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Is Your Family Like Jesus

By: Father David Marcham on January 29th, 2019

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Is Your Family Like Jesus' Family? Family Reflection Video

Strengthening family unity

“Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”

 

 

Jesus tells us today that His family isn’t limited to those who are blood relatives or those who have married into the family. The requirement for membership in the family that Jesus is forming is simply to do the will of God.

In a time when family membership carried a significant meaning, this exchange would have been shocking to those gathered around the house. This can be hard for us to hear too...

Those who suffer from conflicts in the family or a divide among members know it isn’t always easy to simply follow the will of God as Jesus asks. Let us reflect on this. Is your family part of Jesus’ family? How do you carry out God’s will?

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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.