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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton

Father David Marcham

Father David S. Marcham is a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston and serves as Vice Postulator and Guild Director of the Cause for Canonization of Venerable Patrick Peyton. Before entering St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts, he worked for eleven years as a physical therapist in Boston-area hospitals. Ordained in 2005, Father David was assigned to St. Mary Parish in Franklin, Massachusetts. His involvement in Father Peyton’s Cause began in 2007, when he assisted Father George Lucas, C.S.C., in advancing the Cause for Canonization. Appointed Vice Postulator in 2009, Father David oversees the progress of the Cause, directs the Guild, and promotes devotion to Father Peyton’s legacy of family prayer.

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Strengthening family unity

Be Not Afraid...to Share, to Give: Family Reflection Video

“It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness…” –Saint John Paul II

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Celebrating family life  |  Holy lives of inspiration

What's Going On...On the Inside? Family Reflection Video

Jesus had the opportunity to point out the difference and priority of interior purity vs. exterior appearance.

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Holy lives of inspiration

Are You Martha or Mary? Family Reflection Video

Where are our attentions focused?

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Holy lives of inspiration  |  Why pray?

Keeping It Real, Faithful, and Free: Family Reflection Video

Following Jesus’s example, St. Francis is a teacher for us, even now.

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Celebrating family life

Guardian Angels: Family Reflection Video

“Wow, that was so close!”

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Holy lives of inspiration  |  Strengthening family unity

Hearing and Acting on the Cry of the Poor: Family Reflection Video

It doesn’t take much, but charity and respect have a big impact.

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