Religious/Personal

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. Read More…

NFP Prepared Couple for Sacrifice

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

Perhaps the practice of Natural Family Planning (NFP) is a training ground for detachment from one’s spouse! What I mean is learning not to need him/her to satisfy our desire for a comfortable life or to be the culmination or ruination of our happiness. Read More…

“Natural Family Planning or Nothing,” Man Tells Bride-to-Be

The following article appeared in the May/June 2010 issue of Family Foundations, of the Couple to Couple League.

"We're going to have ten kids."

Jennifer: Matt and I met at a retreat for Catholic college students. Each one of us came from slightly different backgrounds, but we were convinced that our common faith was all that really mattered.

Matthew: Once Jennifer and I were engaged, eventually the subject of what we were going to use for family planning came up. I had grown up hearing about NFP since my parents were volunteer teachers for the Couple to Couple League (CCL). Read More…