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Leading Family and Friends Back to God: Family Reflection Video

Leading Family and Friends Back to God: Family Reflection Video

Why pray?  |  Return to the Church

Perhaps you have family or friends who are uncertain about God's love for us and this has led them to drift away from the faith.

St. Paul gives us a great road map, making a case for God.

All of creation and all that works in harmony is designed by God. Every one of us has a longing and searching soul. People who have drifted from the faith might be substituting by being part of a hiking group, playing golf, or any number of activities that give them a sense of satisfaction for body and mind.

The key to inspiring them is to be like St. Paul and Father Peyton, the founder of our ministry. We must place our friendship with God first so that we can speak with understanding and conviction. Then we’ll be able to share how God has made each one of us to be in union with Him, each other, and all of creation. 

And, the good news is that when we struggle to find the words or way to share the faith, Jesus promises to help us through the Holy Spirit.  

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.