"Your Faith Anew!"
Your Faith Anew! exists to help souls grow in their knowledge of the Catholic Faith, strive to remain in a state of grace, and encounter the transforming joy of the Gospel. Its mission is simple yet eternal: to save souls, glorify God, and become saints.
Hosted by David Russell, this daily reflection podcast draws deeply from Sacred Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the writings of the Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta—especially The Book of Heaven—guiding listeners into a deeper understanding of living in the Divine Will.
David is the author of four spiritually rich works: Magi Theology: The Essence of Illusion, The Little Magician – Discovers Bigger and Better, Our Pilgrimage with the Pilgrim Virgin, and his newest release, Our Mother in the Divine Will. With a lifelong fascination for the mystical, David discovered a profound connection between the art of illusion and deeper spiritual realities—an insight that inspired both his theological and children’s writings. His work Magi Theology received both the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur from the Diocese of Knoxville.
In 2010, David was introduced to the writings of Luisa Piccarreta, which deeply resonated with his own spiritual insights. This encounter helped shape the foundation of his ministry.
In 2017, he founded the Your Faith Anew! prayer and study group to help Catholics rediscover and fall in love with their Faith. At the heart of his message is this conviction:
“The Catholic Faith prepares us to receive the Gift of Living in the Divine Will—and this Gift enables us to live our Faith in a divine manner most pleasing to God.”
Join us daily as we seek not only to understand our Faith—but to live it fully, joyfully, and in union with the Divine Will.
Song: Buddy Comfort - vocals and guitar from the album, "Brother Sun, Sister Moon", www.buddycomfort.com
"Your Faith Anew!"
"Desiring God Alone - The Gift That Obtains Everything"
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April 11, 1904 - Volume 6
Luisa writes,
Continuing in my usual state, after much struggling, I saw my adorable Jesus for just a little, and He told me: “You who wanted Me so much – what do you want, what is it that you care about the most?” And I: ‘Lord, I want nothing – what I care about the most is You alone.’ And He repeated: “What - you want nothing? Ask Me for something – sanctity, my grace, virtues… for I can give you everything.” And, again, I said: ‘Nothing, nothing, I want You alone and whatever You want.” And, again, He added: “So you want nothing else? I alone am enough for you? Your desires have no other life in you but for Me alone? All your trust, then, must be in Me alone, for even if you want nothing, you will obtain everything.” And without giving me any more time, He disappeared like a flash. I remained very disappointed, especially because, as much as I asked for Him, He would not come back; so I thought to myself: ‘I want nothing, I think and care about nothing but Him alone, while He seems not to bother about me. I don’t know how His good Heart can reach such a point.’ And I spoke a lot of other nonsense. Now, at that moment, He came back and told me: “Thank you, thank you. What is greater – when the Creator thanks the creature or when the creature thanks the Creator? Now, know that when you wait for Me and I delay my coming, I thank you; when I come immediately, you are obliged to thank Me. So, does it seem trivial to you that the Creator gives you the occasion to have Him be obliged to you and thank you?” I was left all confused.
– Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta
Buddy Comfort – vocals and guitar from the album, ‘Brother Sun, Sister Moon’, http://www.buddycomfort.com, words and music by Donovan Leitch.
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SPEAKER_01Welcome. This is David Russell and your faith anew, daily reflections guiding you to live in the divine will. Today's reflection is from the Book of Heaven by the servant of God Louisa Picaretta, april eleventh, nineteen oh four, volume six. Let us begin in the will and name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Heavenly Father, grant us the grace to desire you above all things, purify our intentions, quiet our restless hearts, and draw us into the simplicity of loving you alone. May we find our peace not in what you give, but in who you are. Amen. Saint Matthew records the words of Jesus in the Holy Gospel according to Matthew chapter six twenty one. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in paragraph twenty five forty eight. Desire for true happiness frees man from his immoderate attachment to the goods of this world, so that he can find his fulfillment in the vision and beatitude of God. The promise of seeing God surpasses all beatitude. In Scripture, to see is to possess. Whoever sees God has obtained all the goods of which he can conceive. When the soul desires God alone, it begins to possess everything in him, even when he seems absent. Louisa writes. Continuing in my usual state after much struggling, I saw my adorable Jesus for just a little, and he told me You who wanted me so much. What do you want? What is it you care about the most? And I Lord, I want nothing. What I care about the most is you alone And he repeated What? You want nothing? Ask me for something. Sanctity, my grace, virtues, for I can give you everything. And again I said nothing nothing. I want you alone and whatever you want. And again he added, So you want nothing else? I alone am enough for you? Your desires have no other life in you but for me alone? All your trust then must be in me alone, for even if you want nothing, you will obtain everything. And without giving me any more time, he disappeared like a flash. I remain very disappointed, especially because as much as I asked for him, he would not come back. So I thought to myself I want nothing. I think and care about nothing but him alone. While he seems not to bother about me. I don't know how his good heart can reach such a point. And I spoke a lot of other nonsense. Now at that moment, he came back and told me Thank you. Thank you. What is greater? When the creator thanks the creature or when the creature thanks the creator? Now know that when you wait for me and I delay my coming, I thank you. When I come immediately, you are obliged to thank me. So does it seem trivial to you that the Creator gives you the occasion to have him be obliged to you and thank you? I was left all confused. This passage reveals a beautiful and deep spiritual paradox. When the soul truly desires nothing but God, it receives everything. Jesus gently tests Louisa, not to deny her, but to draw out the purity of her love. He offers her everything sanctity, grace, virtues. Yet she refuses, not out of indifference, but because she has discovered the source behind all gifts. She wants not what God gives, but God Himself. This is the transformation of the soul in the divine will. At first, we seek blessings, answers, consolations. But as love matures, the soul begins to simplify. It no longer divides its desire, it becomes singular. I want you alone. And yet, immediately after this beautiful act, Louisa falls into discouragement. She feels abandoned. She questions. She even admits to speaking nonsense. This is deeply human and deeply instructive. Because Jesus returns not to correct her desire, but to elevate her understanding. He reveals something astonishing. When he delays, he thanks the soul. Why? Because waiting in faith without any consolation is one of the purest acts of love. It's love without reward. It's fidelity without feeling. It is trust without proof. In that waiting, the creature gives something to the creator, something so rare that Jesus himself says thank you. This overturns our usual thinking. We often feel that when God delays, we are losing something. But in reality, we are being given the opportunity to give something to Him, to love Him for Himself, to remain, to trust, to desire nothing but Him even in silence. And this is the secret. When the soul reaches this point, when it truly wants nothing but God, it has already obtained everything. Let us pray. Jesus, my only good, strip my heart of every divided desire. Remove from me the need to feel, to see, to understand. Give me instead the grace to remain. When you come, I thank you. When you delay, teach me to remain faithful. When you are silent, let my love speak. I desire nothing but you, not your gifts, not your consolations, not even your sweetness, but you alone. And if you ask me to wait, then I will wait. If you ask me to trust, then I will trust. Let my soul become so simple, so pure that it can say in every moment, You alone are enough. And in that nothingness, let me possess everything in you. Amen. Thank you for joining your faith anew today. When your heart feels empty, remember, this may be the very place where your love becomes pure. Stay faithful, desire him alone, and trust that even in the silence, something eternal is being formed within you. Until tomorrow, stay in his will, and your faith will be made anew.
SPEAKER_00If you want your dream to be, build it slow and surely.