Family Life
natural family planning
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an umbrella term for various methods of charting a woman's natural signs of fertility in order that the married couple may achieve or postpone pregnancy. NFP methods are inexpensive and can become a normal part of a couple's daily routine and assist the woman in general health awareness. NFP works with a couple's fertility, not against it. Engaged or married couples interested in learning NFP are encouraged to enroll in a certified course of study offered through the programs listed below.
Couple to Couple League
Teaches the Sympto-Thermal Method. For classes in Northern Virginia, please visit NoVa CCL or download this printable brochure: Fall '09 - Winter '10 NFP Class Schedule.
Fall '09 Spanish NFP class flyer
Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System
Creighton Model is built upon the Ovulation Method and counts toward marriage prep in the Diocese or Arlington and Archdiocese of Washington, DC. Classes available in Spanish.
An introductory session is being held on December 5 at St. Mary's Lyceum in Alexandria. See flyer for details.
For more info or a to schedule an introductory session, please contact Dr. Bob Conkling at (202) 320-8834 or quovadis.lifecoach@gmail.com.
Resources for Infertility:
Pope Paul VI Institute- internationally recognized for its outstanding achievements in the field of natural fertility regulation & reproductive medicine, which includes Napro Technology
Reproductive Technology- Evaluation and Treatment of Infertility from the US Catholic Bishops
Donum Vitae- Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation
Resources:
NFP & the Couple's Relationship
by Dr. Mary Shivanandan
by the USCCB Program for NFP
Is NFP Good for Your Marriage?
by Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life & Youth
by Theresa Notare
NFP Charting Helps Detect Health Problems
by Juliette Glasow
"In 1968 Something Terrible Happened to the Church"- Cardinal James Francis Stafford reflects on how dissenters on Humane Vitae tore the Church apart- and how rift left scars to this day
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