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
As I was in my usual state, I saw my adorable Jesus for just a little, saying to me: “My daughter, to accept mortifications and sufferings as penance and as chastisement is praiseworthy, it is good, but it has no connection with the divine way of operating. In fact, I did much, I suffered much, but the way I had in all this was only love for the Father and for men. So, it shows immediately whether a creature has the way of operating and suffering in a divine manner - if it is love alone that pushes her to do it and to suffer. If she has other ways, good as they may be, they are always the ways of creatures, and therefore she will find in them the merit that a creature can acquire, not the merit that the Creator can acquire, because there is no union of ways. But if she has my way, the fire of love will destroy any disparity and inequality, and will form one single thing between my work and that of the creature.”
– Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta
Buddy Comfort – vocals and guitar from the album Brother Sun, Sister Moon, 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.
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Welcome. 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, october twenty seventh, nineteen oh three, volume five. Let us begin in the will and name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Heavenly Father, draw my heart close to the heart of your Son. Free me from the desire to be noticed, admired, or rewarded. Give me the grace to recognize your presence in the quiet duties of this day. May your Holy Spirit awaken within me a generosity that asks for nothing except the joy of belonging to you. Amen. A reading from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians, chapter thirteen, verses one through three. If I speak in human and angelic tongues, but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing symbol. And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge, if I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in paragraph eighteen twenty seven The practice of all the virtues is animated and inspired by charity, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. It is the form of the virtues. It articulates and orders them among themselves. It is the source and the goal of their Christian practice. Charity upholds and purifies our human ability to love and raises it to the supernatural perfection of divine love. As we turn now to the writings of Louisa Pecaretta, may we listen with the openness of a disciple who longs to know the heart of Jesus more intimately. Luisa writes As I was in my usual state, I saw my adorable Jesus for just a little, saying to me, My daughter, to accept mortifications and sufferings as penance and as chastisement is praiseworthy. It is good, but it has no connection with the divine way of operating. In fact, I did much, I suffered much, but the way I had in all this was only love of the Father and for men. So it shows immediately whether a creature has the way of operating and suffering in a divine manner, if it is love alone that pushes her to do it and to suffer. If she has other ways, good as they may be, they are always the ways of creatures, and therefore she will find in them the merit that a creature can acquire, not the merit that the creator can acquire, because there is no union of ways. But if she has my way, the fire of love will destroy any disparity and inequality and will form one single thing between my work and that of the creature. There is a beautiful moment in the gospel when Jesus sits down near the treasury of the temple and watches people making their offerings. Many wealthy people contribute large amounts. Then a poor widow approaches and places two small coins into the treasury. Almost no one would have noticed her. But Jesus noticed, and he called his disciples together because he wanted them to understand something about the kingdom of God. The widow had given very little in the eyes of the world. Yet Jesus recognized the extraordinary generosity of her heart. What did he see that others could not? He saw a woman whose gift could not be measured simply by its monetary value. Saint Paul brings us even deeper into this mystery in his first letter to the Corinthians. He teaches that extraordinary accomplishments, remarkable sacrifices, and even heroic generosity are spiritually empty when charity is absent. That's a startling teaching. We can spend our lives doing religious things and still overlook the very relationship those things are meant to nourish. Consider how easily our spiritual life can become a collection of accomplishments. We attend mass, we prayed our rosary, we completed our devotions, we helped someone in need. All wonderful things. But Christianity is not ultimately a record of what we've accomplished for God. It is communion with Jesus Christ. And communion changes everything. A husband caring for his sick wife may perform the same simple duties every day, preparing breakfast, helping her dress, sitting beside her when she is frightened. To an outside observer, nothing remarkable is happening. Yet those ordinary moments can become a profound expression of Christian charity. The husband is not merely completing responsibilities, he is responding to a person he loves. And in loving her, he encounters Christ. This helps us appreciate something essential about living in the divine will. We are not seeking a spiritual achievement that sets us apart from other Christians. We are asking Jesus to draw us so completely into his own life that our ordinary actions become expressions of our communion with Him. The Catechism reminds us that charity gives life to the practice of the virtues. It is the form of all the virtues and their ultimate perfection. And charity itself is God's gift, poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. We cannot manufacture it through determination alone. We receive it, we cooperate with it, we allow it to transform us. Perhaps today there will be no extraordinary opportunity to serve God, only familiar responsibilities, an unexpected interruption, or someone who needs a little patience. Don't underestimate what Jesus can accomplish in such moments. Remember the widow at the temple? The world saw two small coins.
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Jesus saw her heart.
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Let us pray. Jesus, my beloved Savior, you know the hidden places of my heart, even those I scarcely understand myself. I come before you with nothing to prove and nothing to conceal. Teach me to receive your love without fear. When I'm tempted to measure my worth by what I accomplish, remind me that I am already precious to you. When I encounter someone who needs tenderness, grant me the grace to recognize your presence. And when my heart grows weary, let me rest in the certainty that you remain near. Jesus, I enter into your divine will. Receive the small offering of this day with its joys, its limitations, and its unseen moments. May your Holy Spirit form within me the charity that makes every virtue fruitful. And may the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave herself so completely to your heavenly Father, teach me the beauty of a heart that belongs entirely to God. Jesus, let my life become a quiet expression of your love.
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Amen.
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Thank you for joining your faith anew today. Until tomorrow, stay in his will, and your faith will be made anew.
