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Pastoral Care of Couples Experiencing Infertility
Meeting Summary Deborah Vermeer joined the LMF Network to speak from hard-won personal experience about a topic she says the Church still largely leaves unaddressed: the pastoral care
Nurturing Faith – Evangelising parents through Sacramental preparation and Children’s Ministry
Meeting Summary Chantale Wilson, Director of Children and Families at Archdiocesan Ministries in Brisbane, opened by naming a striking reality: approximately 50,000 children make the sacraments of initiation in Australia
God’s Extravagant Mercy
Reflecting on Pope Francis’ Legacy for Marriage and Family Pope Francis’ pontificate has been a beacon of mercy, calling the Church to reach out to those on the margins,
The Role of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Meeting Summary This LMF Network meeting provided an inside look at how the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) is structured and how it supports the life, marriage, and family
Pastoral Care of Families Impacted by Gender Dysphoria – Facilitated Discussion
Meeting Summary This LMF Network meeting was a facilitated discussion rather than a formal presentation, led by Francine Pirola. The focus was narrowed deliberately — not on people experiencing
Chastity and Charity: Building Virtue in the face of Pornography Addiction
Fr Nicholas Pearce Biography Fr Nicholas Pearce is a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. Ordained in 2010, he has worked in numerous Parishes
Protected: What about the wives? Supporting Partners of Sex Addicts
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Human Flourishing: An integrated approach
Dr Greg Bottaro Keynote Biography Dr. Greg Bottaro is a Catholic psychologist, founder of the CatholicPsych Institute and creator of the CatholicPsych Model of Applied
Stouthearted – Men of Sexual Integrity
Paul Ninnes Biography Paul is the co-founder and Managing Director of Real Talk. Real Talk is Australia’s largest relationships and sexuality educator working with hundreds
Institutional Responses to Problematic Pornography
Dr Marshall Ballantine-Jones Biography Dr Marshall Ballantine-Jones, CEO of DigiHelp Publishing and Founder of Resist Ministries, specializes in research and education to schools and churchesfocusing
A New Form of Sex Education
Karen Doyle Biography Karen Doyle is the founding director of Choicez Media, Australia's largest provider of values and faith-based resources for the education sector in
Transforming Shame
Shawn Van der Linden Biography Shawn is the Managing Director of Altum Integrated Pty Ltd, an Australian consultancy that partners with Catholic and faith-based organisations to
Marriage Preparation: Pornography, Freedom and Consent
Byron & Francine Pirola Biography Francine & Byron Pirola are the cofounders of SmartLoving - a global Catholic marriage formation apostolate that serves over 4000
Sexual Arousal: Our “People Magnet”: Rediscovering Sex as God intended it
Dr Nicholas Lawless Biography Dr Nicholas Lawless is a Clinical Psychologist and Couple Therapist running his own private practice, DRT Psychology, in Melbourne's south east.
Spousal love in the image of God
Dr Peter Holmes Biography Raised an evangelical, Peter Holmes trained and served as a Lutheran minister before working in counselling, consulting and teaching roles in
The Masculine Heart: Energising men for their mission in the Church.
Meeting Summary Ivica Kovac, coordinator of the Maximus Men's Ministry Network in the Archdiocese of Sydney, presented on what he calls the masculine heart — the interior life
LMF Network Meeting: Loneliness
Meeting Summary This LMF Network meeting was a facilitated discussion on loneliness, hosted by Francine Pirola ahead of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Rather than a
New SmartLoving Program – Newlywed Date Nites
After the Honeymoon The Parish and Marriage Resource Centre has launched a program for newlywed couples to accompany them during the first year of marriage. Dispatched every two weeks
Couples on Mission
In the Acts of the Apostles, which details many events of the apostles in the early days of the Church, an interesting married couple appears: Priscilla and Aquila. Jews resident
Practicing Emotional First Aid
In this TED talk, psychologist Guy Winch makes the case for practicing 'emotional first aid'. He raises some interesting points, like this one: Loneliness creates a deep psychological wound, one
Empowering Parents as Educators in Christian Sexuality
Dr Gerard O’Shea explores the topics that parents and youth educators need to cover when educating our young people in sexuality according to the mind of the Church. The
Help for Marriages Under Stress
January is typically the peak month for divorce applications in English-speaking countries. Having made the decision to divorce, many couples agree to postpone the application for one last Christmas
Principles of Nuptial Formation for Adolescents
Ninety-three percent of Australian youth want to have children later in life.[1] This datum, coupled with the sobering divorce rates and the increasing secularisation of society presents an opportunity
Catholic Teacher Formation – Going Deeper
Jonathan Doyle Keynote Address Catholic Schools Summit, Minneapolis Convention Center Book Jonathan to speak: http://beingcatholic.com.au/staff/