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
Second Sunday After Easter — A Message From Pope Benedict XVI
Translation of the Gospel According to John
Jesus the Good Shepherd Icon
At that time Jesus said to the Pharisees: I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep: and the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling, and he hath no care for the sheep. I am the good Shepherd: and I know Mine, and Mine know Me, as the Father knoweth Me, and I know the Father: and I lay down My life for […]
Hope and Its Opposing Vices – A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
Hope and Its Opposing Vices
A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
The Release from Deception (detail, marble statue), Francesco Queirolo,1759
Outline of Talk
- St. Augustine: Sermon 21: 0:00-4:19
- A Time of Hope: 3:39-4:19
- St. John Henry Newman: We Believe Because We Love: 4:19-5:29
- The Degree of Charity Determines the Degree of Faith: 5:21-5:29
- In Between Charity and Faith Is Hope: 5:29-6:16
- Order of Events: 5:39-6:16
- CCC on Hope: 6:16-6:44
