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Bearing Good Fruit and Doing Some Summer Pruning: Family Reflection Video

Bearing Good Fruit and Doing Some Summer Pruning: Family Reflection Video

Celebrating family life

The tree may be good, but don’t forget to do some hedging every once in a while.

The recent passing of Charles Krauthammer had me reflecting on the gifts God gives us and how we use them. Mr. Krauthammer was a respected journalist and commentator who had been in an accident that left him paralyzed. Professionally, he brought insight and news to many, while personally, he was a husband and father. The fruit of his life was that he used the talents God had given him and lived a life that had meaning.

At times, we’re reminded by the passing of a good person that we should thank God for the fruits he has helped us to bear and the need at times to do some pruning.

How do I try my best to live in God’s grace every day? Do I use my gifts to bear good fruit?

May we take the time today to reflect on the good fruit we are bearing as well as the areas that need some work.

For additional reading: Today’s Reading: False ProphetsThe Indispensable Man: Charles Krauthammer

About 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.