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 Do I Get God To Be Merciful To Me?
Question 47b
Is God merciful to all who call upon Him?
The scepter of justice is the scepter of the kingdom… It is necessary that for every injustice, great or small, punishment follows – either by the man himself who repents, or by God who distributes justice. Further, he who repents is already punishing himself. Therefore let us punish our own sins if we want to obtain God’s mercy.
from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger
It is unfortunately common in the present age to find mercy and justice as opposed to each other. At the heart of this is a variant of […]
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
The Feast Of Herod, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1531
Transcription of Homily
Translation of the Epistle for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost.
Brethren, all we, who are baptized in Christ Jesus, are baptized in his death? For we are buried together with him by baptism into death; that as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in […]
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 […]
