Married Saints There’s Hope for Us Yet

Married Saints: There’s Hope for Us Yet!

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 23, 2024

As Catholics, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the REALLY holy people are only religious celibates. Afterall, most of the canonized…

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The Art of Apology

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 16, 2024

Have you ever experienced the situation when someone has apologised but, while the words were said it lacked something, making it difficult for you to…

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Seven years – but who’s counting?

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 9, 2024

Some time ago, we were chatting with a man in his late twenties. He had been living with his girlfriend for some years, and she…

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Burn the Boats

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 2, 2024

A recent analysis of modern day wedding vows reveal around a third of couples shunning the traditional commitment for life. According to the results, 34%…

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God is close to the lonely

By Francine & Byron Pirola | July 25, 2024

 Towards the end of July we celebrate World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. This year (2024) the theme is loneliness and references Ps 71:9…

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Couple Decision Making

By Francine & Byron Pirola | July 19, 2024

Behind every behaviour or decision that you make, is a value; something that you hold in high esteem and is advanced in some way by…

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When I am winning, WE are usually losing

By Francine & Byron Pirola | July 12, 2024

“You can either be right, or you can be one, but you can’t be both”. Our mentors were talking to us about a frustrating argument,…

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Protesting Against Disconnection

By Francine & Byron Pirola | July 5, 2024

Have you ever had an argument and been left wondering what it was actually about? We can remember a number of occasions where we dug…

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Relational Entropy and what to do about it

By Francine & Byron Pirola | June 28, 2024

It’s the second law of thermodynamics and we use the term regularly in ordinary conversation. But what does entropy have to do with relationships?  Entropy…

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Making the Wedding Vows Stick

By Francine & Byron Pirola | June 21, 2024

It’s common for married couples celebrating a significant wedding anniversary to have a renewal of vows ceremony. The truth is, most couples in long-lasting marriages…

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Couple Prayer

By Ron & Mavis Pirola | June 14, 2024

by Ron and Mavis Pirola In this year of Prayer and in preparation for the Jubilee Year of 2025, Pope Francis calls us to rediscover…

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Attached – for better or worse

By Francine & Byron Pirola | June 7, 2024

According to search analytics, one of our most popular blog posts explores attachment styles in marriage. That’s because our attachment style profoundly impacts the way…

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A Little Restraint Goes a Long Way

By Francine & Byron Pirola | May 23, 2024

It happens all the time – one of us does or says something and it triggers a harsh reaction. To break the habit of reactivity,…

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Experience is not always the best teacher

By Francine & Byron Pirola | May 17, 2024

Lots of people think that dating (and being sexually intimate) with a number of different people before marriage is an essential part of  forming a…

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Are we outliving marriage?

By Francine & Byron Pirola | May 10, 2024

We’ve heard it said many times – you probably have as well – it goes like this. “People live so much longer these days, it’s…

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