By: Father David Marcham on October 16th, 2018

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

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

We can get ready for the day with great attention to our appearance but at times lack a purity of our souls. Jesus explains this today when he tells the Pharisee of what it really means to be clean. Working in God’s Word and helping others wash the soul. Saint Hedwig founded religious houses, hospitals, and cared for the poor using her family’s wealth. Her life’s shiny exterior did not cloud her need to work in the Lord’s name.

Jesus and St. Hedwig help us too see both body and soul needs to be kept clean so that we can shine the light and love of Christ both in our homes and in public with an integrity of what we believe and how we live.

Is there any cleaning we need by the Grace of God?

We pray for our souls to be cleansed! May we do some digging and strive to be as clean on the inside as we are on the outside.

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.