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:
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TREATISE ON PURGATORY – Chapter V and Reflection
TREATISE ON PURGATORY by St. Catherine of Genoa
CHAPTER V
THE PEACE AND JOY OF PURGATORY.
The souls in Purgatory having their wills perfectly conformed to the will of God, and hence partaking of His goodness, remain satisfied with their condition, which is one of entire freedom from the guilt of sin. For when they passed out of this life, penitent, with all their sins confessed and resolved to sin no more, God straightway pardoned them; and now they are as pure as when they were created; the rust of sin alone is […]
TREATISE ON PURGATORY – Chapter IV and Reflection
TREATISE ON PURGATORY by St. Catherine of Genoa
CHAPTER IV
STATE OF THE SOULS THAT ARE IN HELL, AND THE DIFFERENCE THERE IS BETWEEN THEM AND THOSE IN PURGATORY.
REFLECTIONS OF THE SAINT UPON THOSE WHO NEGLECT THEIR SALVATION.
From what has been said, it is clear that the guilt of sin consists in the perverse opposition of the will to the will of God, and that so long as the will continues thus evilly perverse the guilt will continue. For those, then, in hell, who have departed this life with an evil will, […]
TREATISE ON PURGATORY – Chapter III and Reflection
TREATISE ON PURGATORY by St. Catherine of Genoa
CHAPTER III
SEPARATION FROM GOD IS THE GREATEST PUNISHMENT OF PURGATORY.
WHEREIN PURGATORY DIFFERS FROM HELL.
All the pains of purgatory take their rise from sin, original or actual. God created the soul perfectly pure and free from every spot of sin, with a certain instinctive tendency to find its blessedness in Him. From this tendency it is drawn away by original sin, and still more by the addition of actual sin; and the farther off it gets, the more wicked it becomes, because it […]
