Our Most TOUCHING Question EVER! w/ Mother Natalia 

A priest once told me in confession, “You are not your sin… you’re a forgiven child of God.”

As someone who had an abortion, went through years of suffering and thoughts that I was hated by God and that I was destined for Hell, and now as someone who is a joyful, grateful member of the Catholic Church and who works in a post abortion healing ministry, proclaiming the amazing mercy, love, and forgiveness of God daily...this touched my soul and made me so grateful for this person for having the courage to reach out. Immediately, I prayed a prayer of thanksgiving for them and for what God has planned for them. As Mother said, "The one who is forgiven much is the one who loves much." What a blessing. Thank you for this and all you do.

This channel is such a vehicle for healing. Thank you Matt. Never stop helping pull people out of the depths of sin.

Mother Natalia needs her own show like Mother Angelica

Lord have mercy on us when we hear a sister or brother that has deep wounds and instead of crying with them and helping them, we judge them. Wow this question was so raw and real.

only recently came back to the church...i still don't know what i'm going through, what i'm doing exactly, but ever since "i called you by name, you're mine." struck me so hard, my life's been changing drastically, to the degree that i'm just overwhelmed. i have so much to atone for, so many to forgive, so much to change, though, now i can't live without our Lord. every moment i come to realise how miraculous it is, i just beg him to let me walk with him, be with me. i'll pray the lady in the message will embrace the grace, even though i myself know that how difficult it is. but i believe, since he has called her, he won't let her go so easily, as well. and i hope, one day i'd be able to fully accept his love. i'm finally starting to live as a real and alive man. praise the Lord.

As an upcoming Catholic convert from Protestantism, this channel is such a breath of fresh air! Thanks, Matt! I believe I will attend the RCIA classes at Holy Cross Catholic Church in my town!

This clip had me weeping. Sometimes I feel like Christians need our own Me Too movement so this precious woman doesn’t feel alone. You see me nowadays at the Latin Mass and praying and dressing modestly, but that’s only because Jesus Christ blast Himself into my sad and sinful life and bowled me over with His love. I am not proud of my past sins. Sex? Drugs? Pornography? Yep. Me Too. But have I been pursued and loved and forgiven by our merciful Father in heaven, and been transformed into a new creation? Yes! ME TOO!!!! I’ve struggled with feeling “less than” when I go to church and am surrounded with people who have walked the walk all their life. So maybe it’s important that those of us who have dark sins in the past speak up more so that we know we’re not alone. Mother Natalia is right. Our actions don’t define us, God does. And He calls you His precious child. No matter how the world looks at you, never forget that.

I pray for the best outcome for the woman who gave her story to you! As a cradle Catholic who left in my early twenties and returned in my early 50’s, I used to carry SOOOOOOO much “Catholic guilt”. Turns out I was looking at it all wrong! I was even an Alter Boy right up to around 20 yo, but when I look back, I realise that as much as I always knew and believed. I just didn’t understand! Now, I give myself, both good and bad to Jesus everyday, pray everyday. The Rosary, personal questions for intervention, and put Christ first in as much as I remember to. The more I do it, the easier acceptance of life in Christs love, grace and mercy gets (even though life’s getting harder in many respects). I think it’s because I looked outward for His presence. Now I look inward. I see my sins, past and present and it’s just like a door to my heart is opened and the sin agrees to no longer be present in me. The sin just goes and overwhelming love and peace fills me. It’s incredible. If I told the average person what it’s like, they’d call me a shrink. It doesn’t matter what your sin, repent and mean it. Process your sin through the Examination of Conscience and head down to confession. After 30 odd years away, I felt like the Prodigal Son when I finally went to confession. I’ll stop babbling now! ❤

I wish more teachers of the Christian Faith, would speak more about the conditions we need to meet, for God to forgive us. I hear many Christian teachers stating that “God forgives you” without saying that we need to repent, and have a contrite heart. We need to *ASK for forgiveness, and be sorry (remorseful) for what we have done, and fully intend to change those ways. “I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid in the near occasion of sin. Amen.”

When I want to judge others (and it's sadly often enough), I have to remind myself that I'm a sinner too - that mine may be private but they are still sins just the same. When my sins pain me (and that's also sadly often enough too), I have to remind myself that I don't deserve to sit in the shame of the past. That's what the devil wants me to do. Christ wants me to rise above it and walk into the light. Satan will always unearth the dirt of our pasts, but Christ can use that same dirt to plant the seeds of a beautiful future. What beauty and mercy grows from our pasts is our testimony. It's the testimony of saints, and we can join them no matter our pasts!

If you fall back into sin as we all do, God's mercy will be there waiting for you. Don't give up even when you fail. Move toward God and He will sustain you and help you. Never give up on God's mercy which is infinite. Your friend and fellow sinner and in Christ's love, Michael

To the woman who asked this question… you are loved. Not just by Christ, but by all Catholics who TRULY practice the faith. We are called to LOVE the sinner, not the sin. We all recognize that sin is bad, and dangerous to the destiny of our souls, but we are also called to LOVE thy neighbor. Jesus did not condemn the woman caught in adultery and forgave her, and called her to sin no more. By repenting, and sinning no more, Christ’s heart would overflow with joy!

Welcome home. We want you here. We want you to be healed. You are not your sin, your sin has wounded you and we want to help you heal.

Mother Natalia is such a blessing to us. She is so wise and so empathetic.

Mother Natalia brought sweet tears to my eyes. Beautiful message. And the perspective she gave on the beginning of Jesus' ministry was some of the most powerful preaching I've ever heard. Thank you!

St Mary of Egypt patron saint of sin addict pray for us 🙏

This video is unbelievably moving. I hope it reaches as many eyes as possible God willing

I love how she phrased that. The “why we want to define ourselves with our sin” bit.

Also sounds like the parable of the prodigal son? He says his sin makes him unworthy of being called his father's son. But his father immediately reminds him of his true identity with hugs, royal clothes, feasts, affirmations, etc.

Woosh! Both the question and Mother’s answer took my literal breath away. She offered a glorious answer to the most vulnerable testimony couched within a question that I’ve probably ever heard in my entire life. Her walk through her-and the Church’s-perspective on sin and healing is the most truthfully beautiful viewpoint that I’ve ever heard before, and I’m a cradle Catholic who constantly seeks out such things. Thank you, Mother. Thank you for your heart and your spirit. What a blessing! My takeaway: I am coming away from this truly magnificent gift with an even stronger call to offer the gifts of empathy, kindness, and open-heartedness in every moment of my hours. Not just when faced with devastating vulnerabilities, but also when my guard is down. Mother’s answer left me reenergized in my calling to be preemptively gracious. We never know who yearns for grace so, we need to endeavor to offer it up even within a sinner’s silence. This is now my 2023 mission. Sometimes-within a parish-it can feel like we’re in a fraternity rather than a confraternity. We-by “we,” I mean me too-must must must remind ourselves each and every single day that we don’t choose our “membership.” They choose us. We are neither granted the power to select nor to reject. This is quite honestly a difficult thing to remember, especially when we’re in a room peopled by only fellow Catholics. We say we’re welcoming to all-it’s literally posted on every Church billboard outside her doors as “Welcome home”-but then we snicker behind a sinner’s back, both about them as humans as well as their sin; we make those outside of our walls the butt of inside jokes; and we low-key expect them to follow us into the Church already perfect when-as we all so intimately understand-everyone is broken at some point, and healing begins in communion with the Church. Yet, how can we offer the grace of God’s healing if there isn’t a triage for all to enter through? How can we call ourselves welcoming if our messaging outside our walls isn’t also welcoming? Simply, we can’t say we offer grace with one hand whilst snatching a sinner’s dignity away with the other. Perhaps June is a good month to begin exercising such grace to all as we can never know which day will be *the* day for someone who is silently suffering in hopelessness regarding their sin. Blessings to all!

I would really like to see an entire episode on just this question. So much in it for all of us. Please consider, and God Bless this woman.

This truth is beautiful. This opens my heart to the mercy of God in new ways. He loved us before we were made clean. 😢

That connection is vital! Praise Jesus for this channel!

Some of the most terrible, sinful people in the bible are people whom God used.

Wow - what a wonderful response to this woman’s suffering.

Yes. When we sin, being a nice person isn't going to save us. Thank goodness for confession.

Whoa this was made for me! Unbelievable how God speaks to us in different ways

Thank you so much for this Matt and Mother Natalia and for the one who shared. I could not stop my tears from flowing, i too struggle w my own vices and feelings of unworthiness bc of my actions. And I’m guilty for thinking so strongly that my actions whether bad or good define me and how much I am loved. I struggle a lot w the thoughts that I am not good bc of the things I have done. And after hearing Mothers words on our identity of beloved children of the Father, it really hit me and could not stop crying. i know I will continue to struggle in believing my identity as a beloved daughter bc I am weak but by the help and grace of God I will try my best to believe in the truth and keep reminding myself until I can fully embrace that I am good and that I am a beloved daughter of God 🙏🏻 this is a very important message and I hope everyone who struggle w their identity will too come to know that they are a beloved child of God no matter the things they have done, good or bad, peace to you all and God bless 🫶🏼

This was such a good response, the veracity Faith is made so much more apparent by the responses to difficult questions like this.

The one's most difficult to love are often the one's most in dire need of it. I loved Mother Natalia's answer! May God bless her and the woman the question pertains.

You are a daughter of the Most High God and He loves you and is calling you home!🙏❤️

That was such a profound answer I wasn’t sure where she was going with it at 1st but she tied it up beautifully

Wow what an answer too God Bless Mother Natalia and God bless this woman!

Awh man, got me teary eyed at the end there, Matt. Such a beautiful walkthrough of our identity and how that’s constantly questioned. Bless that woman who asked that question, many are praying for you, including me. Blessings.

No-one is beyond redemption. Life is a struggle when we keep God out. We all have our shortcomings and yet we are all loved unconditionally by Him who made us. When we fall we can pick ourselves up again and keep on walking forward. God bless you on your journey 🙏

One of my dearest Saint friends Isaac the Syrian said: “As a handful of sand thrown into the ocean, so are the sins of all flesh as compared with the mind of God.”

Matt… that question and Mothers answer could be quite possibly be THE MOST important thing I have ever heard on your program!!!! It is the key to understanding who we are in relationship to God. Way to go!!!!

That woman's story reminds me of St Mary Magdalene's story.. so true that 'The one who has been forgiven more loves more' and truly Mary Magdalene loved Jesus more..she was there all thru out..Dont worry Beloved sister in Christ..the Lord is just waiting to heal you..Healing will go on because love never ends

What a beautiful way to explicate Theosis. 🕊️

Matt that was probably the most beautiful closing remark I’ve heard in a long time. Caught me by surprise and had me weeping in the kitchen as I listened.

What a beautiful response! I'm in tears being reminded how much God truly loves us, loves me, and how we are freed to love others in Him. This is the Good News!

Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant.

I immediately thought of Mary Magdalene... ask her for her help and intercession to see yourself as God sees you. And seek out a good, faithful spiritual director to guide you. Remember what Jesus told St Faustina - let no soul fear to draw near though his sin be as scarlet. Mercy is God's greatest attribute. God bless.

This was so amazing. This question was so real. Thank you to the person who asked. God bless you. Thank you God for this podcast! I hope this reaches many.

Amazing content ! A profound question posed, and profound answers given. Blessed channel.

These are some of the most important words I’ve ever heard. The reality of my being a son of God has finally started to make deeper sense. Thank you for sharing this.

Praying 🙏🏼 for this woman, her mission must be tremendous. Her 29:11…& yes, to Sister’s point, not only did the devil question 🕎 His ✝️ identity…Satan conveniently left off/refused to acknowledge The Love Of God…❤️‍🔥

This is so powerful. Much respect for the bravery of that woman to put her heart out there in her question

That was powerful!

ughhhh i have been trying to find the time to listen to this episode. i know itll be straight fire. they are so amazing.

Beautiful message.

Thanks for that. It was just wonderful to hear. 🙇‍♂️

I needed to hear this today. Thank you so much! ❤️‍🔥

What an excellent explanation! Thank you!!

Thank you for this lesson. One of the best yet!

Beautiful! And thank you

Wow, tremendous insight.

Ooh that level of regret and remorse is painful. The chains of shame must feel unbearable.

This really touched my heart and soul

God bless these two guests. And God bless the person asking the question i have faith that we will meet in paradise!

Beautiful answer from Mother Natalia.

Matt great guests and show as always. What a beautiful answer. God Bless

I’ve watch this video multiple times. I too really needed to hear that. Thank you, God bless.

Oh my! very very edifying conversations/comments on top of Mother Natalia's words. So grateful to you Matt for your channel. God bless.

Bless you and your wife. [Hugs]

Absolutely beautiful and inspired

Oh, Mother Natalia! So beautiful! Thank you!

Mother Natalia, That was so beautiful, so simple so powerful. Thank you

💘God bless you Pints with Aquinas! 💛Thank you for sharing with us this beautiful testimony! 💘Praying for you and for your beautiful wife! 💛From California with Love, Lara! 💘💛🙏💛💘

Thank you for this beautiful message. It profoundly brings to light some thing a voice said on one of my morning runs when I was a specially down on myself, and in angst about the world… Suddenly the words came into my mind “Christian, raise your head“ I think that’s what Mother Natalia is saying. Remember your dignity as a son or daughter of the one true God. Matt, even with that knowledge, I still needed your words that the god who, for gave Moses and David and so on will forgive us if we see him. God bless you all. And thankful and praying for everybody involved in the show.

This is both beautiful and very helpful. Thank you. I'm saying a prayer for the woman who asked the question that she can accept God's healing love.

Thank God for Confession!

😮😮 wow an amazing explanation, it was quite illuminating in understanding the reasons why people fall into temptation and fall into sin

Wow. Mother Natalia, your words are speaking life into so many. ❤ What a beautiful and Christ-like response.

This was blessed! It encourages me to be louder about what I believe. It’s like she was saying the thoughts I’ve felt God’s given me. Things I believe have to be true, or else I’m not who I think I am. glad God had you share 😃

Mother Natalia never ceases to bring me to tears

Wow I didnt expect that. Im going through a rough time currently and it is such a fight to trust God when you dont feel it. Lets pray for one another the Father´s mercy is still bigger than all of our sins and failures.

Great video ,,," Love as beloved children of God comes before the mission because that is our identity "

Wow. Bless these people. Glory to our merciful God!

So much love and compation in this video, i feel the strugle of this lady. She has to believe that her sins are nothing by Gods mercy and love. If she repents, there is nothing that can stop her getting a biiiiggg hug from our dear Lord. And whole Heaven would rejoice for her faith and conversion. Hope she grabs our Lords saving hand!

Had me in tears

She is amazing

Thanks to the writer of that letter. You have described the seemingly insurmountable. I hearing you

Mother Natalia is a a rock star

Wow what a beautiful answer

Great answer from Matt about iconic Bible figures Moses, David, Rahab, Paul, Peter, who gravely sinned and yet had enormous impact on salvation history.

Wow.....just wow!

That was so powerful

This answer by Mother Natalia was beautiful.

Mother Natalia is the best!

What a great revelation of this identity-aspect! Which only a female approach can contribute to the discussion. A man like me would't even have raised the question.

Heard a priest once say to an alcoholic, asked him if he'd want to be catholic. The alcoholic say would you have me. Fr said, would we have you? Sure, we have alcoholics. We have all kinds!!! The church as liars, cheaters, stealers, pride lovers, alcoholics, adulterers, sloths, gluttoners, etc....... The church has all of them. To think were are all perfect is so not true. We need to church bc we are flawed.

Such a blessing🙏 God is always fighting that spiritual battle and every victory is his!!! God bless y’all and thank you so much for sharing this amazing conversation.

I love how Mother Natalia says our identity lies in how God loved us into existence. That is so comforting, but at the same time I am not fully convinced because in the Christian faith, especially Catholic and Orthodox, it seems that a ''woman''s"" identity and value/worth lies in her virginity....everything "Virgin Mary this, Virgin Mary that" and then all the Virgin Martyrs who chose death over being raped and how they ascended into heaven as a purel clean virgin. This tears me apart on the inside. As a victim of child molestation and also rape later in my life, I feel valueless and gross and it traumatises me every day to the point of wanting to end my life. The flashbacks are unbearable. I really wish my identity was in God's love for me, not in my being dirty and used up and not pure....but I can not be convinced of what Natalia says. Any encouragement here please? I'm so broken and I need help. Im not a Christian, but I am looking into it because it sounds so amazing, the hope of my pain being gone one day for all of eternity....that's something for me that is worth living for now. Thanks friends.

You are a much loved child of God..

This video was so filled with grace and love. Natalia's answer was very wise and incredibly sensitive. I think everyone should take a moment to listen to this.

Matt, you blow my mind. Christ is truly working through you and the guest to bring healing to us.

I am Muslim and i respect this sister nun so much🎉

And that is how the Holy Spirit works through us. Beautiful, Mother Natalia. ❤