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 August,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join in Saying:
Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
St. Augustine, Though I Seek God, He Seems to Hide From Me?
Question 020.
If God wants me to find him, why does he play hide-and-seek with me?
… simply beginning the search is, to a certain extent, already to have begun to bridge the gap between God and ourselves. It enables us to enter into the mind of God, and from that point of vantage to contemplate God’s work and the mysteries of faith. To arrive at this view of reality, the search has to begin, which entails shedding the skin of human wisdom and prudence. These steps in God’s direction, the search for him, are what occasion the Holy Spirit’s illumination for, Similarly, no one knows what pertains to God […]
2022 Lenten Retreat: Part III
Spiritual Progress & Demonic Attacks
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Christ in the Wilderness, Ivan Kramskoy, 1872
2022 Lenten Retreat: Part II
The Life of Grace: What I Is And How To Grow In It
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Icon of Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring