Archive for March 2023
Newlywed and New to NFP (Part 2)
Written by S.J. Duca. Originally published in Family Foundations. Annie and Matt are the second couple featured in this two part series, where newlyweds share about their journey to the altar, their Natural Family Planning (NFP) experience, and what excites them most about Couple to Couple League’s new PeakDay app. ( You can read the…
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Written by S.J. Duca. Originally published in Family Foundations. For Holly Livingston, eight months married, the most surprising part is how natural it feels. “Of course, there has been adjusting, but being married to John feels so normal and ‘meant to be,’ even amidst the chaos of newness!” Holly and John are one of the…
Read MoreA New Path – Tools of the New Apostolic Age
Written by Katie Zulanas. Originally published in Family Foundations. We’ve pondered before the beautiful picture of the resurrected Lord as a gardener waiting for Mary Magdalene to recognize Him. He is holding a spade—a tool for working. This past year has been a labor of love updating our CycleProGo app to be reintroduced as the…
Read MoreCCL’s Latest in NFP Charting
Written by Mike Manhart. Originally published in Family Foundations in 2023. As you read this, Peak Day – CCL’s newest version of our mobile charting tool – is available. This represents the latest iteration of CCL’s long-time effort to make charting easy and available to all. In the 1970’s CCL charts were all paper, then,…
Read MoreNot Your Average NFP Bulletin Boards…
Eben and Lindsey Krapfl are a Teaching Couple from Iowa. Lindsey decided that promoting NFP at her parish didn’t need to be dull so she came up with trendy and humorous bulletin boards for her parish hall. These seasonal boards were quick to catch people’s eyes and the increase in interest came shortly after. Parishioners…
Read MoreLent and Avoiding the Spiritual Diet
Written by Amanda Rohwedder. Originally published in Family Foundations in 2023. I always ask my clients to remove “diet” from their vocabulary and instead replace it with “lifestyle,” focusing on small, consistent changes over time. For what good is it to eat healthful for a small period of time in the course of a lifetime?…
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