Posts by Francine & Byron Pirola
Francine talks on 3AW
Francine talks with Alan Pearsall on 3AW about relationships.
Read MoreByron on i98FM Breakfast Show
Byron chats with Bianca and Marty on the i98FM Breakfast Show
Read MoreByron talks Relationship Education: ABC Afternoons Melbourne
Byron discusses the benefits of Relationship Education with Richard Stubbs, 774 ABC Radio, Melbourne, Friday Feb 6, 2015
Read MoreSacrament Essentials – Reconciliation
CathFamily – February 2015 edition features the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Read MoreSmartLoving: What it is. How to do it.
Want an easy way to understand SmartLoving? Have a look at this deck to find out what it is and how to do it!
Read MoreUnderstanding Fertility
Male Fertility Under normal circumstances, men are fertile all the time. Sperm are produced continuously by the testes at a rate of around a hundred million per day. The testes begin sperm production at puberty and continue until the man dies, although the number and quality decline with age. Female Fertility Women are fertile for…
Read MoreMoney Matters
Money is cited as one the most frequent causes of arguments among couples. This is because money is not simply notes and coins; it is the means by which we access a whole lot of different and important things, like security, sustenance, material goods, status, influence, protection, gratitude of others and self-esteem, to name a…
Read MoreHealing Emotional Injuries
If you have been emotionally injured in anyway, you can use this activity to process your experience. Full instructions are available on the PDF handout. Healing Process 1. Pray 2. Reflect Gratitude Strongest Emotion (L.I.F.E.) Your Desire 3. Watch the Forgiveness Film (Break Through) 4. Connect Unclutter Emotional Communion Forgive The Forgiveness Film (Break Through)
Read MoreWindows of the Soul
A useful framework for developing our Emotional Intelligence, The Johari Window, helps us visualise how we can expand our self-awareness and deepen our intimacy. Picture a four-paned window that represents you. Within the window is everything that is known and unknown about you. It includes factual information such as your age, sex, which school you…
Read MoreThe Wisdom of a Prenup??!
Recently, we’ve been reflecting on prenuptial agreements and we think there’s some merit to them. Gasp! Surely, they can’t be serious you think. Can they really be suggesting something that so conspicuously undermines the sacred meaning of Catholic marriage? Actually we are, but not the stereotypical kind of prenuptial agreement between a wealthy aging male…
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