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Finding Meaning in God and Our Families: Family Reflection Video

By: Father David Marcham on August 13th, 2019

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Finding Meaning in God and Our Families: Family Reflection Video

Why pray?

No matter our age or those ages represented in our families, God's Word is wonderful reminder of how each chapter of our lives has meaning and joyful moments, as well as its challenges.

In the gospel, Jesus teaches the disciples who are letting their egos grow, that the virtue of humility as embodied in a child is to be embraced. We can ask ourselves in prayer or, if we’re brave, ask a family member: “Are my words and actions those of someone who is humble, or do I need to work on it?”

In God's plan, in His providence, He’s able to use every day of our lives; from our witness to the faith. Something to teach our families and hold close to our hearts, whether young or old or somewhere in-between; that God will always lead and be with us on every step of the journey.

May God bless you and your families this holy day!

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.