Renaissance of Marriage Conference

The Renaissance of Marriage 2009 Mini-conference series will bring some of the dynamic and engaging talks and workshops of the Renaissance 08 Conference to your local area. These events are specifically for Celebrate Love and Embrace couples, though your friends would also be welcome. You’ll hear from your local coordinators about the specifics as the time draws near.
| Location (click to book) | Date | Speakers |
| Newcastle, Australia |
Sat March 21, |
Pirola Workshops: |
| Sydney, Australia | Sat, Aug TBA, 10am -10pm |
TBC |
| Brisbane, Australia | Oct/Nov TBA 2:30pm-10pm |
Pirola + others TBC |
| Perth, Australia | Date TBA, 2:30pm – 10pm |
Casey, Van Beek |
| Wellington, New Zealand | Marriage Educators In-service Sat Oct 17 |
Pirola + others TBC |
| London, Great Britain | Date TBA |
TBA |
| PMRC USA Conference Philadelphia, USA |
Sat June 6 |
Feher, Gallagher SJ |
Advance Notice
The Renaissance of Marriage 2010
International Conference, Sydney.
October 1-3, 2010
Renaissance of Marriage 2008
National Catholic Lay Leadership & Formation Conference
February 15–17, 2008, St Joseph's Spirituality Centre, Baulkham Hills
Conference documents
- Program booklet
(370KB, PDF) - Women in Relationship
(770KB, PDF) - Mass hymns
(170KB, PDF) - Post-event press release
(25KB, PDF)
Speaker presentations
Our apologies — Some of these files are quite large!
We have compressed them as much as we could.
- Friday
- Marriage Trends:
Kevin & Margaret Andrews (370KB, PDF) - A Renaissance of Marriage:
Byron & Francine Pirola (690KB, PDF) - Night Prayer:
Dan & Cate Kensey (1.9MKB, PDF)
- Marriage Trends:
- Saturday
- Welcome Prayer:
Luke & Vanessa Van Beek (105KB, PDF) - Woman in Relationship:
Tricia Casey (20KB, PDF) - Male Spirituality:
Michael Casey (15KB, PDF) - Gender Collide:
Byron & Francine Pirola (90KB, PDF) - Divorce & the Catholic Church:
Fr Gerry Gleeson (2.5MB, PDF) - Fertility: Trends, Treatments & Catholic Teaching: Nicole Parker (280KB, PDF)
- Pornography: Facts, Fallacy & Cyber Infidelity: Jonathan & Karen Doyle (xxxKB, PDF)
- Pathways to Recovery: Sexual Addiction:
James Parker (210KB, PDF)
- Welcome Prayer:
- Sunday
- Welcome Prayer:
Ray & Ree O'Brien (110KB, PDF) - African Challenges:
Gonzaga & Paskazia Lubega (1.5MB, PDF) - Lay Empowerment:
Ron & Mavis Pirola (275KB, PDF) - Theology of the Body: Insights for Marriage: Edmund Adamus (310KB, PDF)
- Connecting with Youth:
Br Damien Price (5.7MB, PDF) - Marriage Prep: The Church's Last Stand:
Byron & Francine Pirola (xxxKB, PDF)
- Welcome Prayer:
- Workshops
- Couple Spirituality:
Byron & Francine Pirola (100KB, PDF)
- Couple Spirituality:

Renaissance 09
Dates & Venues
Sat March 21, 2:30pm – 10pm. Speakers: Pirola
Sat, Aug TBA, 10am -10pm. Speakers: Pirola + Others
Oct/Nov TBA, Speakers: Pirola + Others
TBA, 2:30pm – 10pm. Speakers: Casey, Van Beek
(Marriage Educators In-service) Sat Oct 17. Speakers: Pirola
Date TBA, Speakers: TBA
~Philadelphia, USA~
Sat Jun 6, Speakers: Feher, Gallagher SJ
Renaissance 09
Dates & Venues
The Renaissance of Marriage 2009 Mini-conferences series will bring some of the dynamic and engaging talks and workshops of the Renaissance 08 Conference to your local area. These events are specifically for Celebrate Love and Embrace couples, though your friends would also be welcome. You’ll hear from your local coordinators about the specifics as the time draws near.