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Hope for Reconciliation in Marriage
Ann O’Brien addresses the Roundtable on Couples on the Brink Aug 12, 2011 Senior Manager, Centacare Catholic Social Services, Diocese of Parramatta It was interesting to
The Divorce Superhighway
Byron and Francine Pirola address the Roundtable on Couples on the Brink Aug 12, 2011 Roundtable Convenors Directors of Marriage Formation, PMRC Australia The devastating
Community Support for Married Couples
Tricia and Michael Casey address the Roundtable on Couples on the Brink Aug 12, 2011 We have both worked intimately with individuals and couples who are experiencing “being
Marriage and Family Ministry Teams
Helping families to be agents of evangelisation within the parish Seminar presented at ‘PROCLAIM 2012 Conference on the New Evangelisation’ Ron and Mavis Pirola Thank you
Tips for Catholic Celebrants
Marriage Preparation This session was presented by Fr Tony Percy at the Archdiocese of Sydney Clergy conference in 2012. He describes his practice for interviewing and preparing an engaged
Maybe ‘I do’
A Review of Maybe ‘I Do’. Authored by Kevin Andrews | Connor Court, 2012 Reviewed by Bill Muehlenberg | Culture Watch It is rather odd to have to pen a lengthy
A Rich New Translation of Humanae Vitae
Revealing the Truth of Married Love By Fr Anthony Percy This translation is provided from the Latin text by Janet E. Smith. One minor change to Smith’s text and
We Catholics are Hopeless Romantics
Cardinal Timothy Dolan recently addressed the Knights of Columbus about marriage. Below are some excerpts from his address. We Catholics are hopeless romantics, you know, when it comes to
Difficulties faced in the Catholic Marriage Counselling milieu
Mary Ticinovic addresses the Roundtable Oct 2010 The possible issues that could be discussed are numerous. I chose to therefore focus on two broad areas. I have
Reflecting on Marriage and Spirituality
Anthony Steele addresses the Roundtable Oct 2010 At the beginning of the 21st century, there are many understandings of the term spirituality. For Catholics, spirituality is
Challenges for Catholic Counselling Agencies
Oct 2010 As a Senior Manager in Centacare Catholic Social Services – Diocese of Parramatta I have the responsibility for many of the services our organisation provides encompassing marriage
The Contribution of Catholicism to Marriage and Family
Peter Holmes addresses the Roundtable on Couple Therapy | Oct 1, 2010 When considering the contribution of Catholicism to marriage and family, particularly to relationship counselling, it is easy to
Teaching Couples how to Love Smart
Media Release For Immediate Release It’s easy to feel the love on a couple’s wedding day, but what about when the honeymoon is over and life has settled down?
Supporting Marriage and Family
Gail Godfrey looks at the role of The John Paul II Centre for Family and Life in supporting marriages. The John Paul II Centre for Family and Life in Brisbane
The Training of Catholic Marital Therapists
Bernadette Devine addresses the Roundtable on the challenges of acquiring adequate training for counsellors working in the Catholic tradition. There is currently not one comprehensive, degree awarding counsellor training
Finding Meeting Points between Couple Therapy and Gospel Values
Fr Mario Debattista addresses the Roundtable on Couple Therapy I offer these thoughts as a Catholic Priest and a practicing counsellor who has only in recent years completed training
A Tribunal Perspective of Marriage Counselling
Adrienne Connaghan explores the issues faced by the Marriage Tribunal when couples present for an annulment. I am speaking from my experience as a Judge of the Regional Tribunal
A Vision for Catholic Marriage Counselling
Ray Reid outlines his vision for Catholic Marriage and for Counselling practice that supports couples in creating enduring marriages. Vision of Marriage The fulfilment of each human person comes
The Renaissance of Marriage
While many draw the conclusion that marriage is an outdated and irrelevant artefact of a bygone era, one group is steadfastly confident that modern marriage can be both relevant
Recapturing the Mystery of Marriage
Media Release Sydney, NSW, 20 Feb. 08 120 delegates from across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Africa gathered at St Joseph’s Spirituality Centre, Baulkham Hills on Friday 15 to Sunday
Celebrate Love burns ahead
With a catch phrase of ‘rekindle the fire’, the Celebrate Love seminar for married couples promises to spark up marriages that have been over run by the demands of
Passionate Love
When twenty two couples gathered at St Josephs spirituality centre inSydneyfor a retreat called ‘Passionate Love’, they weren’t quite sure what to expect. Having all previously attended a Celebrate
Australia’s Latest Export
It is not often that Australia gets to export a home grown relationship programme overseas! So when the first Celebrate Love seminar was held in London in May of
A History of Innovation
Developed inAustraliawith collaboration of colleagues inPennsylvania,USA, the first prototype Celebrate Love seminar was held in Kensington parish, Sydney in 1992. Since that time, there have been 60 seminars in 12