Pints With Aquinas Living in God's Love in the Midst of a Broken World (Sr. Miriam J. Heidland, SOLT) | Ep. 554
Nov 27, 2025
In this episode, Sr. Miriam J. Heidland, SOLT, a dedicated religious sister focused on healing and spiritual direction, shares profound insights on living in God's love amid life's struggles. She discusses the significance of wearing her habit and how it opens doors for ministry. Topics like the impact of societal wounds, the nature of true healing through Christ, and the essence of forgiveness emerge. Sr. Miriam also shares her personal journey through trauma and emphasizes practical steps toward healing, inviting listeners to find their safe spaces in God's love.
02:08:00
Healing The Healers
- Priests and religious need healing because their wounds shape the health of the whole Church.
- Sr. Miriam argues investing in clergy and religious healing yields widespread ecclesial renewal.
Nuns Mistaken For Costumes
- Sr. Miriam recounts being mistaken for wearing a Halloween costume at a grocery store.
- The man was disappointed when she explained she was a real nun, which made her laugh.
Wear Your Witness Responsibly
- When you wear a habit in public, accept the responsibility to be available and kind.
- Sr. Miriam says your exterior witness points people to Christ and invites conversation.
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Intro
00:00 • 2min
Sr. Miriam's vocation and ministry
02:22 • 45sec
Ad break
03:07 • 47sec
What life in the habit looks like
03:54 • 2min
Religious life as sign of heaven
05:37 • 2min
Evangelization through presence
08:02 • 5min
Decline and renewal of vocations
13:28 • 6min
Cultural depletion and human formation
19:22 • 3min
Encountering people where they are
22:18 • 5min
Judgment vs. explanation
27:34 • 56sec
Defenses, shame and judgment
28:30 • 2min
Adam and Eve: hiding from God
30:50 • 2min
Sorrowful mysteries and the Paschal healing
33:17 • 5min
Dissociation and trauma responses
37:48 • 2min
Tactical response to temptation
39:29 • 2min
Sex, violence, and cultural hardening
41:35 • 7min
Knowing your story of origin
48:35 • 1min
Sr. Miriam's personal story of healing
49:52 • 3min
Clergy formation and pastoral loneliness
52:50 • 3min
Gossip, bandwagons, and false intimacy
56:09 • 6min
Digital distraction and interior life
01:02:09 • 8min
Contemplation as healing path
01:09:57 • 7min
Intimacy with God as being at home
01:17:05 • 3min
Healing vs. trendy modalities
01:20:19 • 7min
Practical steps to begin healing
01:27:18 • 5min
Daily life: noticing micro-movements
01:32:11 • 10min
Finding safe spaces in Christ
01:41:52 • 2min
The school of love and lifelong holiness
01:43:58 • 8min
Forgiveness: will, not feeling
01:52:18 • 9min
Forgiving an abuser: a lived example
02:01:33 • 4min
Christ as refuge and final words
02:05:22 • 3min
Outro
02:08:27 • 2sec
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