Attending to Wounds of the Heart | Mother Natalia 

Being able to understand other’s actions coming from their pain, is a great gift.

With every installment of Mother Natalia's presentations, I come away just a bit more enlightened and little more motivated to change my life. We could learn from the self-reflective orientation that is exemplified in Mother Natalia's life and that is taught to us in this video. Introspection can often be a painful process, but without it, life is impoverished and can often be inauthentic. Thank you, Mother Natalia, for encouraging us to look inward so as to live a life more fully and honestly.

I admire her honesty. We need more of this.

For me, you are the best part of Pints. Always straightforward, concise and introspective lessons. I love it! Thank You

Thank you, I woke this morning thinking that I shop, eat to fill the void in my life. Instead of whiteknuckling it, I will pray to feel the sadness of losing my mother and all the other "t"s" in my life. Small and large.

The Lord keeps speaking to me through your videos, thank you!

The way that Mother is able to share her own vulnerabilities convicts me of my own prideful dispositions.

Ths is truly wonderful. As a person with many wounds it's those around me that suffer when I defensively overreact to small comments etc. those closest to us in fact are the worst targets of the results of our wounds of the heart. We must address this . However equally importantly we need to see the reasons others treat us negatively . I have a friend who is constantly accusing me of " short changing " him . We bought some food to share , weeks later he is suggesting I took more than my fair share. He charges me money after doing me a favor something which most people would do for a friend for free. This initially caused me anger and hurt . Why would a friend constantly try and gain from me . I believe there is a ,wound of heart he has which causes this acting out. My response to his actions is my responsibility and I see it as a test from God . I've lost friends previously from raising these issues with people so I must pray and deal with this situation with patience and grace . Anyhow , wonderful teaching and key to the authentic Christian life . God bless all on your pilgrimage through this difficult and thorny road we call home for now

Mother Natalia is a sweetheart of a person. She seems very approachable. She is a very good representative of Christianity.

Thank you sister. You brought great peace.

Thank you for this gentle correction Mother. God bless you and all religious.

"God knows the depth and goodness of our hearts. He sees past the pain, the shame, and the fear that keeps us disregulated and behaving badly." This is a hopeful thing.

Thank you, Mother. I needed this message today. God bless!

Thank you, Mother. Your warmth and transparency is soothing to the soul.

Thank you for being vulnerable … a lot of it spoke to me. God bless you Mother Natalia!

Super beautiful. Exactly what I needed in this moment of time in my life

Thank you for helping me see the ways I can be more aware of how I'm letting my wounds hurt others.

Thank you for your words Mother Natalia, they touched my soul ❤

Love this!! God bless Mother Natalia. Love you❤🙌🙏🏼

Thank you, Mother Natalia.

Wonderful , on time 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 God allows us to be human and Divine . Clarity is such a gift

Thank you Mother Natalia 🙏 And Our God, glorious, powerful, so loving and awe inspiring 🙏

Really an excellent reflection!

Your Godly sharing was quite refreshing, compared to some of the recovery podcasts I've listened to. Thank you!

I love you. I relate SO much to you from your life before to so much of what you speak on vulnerably now… you’re so beautiful. Thank you Mother 🙏🏻💜 love, your sister in Christ.

I’m struggling with the “why” behind some of my sins. Although I know in a vague way, I feel very confused with how I make a good confession with specificity. I’d love a video on this! I want the grace to sun no more but also the healing that comes with the sacrament. I know all my sins that aren’t even confessed (unknowingly) are forgiven but my confessor has asked me to go deeper to know the roots of the problems. Maybe I’ll get Gerry Cretes book?

Such a beautiful insight into your life… how many times have I asked my children to be careful how they speak to their siblings!! We both have a similar family life in lots of ways!! 🤗

God Bless You Mother!! Thank You for your beautiful insights on this topic

I love this video and your humility. God bless you

Thank you for sharing 🙏

Thank you for being so vulnerable! I would love to hear your perspective on how to deal with jealousy.❤

I love these videos. I wish I had a mother like you growing up. Your videos and you as a person breathe life and love into my soul. Keep them coming. So grateful.

Thank you for this message which is exactly what I needed to hear right now. 🙏

Thank you for such wisdom, Mother!

Super helpful, thank you Mother.

Thank you

Gracias Madre 🙏

Thank you for sharing your own struggle and movement to encourage us/me upwards

I needed this 🌸

Thankyou and bless you 🙏🏼

The Lord directed me to this video because it's exactly what's happening to me now.

I always learn something good listening to you.

I am so grateful for you, Mother - you are so honest, which is so helpful. As I work on old wounds, both to understand my defense mechanisms, as well as to forgive others, I do find it helpful to try to understand someone's wounds and defenses, which may have hurt me as a child, and in understanding, be able to forgive more fully - does that make sense?

Thank you dear Sister, yes Jesus is allowing me lately to be aware of my behavior and emotions and how they are triggered by my wounds. How deeply merciful and understanding is our sweet Jesus, we can bring Him all our wounds to be healed. Our brokenness can become our humility and our mercy. It‘s a big gift to be able to become aware of all our wounds, it‘s an invitation to enter forgiveness, receive it and give it. Let us pray we can trust in the Light of Truth that our Holy Spirit gives us, the truth about our wounds will truly set us free.😊 Warmest greetings and blessings +in JMJ+ Angèle

As far as wounds of heart go blood Meridian is pinnacle of what it is to be human and hurting

🙏🏻❤️

Please pray for my healing and that I can forgive as God wills. Thank you and may God bless!

Hi, this is deep my sister. I am looking at reactiveness and medication effects. I look at CBTs for anxiety and ADHD re❄❄activeness, which is negative. I subscribe to this channel, and stumbled upon this. This is a true gem, that is one thing that is examined: Before reacting, and taking action it is essential to find out where those thoughts are originating from. Much love. 🪻❄❄💎

Have you read The Way of Devine Love, by Sr Josefa Menendez? Absolutely the best, not a quick read

Wait, what is the name of this book that talks about our wounds? Thank you

Isn't the title of the novel Green dolphin country?

I need you sister 😭

I think Mother N really hurt somebody, was a victim of hurt, or witnessed the above., before entering the convent. Her eyes and face speak volumes!

@PintsWithAquinas Mother Natalia, as a Protestant, I love your Christ-like spirit and the insights God gives you. You are truly a blessing, and the timing of these videos is often perfect for what I'm struggling with. But I am also deeply concerned about the message that you keep emphasizing pertaining to the "goodness of our hearts." Could you please articulate your position on this more clearly? The scriptures are clear that: "Our hearts are deceitfully wicked, who can understand them?" The scriptures also teach us that we are not to trust in our own hearts. The message of the gospel is that we aren't good and that we need Christ to redeem us. Trusting in the goodness of our own hearts is what gets us into trouble, and that kind of message will only lead people astray if not clarified. I sense that perhaps you believe that as well, and if so, I would love to hear a more nuanced explanation. Blessings to you!

Well honestly the other sister is coming from a certain place and your superior is coming from another place. I understand your point, but you have 2 ppl who are coming from 3 different places. It's a process. God bless.

How do you square that our hearts are good with the Word of God? “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. “As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool.” Jer 17:9-11

Sometimes finding our wounds is the hardest thing. Some go back the womb almost. This is where psychotherapy is invaluable. Not counseling but psychotherapy. This is where one finds where our behavior is coming from. Now we can heal and grow rather than just trying to avoid, which never works To a degree we are at the mercy of our damaged psyche because we are unaware of it. It's why Catholic dogma is so important. Yes I know this act feels so good and so right but the church says Don't do it. I don't why the church says don't do it. when it feels so right, but it does. So I wont do it and then I'll try to find out why the church says what it says. I don't agree with this dogma yet but it did prevent me getting into a whole lot of trouble

Let's all pray 7 Our Father for the propagation of the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus

Acts 5:14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.) Revelation 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And since then they've converted thousands more Caiaphas Saul of Tarsus.