pretense of serving God, preferring the praise of men to the glory of the Lord, and suffer eternal punishments, by Him who is aware […]
LET THE ATHLETE OF CHRIST, who desires to compete in this true and spiritual contest against vainglory, hasten to overcome this multiform and varied beast by all lawful means, so as to be able to escape from this manifold evil that confronts him on every side, lest he be found guilty of a great sacrilegious crime– convicted as one who labored for the favor of men under the pretense of serving God, preferring the praise of men to the glory of the Lord, and suffer eternal punishments, by Him who is aware […]
