"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!"
"Purity of Heart Before God"
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April 12, 1899 - Volume 2
Luisa writes,
Today, without having me wait too long, Jesus came quickly and told me: “You are my tabernacle. Being in the Sacrament for Me is the same as being in your heart; or rather, in you I find something more: I am able to share my pains with you and to have you with Me, a living victim before divine justice, which I do not find in the Sacrament.” And while saying these words, He enclosed Himself within me. While within me, Jesus would make me feel, now the pricks of the thorns, now the pains of the cross, the labors and the sufferings of His Heart. Around His Heart I could see a braid of iron spikes, which made Jesus suffer very much. Ah, how much pity I felt in seeing Him suffer so much! I would have wanted to suffer everything myself, rather than let my sweet Jesus suffer, and from the heart I prayed Him to give the pains and the suffering to me. Jesus told me: “Daughter, the offenses which most pierce my Heart are the masses said sacrilegiously, and the hypocrisies.” Who can say what I understood in these two words? It seemed to me that externally one shows that he loves and praises the Lord, but internally he has poison ready to kill Him; externally, one shows that he wants the glory and the honor of God, while internally he seeks his own honor and esteem. All works done with hypocrisy, even the holiest ones, are works completely poisoned, which embitter the Heart of Jesus.
– 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.
If you want your dream to be, build it slow and surely. Small beginning, greater and heartfelt work grows purely.
SPEAKER_01Welcome. This is David Russell and Your Faith the New. 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 twelfth, eighteen ninety nine, volume two. Let us begin in the will and name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Heavenly Father, place within us a pure heart, free from all hypocrisy, so that every thought, word, and action may be offered in your divine will. Unite us with the suffering heart of Jesus, that we may console him and live as true tabernacles of his presence. Amen. Saint Matthew writes in the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter five, verse eight. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. The catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in paragraph twenty five, eighteen. The sixth beatitude proclaims Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Pure in heart refers to those who have attuned their intellects and wills to the demands of God's holiness, chiefly in three areas charity, chastity or sexual rectitude, love of truth, and orthodoxy of faith. Louisa writes Today, without having me wait too long, Jesus came quickly and told me, You are my tabernacle. Being in the sacrament for me is the same as being in your heart, or rather in you I find something more. I am able to share my pains with you, and to have you with me a living victim before divine justice, which I do not find in the sacrament. And while saying these words, he enclosed himself within me, while within me Jesus would make me feel now the pricks of the thorns, now the pains of the cross, the labors and the sufferings of his heart. Around his heart I could see a braid of iron spikes, which made Jesus suffer very much. Ah, how much pity I felt in seeing him suffer so much. I would have wanted to suffer everything myself rather than let my sweet Jesus suffer. And from the heart I prayed him to give the pains and the suffering to me. Jesus told me, Daughter, the offenses which most pierce my heart are the masses said sacrilegiously, and the hypocrisies. Who can say what I understood in these two words? It seemed to me that externally one shows that he loves and praises the Lord, but internally he has poison ready to kill him. Externally one shows that he wants the glory and the honor of God, while internally he seeks his own honor and esteem. All works done with hypocrisy, even the holiest ones, are works completely poisoned which embitter the heart of Jesus. In today's passage, Jesus reveals something deeply intimate. The soul living in his will becomes a living tabernacle. Not only does he dwell there, but he finds something even more, someone who can share in his sufferings and console his heart. This is the call to a deeper participation in the life of Christ. Yet alongside this incredible union, Jesus reveals what wounds him most sacrilegious masses and hypocrisy. This is naked truth. It reminds us that external devotion alone is not enough. We can appear faithful outwardly, yet harbor self-seeking intentions within. To live in the divine will is to allow God to purify not just our actions, but our intentions. It is to act not for our own honor, but purely for his glory. Every act becomes an offering of love, transparent, sincere, and united to Jesus. The divine will strips away duplicity. It calls us to authenticity before God. In this state, even the smallest act, done with purity of heart, becomes a consolation to Jesus and a participation in his redemptive work. Let us pray. O Jesus, make my heart your dwelling place, a true tabernacle where you may rest and find consolation. Purify my intentions, Lord, that I may act only for your glory and not for my own. Remove from me all hypocrisy, all hidden motives, all desire for recognition. Let every act I do be united to your divine will, pure and pleasing in your sight. Allow me to share in your sufferings, not out of sorrow alone, but out of love, so that I may console your heart and repair for the offenses committed against you. May my life be a living offering, a continuous act of love in your divine will. Amen. Thank you for joining your faith anew today. May we strive each day for purity of heart, allowing our lives to become a true dwelling place for Jesus. 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. Small beginning, greater and heartfelt work grows pure.