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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.
The Brighter Side to Arguments
Are arguments a problem in a marriage? Many people think that the presence of arguments signal that something is fundamentally faulty with the relationship.Ron and Kathy…
The Hidden Cost of a Fear Driven Lifestyle
Have you heard of FOMO? It stands for ‘Fear Of Missing Out’ and it’s an epidemic in our culture. Many parents fall into the FOMO…
Nine Reasons to Kick Porn to the Curb
The Catholic Gentleman | Republished with the permission of the author Forget Ebola, porn is the real plague consuming our society. It is an epidemic…
Escaping the Blame Game
When things go wrong, we love having someone to blame. It’s a seductive game that makes us think that blaming others will give us control,…
What is Forgiveness?
Forgiveness is not an emotion – it’s a choice to surrender our case against the other, to lay down our resentment. Ron & Kathy Feher explore…
A Second Look at First Sight
So we’ve watched the third and fourth episode of Marriage at First Sight. For those unfamiliar with the series, it’s a reality TV program where…
Parental Hurts
Ron and Kathy Feher explain how emotional injuries from one’s parents or family of origin can influence our behaviour into our adulthood and impact on our marriage.…
Marriage at First Sigh
That’s one very big, long sigh. As in ‘here we go again in unreality TV’. Today we took the plunge and sat through the first…
Accessing Supernatural Powers
Jesus promised his disciples to send the Holy Spirit. Two thousand years later, the Holy Spirit is still channelling grace into the hearts of believers.…
Compatible and Sub-optimal Formation
Ron and Kathy Feher explain how some aspects of one’s family of origin are compatible can still be harmful to our marriage. That is, we might…
Choosing to Love
Mothers Day Reflection If there is one thing that makes motherhood so worth celebrating, it’s a mother’s capacity for love for her children. Whether it’s…
The Soul Mate Quest
Chasing ‘Happily Ever After’ It sounds so romantic: ‘Destiny’ has each of us perfectly matched with someone with whom we will form an instant rapport.…
Marriage and Contraception
Ron and Kathy Feher describe how contraception influences the marriage. Our Many Marriages Like Parent, Like Child A Vision for Life & Love Couple Prayer Three…
The Church’s perspective on sex
Ron and Kathy Feher discuss how the church views sex and its importance. Sex – more than just an activity When Sex is Just an Activity…
Love is a Dance
Dr Sue Johnson is a renowned therapist and specialist in attachment theory. For more articles, visit: http://www.drsuejohnson.com/ There are only so many dances in a love…