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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 shortest summary of TOB ever!
Re-posted with permission by Agi Reefman Ok, so I’ll be honest. I don’t actually know if this is the shortest summary ever – I haven’t looked…
Singing Priest Rocks Wedding
Irish priest Rev. Ray Kelly has ignited a social media storm (6 million + views at time of writing) with his surprise cover at a…
Video: My Beautiful Woman
Certainly not what I expected from a lingerie ad! What an incredible display of love. Goin’ Natural – there’s an app for that…
Pope Francis’ advice to married couples
Fatherly words of wisdom! What if women catcalled men? Singing Priest Rocks Wedding Video: I Forgot My Phone Monogamy is Supernatural Catholic Courtship Summit 2022
Making Fun is Serious Business
Counsellors and educators often talk about the importance of fun in a marriage. For those of us raising families, couple fun is one of the…
Mentor: FAQs
How do we get the couples to sign up for the course? Marketing of the course is really about targeting the parish priests. Most want…
Mentor: Tips from the Experts
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…
Engage Mentor – Group Adaptations
While the course is designed for the mentoring format, it has been successfully adapted for small home groups and even larger parish groups. Groups offer…
Mentor – Spiritual Preparation
Luke & Vanessa Van Beek, Perth, Australia. There is always lots to do at the last minute – checking talks, organising refreshments, getting children and the…
Mentor Preparation – Sharings
One of the advantages of Mentoring in the home is that the Mentors don’t need to be skilled presenters. In fact, the desired atmosphere is…
Natural Fertility – The Vision
Being married in the Catholic Church is both a challenge and a privilege. Unlike secular marriage, Catholic couples are called to a radical lifestyle of…
Climax Problems (Sex)
Climax, or orgasm, occurs when the level of arousal reaches a point of intensity that triggers rhythmic muscular contractions in the genital area. Orgasm is…