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 July,
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Litany of the Most
Precious Blood of Jesus
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica — An Early Syrian Christian Poem
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to St. Luke (19:1-10)
At that time, Jesus entering in, walked through Jericho. And behold there was a man named Zachæus, who was the chief of the publicans, and he was rich; and he sought to see Jesus Who He was, and he could not for the crowd, because he was of low stature. And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore-tree that he might see Him, for He was to pass that way. And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up, He saw him, and said […]
A Message for Overcoming Sin
ALL VICES, once cast down, fade in their strength and are more readily blocked and slipped in subsequent entanglements. But vainglory, when thrown, surges back with fiercer vigor to the grapple; thought vanquished, from its feint it rallies alive, redoubling might. Such is the subtle guile of the enemy who turns the soldier of Christ’s own prowess against him, felling by the soldier’s own valor when direct assault may not prevail.
St. John Cassian, The Institutes, XI, 7.