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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.
Two of Us: Our Commitment
A couple exercise to explore your level of commitment Reflect Separately, say the prayer and spend some time reflecting on the questions. Write some notes so…
Video: What is Love?
For one of the most potent and touching portrayals of love….enjoy!
Spiritual Intimacy
It is often difficult for a couple to share their personal faith experiences with each other. This is so for couples of different faith traditions,…
Two of Us: Sex and Sexuality
A couple exercise to explore love making and sexual atmosphere Reflect Separately, say the prayer and spend some time reflecting on the questions. Write some notes…
Video: A Tale of Two Brains
Listen to Mark Gungor explain the differences between the male and female brains in this hilarious talk Click here for the full 72min presentation…
The Language of Love
Natural fertility methods promote an attitude of shared responsibility for your fertility management and family planning decisions. The process of learning about your fertility and…
Two of Us: Patterns Between Us
Understanding and working with our imperfect relationship. Reflect Separately, say the prayer and spend some time reflecting on the questions. Write some notes so that you…
Two of Us: Planning and Working Together
What is our plan? How are we achieving it together? Reflect Separately, say the prayer and spend some time reflecting on the questions. Write some notes…
Video: It’s Not about the Nail
Just listen – stop fixing! A hilarious video… Video: Inspiring True Story Video: Fathers Day #17 Accompanying The Abandoned Video: I Forgot My Phone Hear…
Take Five: The Art of Apology
Sadly many couples don’t actually know how to apologise and reconcile when they’ve hurt their spouse. People think that it’s obvious, or that it should…
Two of Us: Member of the Faithful
What role do I play as a Catholic in the world? Reflect Separately, say the prayer and spend some time reflecting on the questions. Write some…
Cohabitation #4: Commitment Discrepancy
Although cohabitation is now the norm, research demonstrates that this practice is counter-productive in its impact on the future marriage. Rather than enhancing it, cohabitation…
Two of Us: Changes
Reflect Separately, say the prayer and spend some time reflecting on the questions. Write some notes so that you can share more fully with your…