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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 Danger of Unregulated Self-Expression
Ron and Kathy Feher describe discuss the strengths and weaknesses in communication between spouses A very grand Advent #13 International Romances Forward Planning your Family…
Do Catholics Have Better Sex?
According to research by the Family Research Council, that’s a resounding ‘Yes!’ Drawing on data from a number of studies, devout, married Catholics have the…
Video: The Economics of Sex
It’s all about supply, demand and a little pill. Leave a comment and let us know what you think. Related Post: Mating market sheila shortages…
Empathy or Sympathy? What’s the Difference?
Brene Brown is a well known for her work on vulnerablity. In this illustrated video she explains the difference between empathy and sympathy. Attention Deficit…
What is Commitment?
A few years ago, we were giving a talk on chastity to a group of young people and some of them challenged us, saying that…
Time Out for Couples
Does Your Marriage Need a Time-Out? Danielle Bean talks about the value of time apart…for the purpose of being of better together. | Catholic Match…
Puppy Love
You Fall In Love with the Front End of the Puppy Scott Stanley talks about commitment | Read more from his blog: here There are…
Empathetic Listening
You can’t be a good communicator without being a superlative listener. Ron and Kathy Feher discuss how couples can learn to listen like a professional and…
How a Confidant can Help a SOS Marriage
Be There for a Friend’s Relationship Crisis, But Don’t Give Advice By ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN | Updated Feb. 9, 2015 | Wall Street Journal | Full Article: here…
Knowing how to Communicate
Drawing on their vast experience, Ron and Kathy Feher explore effective ways for couples to communicate. Attached – for better or worse The best worst…
Finding God in Community
Ron Rolheiser, OMI | Full article: here God is not, first of all, a formula, a dogma, a creedal statement, or a metaphysics that demands our assent.…
Tainted Love: Why is 50 Shades of Grey so Popular?
This article first appeared in Patheos and is republished here with the permission of the author. Note: The following article deals frankly with sexual topics…
A Practical Understanding of Love
Ron and Kathy Feher describe a practical understanding of the concept of “love” for couples to use, in order to better love one another Attached…
Is it time to change our views of adultery and marriage?
Originally posted in New Hope Talks by Agi Reefman A Huffington Post blog post by Lisa Haisha has sparked some discussion about monogamy and marriage.…
Sacrament Essentials – Reconciliation
CathFamily – February 2015 edition features the Sacrament of Reconciliation. #14 The Talk Retired, Extremely Dangerous Long Live the Ten-Second Kiss Why Reality TV Makes…