Divorce is Contagious

Avoiding the Divorce Flu

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 19, 2016

A new study has documented what counsellors have observed for years: divorce is contagious. Just like a virus, divorce spreads among social networks and influences…

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Know What You Want

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 8, 2016

Part 3 of It Takes One to Tango Perhaps you’ve heard the saying: Failure to plan is a plan to fail. So many people fail…

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Do Something Different

By Francine & Byron Pirola | July 27, 2016

Part 5 of It Takes One to Tango Too often people don’t think or act ‘sanely’ when it comes to their marriage problems. Picture this…

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Virtue in Action

By Francine & Byron Pirola | July 20, 2016

In many of our courses, we teach couples strategies and skills for navigating relationships more effectively. As important as these frameworks are, research suggests that…

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Passion and domesticity

By Francine & Byron Pirola | July 14, 2016

One of the greatest challenges couples face in our contemporary age is the presumption of sexual excitement. When the romance wanes, marriages are at risk –…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Jul 17

By Derek & Karen Boylen | July 12, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 17 July – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, we hear the challenging story of Martha and Mary.…

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Knot Yet! #5: Responsibility Phobia

By Francine & Byron Pirola | July 6, 2016

What comes first, maturity or the responsibility? In the world of adultescence, the absence of the necessity to be responsible, delays maturity. Most of us…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Jul 10

By Derek & Karen Boylen | July 5, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 10 July – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, we hear Jesus’s parable of the Good Samaritan in…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Jul 3

By Derek & Karen Boylen | June 28, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 3 July – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, Jesus sends forth the seventy-two disciples, in pairs, to…

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Mercy Gospel Refection: June 26

By Derek & Karen Boylen | June 21, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 26 June – 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time This week’s Gospel ends with the words of Jesus, “Once the hand…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: June 19

By Derek & Karen Boylen | June 14, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 19 June – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s gospel, Jesus challenges us with the words “For anyone…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: June 12

By Derek & Karen Boylen | June 7, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 12 June – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, we are reminded of Jesus incredible mercy and…

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Marriage Nomads

By Francine & Byron Pirola | June 1, 2016

We’ve been reading a book on the writings of St John of the Cross and in one section the author talks about perseverance in the…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: June 5

By Derek & Karen Boylen | May 31, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 5 June – 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, Luke tells us that Jesus felt sorry for…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: May 29

By Derek & Karen Boylen | May 24, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 29 May – The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ In this week’s Gospel, despite being in a “lonely…

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