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Practical wisdom, faith-filled insights, and real-world relationship advice for couples at every stage. Our blog offers practical tools and Catholic perspectives to help you love smarter. Explore topics including communication, fertility, forgiveness, spirituality, parenting, and more — authored by Francine & Byron Pirola and other guest contributers.
Mercy Gospel Reflection: June 19
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…
Mercy Gospel Reflection: June 12
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…
Marriage Nomads
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…
Mercy Gospel Reflection: June 5
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…
Mercy Gospel Reflection: May 29
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…
Like Father, Like Mother
In our household, the traditional stereotypes of father as disciplinarian and mother as comforter don’t describe us very well and that’s probably a good thing.…
Mercy Gospel Reflections: May 22
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 22 May –The Most Holy Trinity This week, we celebrate Trinity Sunday. It is a time to reflect on…
Mercy Gospel Reflection: May 15
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 15 May – Pentecost Sunday In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that, “if you love me, you will keep my commandments.”…
Words to make her smile
[Disclaimer: we take no responsibility for the advice tendered in this column unless husbands read it to the end. :-)] A few weeks ago, Francine…
Mercy Gospel Reflection: May 8
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 8 May – The Ascension of the Lord In today’s Gospel, we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord. The Gospel…
Mercy Gospel Reflection: May 1
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 1 May – 6th Sunday of Easter In this week’s Gospel, Jesus promises to send us his Holy Spirit to teach…
Understanding Pornography – FREE Resource
A Masterclass with Jonathan Doyle Want to get your life back or support others in entrapped by pornography? In this powerful series of videos you will…
Mercy Gospel Reflection: Apr 24
Gospel Reflections for Married Couples 24 April – 5th Sunday of Easter In this week’s Gospel, Jesus commands us to “love one another; just as I have…
Video: Breaking Through
When you feel stuck in your marriage, unable to move forward, we call it relationship gridlock. Accumulated hurts keep you both stuck in resentment and…
Mentor for the Engaged: FAQs
Session 1: We like to bring the ‘Gender-based Friendship’ reflection point forward before we show the DVD because we find it helpful to have a…