"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!"
"Living in the Womb of the Trinity"
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April 13, 1922 - Volume 14
Luisa writes,
I was continuing my usual prayers, and my lovable Jesus, surprising me from behind my shoulders, called me by name, telling me: “Luisa, daughter of my Will, do you want to live always in my Will?” And I: ‘Yes, O Jesus.’ And He: “But is it really true that you want to live in my Will?” And I: ‘It is really true, my Love, nor would I adapt myself to live from another will.’ And Jesus, again: “Do you say it firmly?” Now, seeing myself confused, almost fearing, I added: “My Life, Jesus, You make me fear with these questions. Explain Yourself better. I say it firmly, but always helped by You, and in the strength of your Will, which involves me completely, in such a way that I could not do without living in your Volition.” And He, heaving a sigh of relief, repeated: “How happy I am of your triple affirmation! Do not fear, these are nothing but reassurances, reaffirmations and confirmations, so as to impress in you the triple seal of the Will of the Three Divine Persons. You must know that one who lives in my Will must rise up high - but so high as to live in the womb of the Most Holy Trinity. Your life and Ours must be one; therefore it is necessary, it is decorous that you know where you are, and with Whom you are; that you conform to whatever We do, and that, not by force, but willingly, with love and with full knowledge, you live in Our womb Now, do you know what Our Divine Life is? We amuse Ourselves very much in releasing from Us new images of Ourselves. We are in continuous act of forming Our images, so much so, that Heaven and earth are filled with Our images - their shadows flow everywhere. The Sun is Our image, and Its light is the shadow of Ours, which covers all the earth. The heavens are Our image, which extend everywhere and carry the shadow of Our own Immensity. Man is Our image, who carries Our Power, Wisdom and Love within himself. So, We do nothing other than continuously produce Our images, which resemble Us. Now, one who must live in Our Will, living in Our womb, must form many other copies of Ourselves together with Us; she must be with Us in Our work; she must let copies and shadows of Us come out of herself, filling the whole earth and Heaven. Now, in creating the first man, We formed him with Our hands; and breathing over him, We gave him life. Once We made the first, all the others take origin from the first, and are copies of the first. Our Power, flowing through all generations, reproduces his copies. Now, since We constitute you Firstborn Daughter of Our Will, it is necessary that you live with Us in order to form the first copy of the soul who lives in Our Will, so that, as she lives in Us, she may receive Our attitude, and may learn with Our Power to operate according to Our way. Once We have made of you the first copy of the soul who lives in Our Will, more copies will come. The road of Our Will is extremely long - it embraces Eternity. And as it seems that one has navigated the way, much remains to do and to receive from Us in order to learn Our ways, and to form the first copy of the soul who lives in Our Will. This is the greatest work We must do; therefore We must give you much, and it is appropriate to dispose you much, so that you may receive. This is the reason for my repeated questions: it is to dispose you, to enlarge you and elevate you in order to accomplish my designs. I care so much about it, that I would leave everything aside to reach my purpose. Therefore, be attentive and faithful. – 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_02Welcome. 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 13th, 1922, volume 14. Let us begin in the will and name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord Jesus, draw us ever deeper into your divine will. Confirm within us the desire to live not for ourselves, but in you and with you. Enlarge our hearts to receive your life, and give us the grace to remain faithful to your designs. Amen. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in paragraph two sixty zero. Before we enter into today's reading, we're invited to contemplate a great mystery. The call not only to follow God, but to live within the very life of the Most Holy Trinity.
SPEAKER_01Louisa writes.
SPEAKER_02And I Yes, O Jesus. And he but is it really true that you want to live in my will? And I It is really true, my love, nor would I adapt myself to live from another will. And Jesus again. Do you say it firmly? Now, seeing myself confused, almost fearing, I added My life Jesus. You make me fear with these questions. Explain yourself better. I say it firmly, but always helped by you, and in the strength of your will, which involves me completely in such a way that I could not do without living in your volition. And he, heaving a sigh of relief, repeated, How happy I am of your triple affirmation. Do not fear. These are nothing but reassurances, reaffirmations, and confirmations, so as to impress in you the triple seal of the will of the three divine persons. You must know that one who lives in my will must rise up high, but so high as to live in the womb of the most holy trinity. Your life and ours must be one. Therefore it is necessary, it is decorous that you know where you are and with whom you are, that you conform to whatever we do, and that not by force, but willingly, with love and with full knowledge, you live in our womb. Now, do you know what our divine life is? We amuse ourselves very much in releasing from us new images of ourselves. We are in continuous act of forming our images, so much so that heaven and earth are filled with our images, their shadows flow everywhere. The sun is our image, and its light is the shadow of ours, which covers all the earth. The heavens are our image, which extend everywhere and carry the shadow of our own immensity. Man is our image, who carries our power, wisdom, and love within himself. So we do nothing other than continuously produce our images which resemble us. Now one who must live in our will, living in our womb, must form many other copies of ourselves together with us. She must be with us in our work. She must let copies and shadows of us come out of herself, filling the whole earth and heaven. Now, in creating the first man, we formed him with our hands, and breathing over him, we gave him life. Once we made the first, all the others take origin from the first and are copies of the first. Our power flowing through all generations reproduces his copies. Now, since we constitute you firstborn daughter of our will, it is necessary that you live with us in order to form the first copy of the soul who lives in our will, so that as she lives in us, she may receive our attitude and may learn with our power to operate according to our way. Once we have made of you the first copy of the soul who lives in our will, more copies will come. The road of our will is extremely long. It embraces eternity. And as it seems that one has navigated the way, much remains to do and to receive from us in order to learn our ways and to form the first copy of the soul who lives in our will. This is the greatest work we must do. Therefore, we must give you much, and it is appropriate to dispose you much, so that you may receive. This is the reason for my repeated questions. It is to dispose you, to enlarge you, and to elevate you in order to accomplish my designs. I care so much about it that I would leave everything aside to reach my purpose.
SPEAKER_01Therefore, be attentive and faithful.
SPEAKER_02In this passage, Jesus reveals that living in the divine will is nothing less than entering into the very life of the Trinity. It's not symbolic, but participatory. The soul is invited to dwell in God's own interior life. Notice how Jesus insists on confirmation. Not because he doubts, but because he desires to expand the soul. Each affirmation enlarges the capacity to receive divine life. The triple confirmation reflects the Trinity itself, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit sealing the soul in their will. To live in the divine will means to begin to operate with God, thinking with his wisdom, loving with his love, acting with his power. The soul becomes a living echo of God's own activity, forming copies of divine acts that spread throughout creation. This is why Jesus speaks of forming the first copy. Every soul called into this life participates in a divine pattern that will multiply across the world. It's a work of restoration, returning humanity to its original design.
SPEAKER_01Let us pray.
SPEAKER_02O Most Holy Trinity, draw me into your divine life. Enlarge my soul to receive your will and to live within your sacred mystery. Let my thoughts, words, and actions become reflections of your own. May I be faithful in every moment, forming acts in your will that echo throughout eternity. Amen. Thank you for joining your faith anew today. Remain attentive and faithful as the Lord draws you deeper into his divine will. 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.