In a world addicted to busyness, true connection — with ourselves, our spouses, and God — demands we slow down, be present, and embrace the gift of unbusy.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Only 7% of marriages make it to the fifty-year mark. We are blessed! Let me share with you a few thoughts about how God helped us to reach this milestone.
Larry Stockstill
Three research-backed habits dramatically reduce the risk of your marriage dissolving — and they're ones that Christians have championed for centuries. The data might just surprise you.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Can faith alone sustain a marriage? Love Forever, the newest YOUCAT publication, tackles this question and hundreds more with honesty, warmth, and global perspective.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Since 1915, over 1.5 million brave Australians and New Zealanders, the great majority of them men, have served in their respective armed forces across major conflicts and peacekeeping operations. No matter how you commemorate ANZAC Day, it only matters that you do. Lest we forget.
Nathaniel Marsh
Easter arrives each spring with something most dads don't fully realise: a ready-made opportunity to lead their families toward what matters most.
Ken Canfield
Being ‘open to life’ is a posture of open hands before God, our Lord and Father in Heaven. It’s a disposition of heart that says: Everything we have is Your gift, O Lord – may we welcome Your children and love them as You do.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Prayer doesn't change God — it changes you. Discover why prayers sometimes seem unanswered, and how opening your heart to grace transforms both you and your marriage.
Byron and Francine Pirola
This Lent, one couple explores how fasting, prayer and generosity can strengthen both faith and marriage—offering practical ways for spouses to grow closer to God and each other together.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Romantic excitement may spark a relationship, but lasting love is built through intention, curiosity and devotion—sustained by mystery, deep commitment, and habits that keep romance alive through every season.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Marriage isn’t sustained by luck, but by daily, intentional choices rooted in faith. Together with purpose, couples move beyond chance toward sacramental love that endures, deepens, and flourishes.
Byron and Francine Pirola
A teenage boy’s heroic swim to save his family becomes a powerful reflection on courage, faith, fatherhood, and the kind of character our culture should celebrate and cultivate.
Kurt Mahlburg
Christmas has long been my favourite time of the year. Here are a few of the timeless lessons Christmas can teach us — lessons we can pass on to our children as we celebrate the season with them.
Kurt Mahlburg
Every-day offences and deficits in our character make it necessary for every couple to practise mercy as a regular, even daily habit. When we fail to do this, minor upsets accumulate into overwhelming piles of resentment and shame that seem to be insurmountable.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Billy Graham once said, “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets of our society.” That’s especially true of single fathers.
National Center for Fathering
Every marriage has conflict. Two imperfect people sharing a home and dealing with all the pressures of modern life? It’s inevitable! But conflict doesn’t have to be destructive.
Byron and Francine Pirola
Recently published data on marriage and divorce in Australia have caught media attention: according to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, the crude divorce rate has dropped to 2.3 per 1,000 residents (2023).
Byron and Francine Pirola
Bedtime isn’t just a routine. It’s a ministry. For fathers walking in faith, bedtime can be one of the most consistent windows to lead, disciple, and bond with their children. It’s not about perfection—it’s about presence, peace, and perspective.
National Center for Fathering
We’ve all heard marriage is a long-distance journey, but what happens when it feels like a marathon with no finish line?
Byron and Francine Pirola
In late February 2025, Tom MacDonald released "Man in the Sky", a poignant, country-tinged ballad accompanied by a farm animal-themed music video. His poetic lyrics have a child-like innocence, yet pose some of life’s biggest questions.
Nathaniel Marsh
Bruce Robinson argues that every father must learn to give unconditional love to his children, and is explicit about dads telling their children about their unconditional love for them. I agree, but it is darn difficult.
Warwick Marsh
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