June 2023

Sharing the World of NFP with Others

Ronald and Andrea Gronsky of the Diocese of Oakland, CA gave a one-hour NFP presentation to their parish RCIA class via zoom in March. Their presentation included a screen-sharing program that Ron put together and had a Q&A session. The presentation was very well received by the candidates, and they each asked questions or gave…

Body Language and Natural Family Planning

Written by Dr. Lester Ruppersberger D.O., FACOOG I first became introduced to Pope St John Paul II’s Theology of the Body back in the 1990’s and the text totally grabbed my attention as a newly converted NFP-only Ob/Gyn. The language ‘spoke’ to me and, as an English major in college, words DO mean something. As…

“Promote CCL” June 2023 Round-Up

Couple to Couple League NFP promoters were enthusiastically engaged in the month of June and they generated a lot of energy with their efforts! Spanish promotions are in the spotlight with many productive ideas: creating attractive posters to promote classes, emailing parishes to notify them of upcoming classes, and contacting marriage prep coordinators to notify…

Capturing Attention with Creative Displays

Jennifer and Ivan D’Souza used their imagination and a host of resources when creating their NFP promotion displays. Jennifer said the indoor display was from a “CCL/NFP/Theology of the Body table my husband and I presented at our Diocesan Catholic Women’s Conference. The table was a great success in terms of the interest it generated.…

Evangelizing with NFP and the Gospel of Life

Written by Anne Marie Stroud. Originally published in Family Foundations. Having initially come from two different faith backgrounds, Brendan and Heather Murphy found the Catholic Church teachings on NFP were an ecumenical foundation that brought them closer together. It was through the loving evangelization of an NFP instructor that they came to embrace the teaching…

“Promote CCL” May 2023 Round-Up

Couple to Couple League is the #1 provider of FABM training worldwide and our teaching couples and promoters are excited to share that fact! Last month they were spreading the word in a variety of new and innovative ways, as well as the tried and true. Some examples include teaching about NFP at Pre-Cana sessions…

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Promoters Sandy Kubacki and Colleen Karwisch, from Ohio, have been working together for years to make sure all the parish bulletins in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are covered with NFP announcements. Through their teamwork, they can keep all the parishes, contacts, and bulletin schedules organized. Colleen shared how she and Sandy started small but easily…