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 see one of the following brochures:
2010 NFP Class Schedule (English)
Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System
To find certified Creighton Model teachers in Virginia visit: www.fertilitycare.org/virginia. NoVa residents may also contact Dr. Bob Conkling at (202) 320-8834 or quovadis.lifecoach@gmail.com.
Creighton Model NFP Intro Sessions - once a month
March 27 - 10:00 a.m.
April 30 - 7:00 p.m.
May 28 - 7:00 p.m.
Sessions held at St. Veronica Catholic Church in Chantilly (Room P202). FREE of charge. RSVP required to Sylvia Dorham, FCPI at sdorham@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:
by Robert F. Conkling, MD
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 the rift has left scars to this day.
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