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 May,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Augustine, Will God Be Merciful To Me?
Question 47a
Is God merciful to all who call upon Him?
Consider well, brethren, what good things God gives to sinners – and then learn what he gives to his servants. To those sinners who blaspheme him every day, he gives the sky and the earth, he gives springs, fruit, health, children, wealth, bounty…
from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger
The soul which draws near to God recognizes its unworthiness to draw hither.
Firstly, on the account of her createdness, the disparity between her lowness and the heights of El Elyon Dio Altissimo causes her to pull back […]
St. Augustine, What is Thanksgiving?
Question 46
What is Thanksgiving?
Nothing will be sweeter in heaven than to thank Christ for his Blood by which we have been saved… “How can I repay the Lord for all the good done for me (Ps. 116:12) for even as my memory recalls these things, my soul is not repulsed by them? I will love you, O Lord, and thank you, and profess your name, because you have taken from me these evil and reprehensible deeds of mine.
from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger
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If we are taught anything at an early age, […]
