Archive for March 2026
Living Holy Week Liturgically
With intriguing names like Spy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday, and liturgical rituals like the Veneration of the Cross and the stripping of the Altar, Holy Week can be chock-full of opportunities to prayerfully and deeply commemorate the last days of Jesus’ ministry on Earth, and His Passion and death. During Holy Week, the Church, in…
Read MoreWholehearted Living and the Gift of Self
Viva and Chase Crouse live in Texas with their four children. They share a vocation rooted in faith, family life, and service. As the co-founders of Hypuro Fit, a Catholic-based personal training and nutrition coaching company, they integrate Pope St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body with exercise and nutrition science to help clients…
Read MoreAshwagandha and Ginseng: Herbs for All Seasons
Ashwagandha or Withania somnifera, a modest shrub that grows from the Mediterranean region all the way through India, has a root that is a powerhouse of healthy compounds that benefit people of many stages of life. It is also known as Indian ginseng because of its wide-ranging benefits that mirror those of the time-honored Korean…
Read MoreWhat Will Your “55” Be?
Couple to Couple League is founded on the plan for “married couples themselves who become apostles and guides to other married couples.” (Humanae Vitae 26) Join us in celebrating faithfully carrying out this mission from its start with John and Sheila Kippley to this, our 55th year! We dedicate our first CCL Mass of the…
Read MoreLent, Love, and the Discipline of Life
Each Lent, Christians are invited into a deeper conversion through the practices of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Yes, these disciplines are seasonal obligations; they are also ways of forming the heart to love more authentically. For couples who practice Natural Family Planning (NFP) and strive to live a pro-life commitment, these same spiritual habits often…
Read MoreA Light in the Darkness
Hope. A light in the darkness. That was our destination. “Keep our eyes on the light,” I said, for my daughter’s benefit, but also for my own. It was a frigid, dark night in the middle of an ice storm, and I found myself locked out of the house, along with my 4-year-old and baby. …
Read MoreA Warm Welcome for NFP at AAPLOG 2026
The 2026 meeting of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) brought together hundreds of physicians, students, nurses, and healthcare professionals in Seattle—many of whom are eager to learn more about fertility awareness and restorative reproductive medicine. With 334 registrants and strong student participation, the conference offered an encouraging glimpse of a growing…
Read MoreAt The Heart Of It
2026 marks the 55th year CCL has been in existence. CCL is teaching couples how to understand and embrace their fertility and live their marriage vocation as God planned it. This milestone has me reflecting on why we have survived for more than half a century. At the heart of it, CCL is still here…
Read MoreA Chance to Begin Again
As we continue into the Lenten season, I have been meditating on many Saints who remind us that Lent is a chance to “begin again.” With prayer and fasting, our 40 days can give us a time and a place to invite Christ into our hearts in a way more fruitful than ever before. There…
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