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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Mar 13

By Derek & Karen Boylen | March 8, 2016

 Gospel Reflections for Married Couples13 March – 5th Sunday of Lent In this week’s Gospel, we hear those famous words of Christ, “If there is one of you…

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Date Claimer: Renaissance of Marriage 2016

By Francine & Byron Pirola | March 3, 2016

Mark your calendars!  Friday Oct 21- Sunday Oct 23 | Sydney, Australia International and National Speakers including Christopher West For Catholic marriage educators, clergy, marriage…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Mar 6

By Derek & Karen Boylen | March 1, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 6 March – 4th Sunday of Lent  In this week’s Gospel, we take time to reflect on the story of the…

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Engaged Online Goes Live

By Francine & Byron Pirola | February 25, 2016

There’s great excitement here as we activate SmartLoving Engaged Online for public access. We’ve been working on the platform for three months and are very…

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Quit Brooding!

By Francine & Byron Pirola | February 24, 2016

Part 2 of It Takes One to Tango You are dissatisfied with your marriage. Your spouse may or may not share your disillusionment. Your spouse…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Feb 28

By Derek & Karen Boylen | February 23, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 28 February – 3rd Sunday of Lent  In this week’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to repentance and to make real changes…

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Three Ways to Do Lent

By Francine & Byron Pirola | February 17, 2016

Lent is one of our favourite seasons in the Church calendar; for a decent period (but not an interminable one), we get to do a…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Feb 21

By Derek & Karen Boylen | February 16, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 21 February – 2nd Sunday of Lent  In today’s Gospel, Peter, James and John experience the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor. It…

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Love Lesson

By Francine & Byron Pirola | February 11, 2016

Love is complicated…or is it? A message from kids on love for St Valentine’s Day.

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Be My Valen-time!

By Francine & Byron Pirola | February 10, 2016

Insufficient time together is one of the biggest contributors to relationship breakdown. Whether our relationship is flying or sinking, time together is like a balm,…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Feb 14

By Derek & Karen Boylen | February 9, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 14 February – 1st Sunday of Lent  In this week’s Gospel reading, the devil tries unsuccessfully to tempt Jesus in the…

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Breaking Through

By Francine & Byron Pirola | February 5, 2016

Every marriage goes through seasons – seasons of delight and seasons of heartache.Sometimes, those dark seasons are simple missteps that are corrected quickly and overcome…

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Mercy Gospel Reflection: Feb 7

By Derek & Karen Boylen | February 1, 2016

  Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 7 February – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel, Jesus after teaching at the shore asks some fishermen…

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Five Myths About Marriage

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 30, 2016

Is marriage outdated? Here are five myths about marriage that may surprise you. Marriage gets a pretty bad rap these days. Celebrity bust-ups, high profile infidelity…

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Mercy

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 29, 2016

Central to the experience of God’s mercy is the Sacrament of Reconciliation, which, with the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, is a specific sacrament…

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