Romance and Mystery

By Francine & Byron Pirola | February 13, 2026

  One of the things that makes a new romance so exciting and attractive is the element of uncertainty: Is this person really interested in…

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Together with Purpose

By Francine & Byron Pirola | February 6, 2026

The theme for Marriage Week prompts us to reflect – what is our purpose as a couple? Are we together merely by luck, or is…

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Listening is the Music of Love

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 30, 2026

One of the most supremely loving gestures we can give another person is to truly listen to them. Yet for most of us, being genuinely…

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Holy Spouses – Holy Family

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 23, 2026

The Church has long valued the spousal dimension of Mary and Joseph’s relationship. It encourages us to see marriage not just as a social institution for the…

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Marriage: to be happy or to be holy?

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 16, 2026

“And they lived happily ever after”… it’s the ending of the fairy tale love story and has become the expected story line of most modern…

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Habit Makers, Habit Breakers

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 9, 2026

Do your evenings ever disappear into the couch, your phone, and a half-watched Netflix show? We realised ours had—and something important was quietly missing. In…

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Resolutions to Have and to Hold

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 2, 2026

It’s a new year, a new beginning. Among all the goal setting, consider what you can do to transform your marriage. Have you ever noticed…

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Keeping Our Eyes On What Matters

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 26, 2025

The day after the biggest birthday in the world (i.e. Christmas), is the feast day of St Stephen. He also happens to be the confirmation…

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Gratitude: Superfood for Relationships

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 19, 2025

We all seek happiness and are drawn to the things we believe will make us happy. But sometimes, the things we desire fail to deliver.…

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Blessed be the (Relationally) Poor

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 12, 2025

Embracing the Call to Love in an age of relational poverty.  Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te (Latin: I have loved you, Rev 3:9),…

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Love in the Waiting

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 5, 2025

  Advent is the season of waiting; we wait in anticipation of the coming of Christ. But are we the only ones doing the waiting?…

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A Real-World Advent

By Francine & Byron Pirola | November 28, 2025

  Fasting from devices to make room in our hearts and homes      Halfway through a supermarket dash last week, Francine’s watch alarm began buzzing…

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Gratitude: Plant Now, Reap Later

By Francine & Byron Pirola | November 21, 2025

As we look forward to the new year, lots of us are making resolutions, setting goals, planning for the coming months. Most of our colleagues…

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The Honey-Do List Standoff

By Francine & Byron Pirola | November 14, 2025

  How do you get your husband to do the household jobs you really care about? How to do you get your wife to stop…

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TIME – The Currency of Relationships

By Francine & Byron Pirola | November 7, 2025

There’s an old adage in the world of parenting advice: Kids spell LOVE as T.I.M.E. Kids don’t need things nearly much as they need a…

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