Trinity Prayer

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

Most couples find it difficult to pray together. It is always best to start simply and establish a habit on modest requirements. The Couple’s Evening…

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One Heart Discernment

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

God’s Desire Throughout your married life, God will frequently place before you the invitation to be more life-giving. Sometimes this invitation will take the form…

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Couple Evening Prayer

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

Praying as an individual is vital to our Christian journey. As a married couple, you can also do couple prayer. This is prayer in personal…

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The Power of Prayer

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

“Whatever you ask in my name I will do, so as to glorify the Father in the Son. Anything you ask in my name I…

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A Source of Grace

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

“Give way to one another out of reverence for Christ” Eph 5:21 St Paul’s letter to the Ephesians paints a vision of husband and wife…

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Friends To Call On

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

When couples experience difficulties… ..in their marriage and doubts about their spouse, they often feel very alone and unsupported. The friends and family who were…

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The Catholic Family

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

In a very real way for Catholics and Christians, ‘church’ is a faith family. Like any family we may like some relatives more than others,…

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A Living Sign

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

It is no coincidence that Christ’s love can be expressed in sexual terms given: His desire to be one with us How passionately he pursues…

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Spiritual Intimacy

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

It is often difficult for a couple to share their personal faith experiences with each other. This is so for couples of different faith traditions,…

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Marriage or Matrimony?

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

Are you getting married ‘in the Church’ or simply ‘at a church’? People call a lot of things ‘marriage’. Everything from heterosexual cohabitation (common law…

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Living the Truth in our Bodies

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

The Moral Difference Some people ask, “If natural fertility methods are so effective, what is the moral difference between them and contraception? After all, the…

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A Vision For Life and Love

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

In our society there is a strong culture of self-entitlement when it comes to sex. Society tells us that sex is about our individual personal…

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Intentional Lovemaking

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

Avoiding Pregnancy…confidently If a couple using Natural Fertility Methods wish to avoid a pregnancy at a particular time, they must abstain from intercourse during the…

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One Flesh Union

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over…

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Natural Fertility Methods

By Francine & Byron Pirola | January 8, 2015

‘Openness to life’ does not require any specific number of children but rather is an attitude that invites God into your decisions about when to…

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