Religious/Personal

Cohabitation-Nation

Unmarried Couples Who Live Together Put Their Marriage at Risk

By Marion Fernandez-Cueto

Anne and Joachim, parents of the Virgin Mary

The following article is an excerpt from the May-June 2010 issue of Family Foundations, the publication of the Couple to Couple League International (CCL).

When David LaValley of Buffalo, N.Y., started dating Cherie, he was pleased to learn they were both cradle Catholics. LaValley had served for years as an altar boy, and it wasn’t long before the couple was attending Mass together.

Does Natural Family Planning Hinder Spontaneity?

By Kevin Banet

The following articles are from the Jan.-Feb. 2010 issue of Family Foundations, the publication of the Couple to Couple League International.

Does NFP prevent spontaneity by restricting intimacy?

Newlyweds Struggle but Embrace Natural Family Planning

Spouses cooperate with each other with NFP.

The following is an excerpt from the article, “Newlyweds Embrace NFP,” by Sarah Hammond, in the Jan.-Feb. 2010 issue of Family Foundations, the publication of the Couple to Couple League International.

Awkward at first

Unlike birth control, Natural Family Planning (NFP) does not leave the burden of family planning squarely on one spouse.