Goin’ Natural – there’s an app for that

By Francine & Byron Pirola | October 6, 2017

Making love and making babies … there couldn’t be anything more natural! A new development in the family planning field has brought the Church’s wisdom…

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The Midlife Crisis Reinvented

By Francine & Byron Pirola | September 21, 2017

Recently we were talking with a woman whose husband is in the grip of a midlife meltdown. Actually, she wasn’t the first; there have been…

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The Importance of Marriage to the Church

By pmrcusa | August 23, 2017

Ron and Kathy Feher explain the importance of marriage to the Church.

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Trigger Warning: You might not like this!

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 21, 2017

We write a lot of articles together. Usually one or the other will do the first draft taking the idea forward as much as they…

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Stop Whining Already!

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 4, 2017

It might not be official church teaching, but the admonishment against complainers got as close as it’s possible to get when Pope Francis recently posted…

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Ron & Kathy Feher Interview

Men and Sex

By pmrcusa | June 22, 2017
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When Mercy is Hard to Do

By Francine & Byron Pirola | May 3, 2017

Our last column (Bringing Mercy to Marriage) generated some interesting comments from readers on our blog so we thought we’d expand on the topic –…

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Ron & Kathy Feher Interview

Multifaith Marriages

By pmrcusa | April 22, 2017

Ron and Kathy Feher share their thoughts on multi-faith couples and how they can interact.

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Bringing Mercy to your Marriage

By Francine & Byron Pirola | April 20, 2017

It’s Divine Mercy Sunday this week, one of our favourite feasts. Inspired by the writings of St Faustina, a Polish visionary of the 20th century,…

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For couples, every day is ‘Passion Sunday’

By Francine & Byron Pirola | April 6, 2017

A friend gave us a copy of a classic book the other day they had found in a street market: The Catholic Marriage Manual, by…

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In marriage, you get what you look for

By Francine & Byron Pirola | March 17, 2017

Success in marriage can be as simple as looking for the right things. When we were dating, everything about the other seemed exciting and wonderful.…

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The wrong kind of penance

By Francine & Byron Pirola | March 5, 2017

It’s Lent again and time to think about reform in our spiritual lives by taking on some Lenten penance. But is all penance equal? The…

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TIME – The Currency of Relationships

By Francine & Byron Pirola | February 23, 2017

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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The single-minded search

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 25, 2017

Single and searching? Look for this one quality. Sometimes single people ask us for suggestions on how to find a suitable marriage partner. Some, having…

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St Valentines Day 2017

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 20, 2017

For almost a decade, the Australian Catholic Marriage & Family Council has produced a printable flyer for use on the Sunday before St Valentine’s Day.…

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