"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.
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"Your Faith Anew!"
"Dominion of the Divine Will"
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April 28, 1923 - Volume 15
Luisa writes,
I felt as though immersed in the endless light of the Eternal Will, and my sweet Jesus told me: “My daughter, my Divinity does not need to operate in order to make Its works come out – It only needs to want them. So, I want and I do; the greatest works, the most beautiful, come out by my mere wanting them. On the other hand, even if the creature wanted them, if she does not work, she does not move, she does nothing. Now, to one who makes my Will her own and lives in It as in her own royal palace, the same power is communicated, as much as is possible to a creature.”
Now, while He was saying this, I felt myself being drawn outside of myself, and I found an ugly monster under my feet, which was biting itself out of rage. And Jesus, being near me, added: “Just as my Virgin Mother crushed the head of the infernal serpent, so do I want another virgin, which must be the first possessor of the Supreme Will, to press again that infernal head so as to crush it and debilitate it, in such a way as to confine it into hell, that she may have full dominion over it, and it may not dare to approach those who must live in my Will. Therefore, place your foot on its head, and crush it.” Made brave, I did it, and it would bite itself more, and so as not to feel my touch, it shut itself up in the darkest abysses. Then Jesus resumed His speaking: “My daughter, do you think that the living in my Will is nothing? No, no – on the contrary, it is the all, it is the fulfillment of all sanctities, it is the absolute dominion of oneself, of one’s passions, and of one’s capital enemies; it is the complete triumph of the Creator over the creature. So, if she adheres and I come to letting her live in my Will, without her ever again wanting to know her own, I have nothing left to want from the creature, and she has nothing left to give Me. All my yearnings are fulfilled, my designs realized – there is nothing left but delighting in each other. It is true that I came upon earth to redeem man, but my primary purpose was that the Divine Will might triumph over the human will by according these two wills together and making them one, taking the human will into that Will from which it had gone out. This was the main offense that my Celestial Father received from man, and I was to compensate Him for it, otherwise I would not give Him full satisfaction. But in order to obtain the first purpose, first I had to issue the second – that is, to save him, to give him my hand since he had fallen, to wash him of the mud in which he was lying.
– 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 28, 1923, volume 15. Let us begin in the will and name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Heavenly Father, in your eternal will you created all things with a single act of love. Grant us the grace to enter into that same divine will, to live not by our own striving alone, but by your divine wanting, your divine acting, your divine life within us. May we receive fully the fruit of redemption so that we may enter as true children into your will, united, transformed, and made one with you. Through Christ our Lord, amen. Saint Matthew the Evangelist writes in the Holy Gospel according to Matthew chapter six ten. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in paragraph two hundred and eight six By prayer we can discern what is the will of God and obtain the endurance to do it. Jesus teaches us that one enters the kingdom of heaven not by speaking words, but by doing the will of my Father in heaven. In today's passage, Jesus reveals not only the importance of doing God's will, but the extraordinary gift of living in it, where the human will is united, transformed, and elevated into the divine will itself. Louisa writes I felt as though immersed in the endless light of the eternal will, and my sweet Jesus told me My daughter, my divinity does not need to operate in order to make its works come out. It only needs to want them. So I want and I do. The greatest works, the most beautiful, come out by my mere wanting them. On the other hand, even if the creature wanted them, if she does not work, she does not move, she does nothing. Now, to one who makes my will her own and lives in it as in her own royal palace, the same power is communicated as much as possible to a creature. Now, while he was saying this, I felt myself being drawn outside of myself, and I found an ugly monster under my feet, which was biting itself out of rage, and Jesus, being near me, added, Just as my virgin mother crushed the head of the infernal serpent, so do I want another virgin, which must be the possessor of the supreme will, to press again that infernal head so as to crush it and debilitate it in such a way as to confine it into hell, that she may have full dominion over it, and it may not dare to approach those who must live in my will. Therefore, place your foot on its head and crush it. Made brave, I did it, and it would bite itself more, and so as not to feel my touch, it shut itself up in the darkest abysses. Then Jesus resumed his speaking. My daughter, do you think that the living in my will is nothing? No, no. On the contrary, it is the all. It is the fulfillment of all sanctities. It is the absolute dominion of oneself, of one's passions, of one's capital enemies. It is the complete triumph of the creator over the creature. So if she adheres, and I come to letting her live in my will without her ever again wanting to know her own, I have nothing left to want from that creature, and she has nothing left to give me. All my yearnings are fulfilled, my designs realized. There is nothing left but delighting in each other. It is true that I came upon earth to redeem man, but my primary purpose was that the divine will might triumph over the human will by according these two wills together and making them one, taking the human will into that will from which it had gone out. This was the main offense that my celestial father received from man, and I was to compensate him for it. Otherwise I would not give him full satisfaction. But in order to obtain the first purpose, first I had to issue the second, that is, to save him, to give him my hand since he had fallen, to wash him of the mud in which he was lying. How could I say Come to live in my will if he was horrid to look at and was under the slavery of the infernal enemy? Therefore, after having obtained the second purpose, I want to secure the first one, that my will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that man who had gone out of my will enter into mine once again. And in order to obtain this, I give to this first creature all my merits, all my works and steps, my palpitating heart, my wounds, my blood, my whole humanity, to dispose her, to prepare her, to let her enter into my will. In fact, first she must take the complete fruit of my redemption, and then as though in triumph, enter the possession of the immense sea of my supreme will. I do not want her to enter as a stranger, but as a daughter, not as poor, but as rich, not as ugly, but as beautiful as if she were another me. Therefore, I want to centralize my whole life in you. And while he was saying this, it was as though many seas were coming out of him, which poured upon me, and I remained inside of them, sunken, and at the same time a sun, beating down with its light, receiving the complete fruit of redemption, in order to be able to give the complete fruit of its will to the creature. It was the sun of the eternal volition, which celebrated the entrance of the human will into its own. And Jesus This divine will of mine grew within my humanity like a flower, which I transplanted from heaven into the true Eden of my terrestrial humanity. It germinated in my blood. It sprouted from my wounds, to make of it the greatest gift to the creature. Don't you want to receive it? And I Yes. And he I want to transplant it into you.
SPEAKER_00Love it and know how to keep it.
SPEAKER_01This passage reveals something significant. The difference between human effort and divine operation. God does not struggle to act. He wills, and it is done. His will is not merely intention, it is creative power itself. Jesus is inviting us into something far beyond moral improvement or even heroic virtue. He is inviting us into participation in his very mode of acting, where the soul lives in the divine will as in a royal palace.
SPEAKER_00And what happens then? Dominion.
SPEAKER_01Not domination over others, but dominion over self, over passions, fears, temptations, and even the influence of the enemy. The image of crushing the serpent is not symbolic alone. It is experiential. The soul living in the divine will stands above what once enslaved it. But Jesus is very clear. This is not separate from redemption. We cannot bypass the cross. We must first receive the full fruit of his passion, his wounds, his blood, his heart. Only then can we enter the divine will, not as strangers, but as children. This is the key. Not as poor, but as rich, not as disfigured, but as beautiful, not as distant, but as another me. The divine will is not given to incomplete souls, it completes them. And then comes the culmination. God delights in the soul, and the soul delights in God. Nothing lacking, nothing missing. This is the fulfillment of the Our Father. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Not just around us, but within us.
SPEAKER_00Let us pray.
SPEAKER_01Lord Jesus, you who willed creation into being, you who willed redemption through love and sacrifice, you now will to share your very will with us. Draw us out of ourselves, out of our fears, our limitations, our striving, and immerse us in the endless sea of your divine will. May we no longer live divided, pulled between two wills, but united in one single act, your own. Crus within us all that resists you, all that rebels, all that separates. Give us courage to place our foot upon all that opposes your reign in our souls. Clothe us with the fruits of your redemption, your wounds, your blood, your heart, so that we may enter your will not as strangers, but as beloved children. Transplant within us this divine flower, grown in your humanity, watered by your blood, illuminated by your eternal light. And teach us to love it, to guard it, to live in it always.
SPEAKER_00Amen.
SPEAKER_01Thank you for joining your faith anew today. The divine will is not a distant ideal, it is a present invitation. Begin today with a simple act. Surrender your will in one moment, one decision, one offering, and in that small yes, the divine will begins to reign. Until tomorrow, stay in his will, and your faith will be made anew.
SPEAKER_02If you want your dream to be, build it slow and surely. Small beginning, greater hand grows.