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New Product: Sexuality as Gift

By Francine & Byron Pirola | September 17, 2012

In a world where sexuality is crassly exploited it can be difficult to connect with its giftedness. Yet gift it is: given by God to…

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Making sense of intimacy differences

Gender Bias in Intimacy

By Francine & Byron Pirola | September 15, 2012

While almost everyone acknowledges that men and women are different, managing these differences is not so easy, especially in the area of intimacy. A woman’s…

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The sex-starved marriage

When Sex is Just an Activity

By Francine & Byron Pirola | September 14, 2012

Almost everything around us – movies, magazines, books, even our friends and relatives-approach sex as something you ‘do’. In other words, sex is seen primarily…

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Couple Prayer

By Francine & Byron Pirola | September 12, 2012

Based in the Sacrament of Matrimony, couple prayer is different to community prayer; it recognises that our intimacy and trust as a couple is directly…

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Are we from the same planet?

Gender Complementarity

By Francine & Byron Pirola | September 11, 2012

Are we from the same planet? The popularity of John Gray’s “Men are from Mars & Women are from Venus” (and titles by other authors),…

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Have you got a Smart Relationship?

By Francine & Byron Pirola | September 8, 2012

There’s more to successful relationships than just following your instincts. Do the quiz to find out how you rate     A. Love is… 1:…

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Communication

By Francine & Byron Pirola | September 5, 2012

When we promise to take one another, we promise to take all of that person – body, psyche and spirit. We take one another with…

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New Product: Hear Me Know Me

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 31, 2012

It is often said that we cannot love what we do not know. Listening, truly listening and entering into the experience of our spouse is vitally important…

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New Product: The Ambitious Couple

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 31, 2012

Ambition means ‘to seek after earnestly, to aspire to’. It is usually a characteristic associated with individuals. The question for couples is: What is the role of ambition…

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Making Sense of Cohabitation|

Cohabitation

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 27, 2012

Making Sense of Cohabitation Catholic marriage is a freely given, total, unconditional commitment, faithful and open to children. The wedding vows express this explicit commitment…

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Sacred Body Language

Body Language

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 20, 2012

Pope John Paul II called marital sex a sacred body language, an act that communicated the total self-giving of husband to wife and wife to…

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Recovering from an Argument

Autopsy of an Argument

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 17, 2012

How do you recover from the carnage of an argument? Here’s a game plan to help you heal the rift and learn from the experience! 1.…

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Anatomy of an Argument

Anatomy of an Argument

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 16, 2012

Have you ever found that you seem to be having the same argument over and over? Sometimes this may be because you didn’t resolve the…

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A Vision for Life & Love

By Francine & Byron Pirola | August 16, 2012

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 fulfillment and that sexual satisfaction is our right….

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The modern testing ground for manhood

The Ikea Assembly Meltdown

By Francine & Byron Pirola | July 30, 2012

Building your own furniture… it’s an unstated test of true manhood. Guys gravitate to the challenge, particularly when it’s a guaranteed shoo-in. Meet the Ikea*…

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