Church Teaching
Forty Years, Countless Lives: Reflection on Teaching NFP
Our oldest daughter recently celebrated her 40th birthday—a milestone that prompted us to reflect on another anniversary: teaching NFP for 40 years. It’s hard to believe that the tiny two-week-old baby in our arms back then is now a grown woman, and that our journey as Natural Family Planning teachers began with that very first…
Read MoreMary, Rosaries, Scapulars and Crowns
In the month of May, the Catholic Church honors the Blessed Virgin Mary. And it is not just one day but 31 days! The Blessed Virgin Mary has been honored with the title “Mother of God” since ancient times. We have enjoyed a special devotion to her ever since. The Angel Gabriel greeted Mary with…
Read MorePope Francis: His Merciful Mission
On the first Monday of Easter, Pope Francis was called home to our Lord to his eternal rest. It seems appropriate for him, who was known as the Pope of Mercy, to end his earthly pilgrimage during the Easter season, which is intrinsically linked to God’s merciful message of hope and renewal. A Mission of…
Read MoreThe Unshakable Duo of NFP & Worship
I’m hopeful! I’m hopeful for Christian marriages today. Adversity, difficulties, and unanticipated conflicts will come. But no matter what, we can persevere and preserve the marital vows, none of this 50% failure stuff. The Church teaches that “strengthened by the grace of God, there is no possible circumstance in which husband and wife cannot faithfully fulfill their…
Read MoreRevival Is Coming
Evangelize. Revival. Jubilee. What do these words mean to you? This summer, they took on a new meaning for me. We were blessed to attend the National Eucharistic Congress as a CCL team, but we each walked away with an incredibly personal encounter with Christ. These words were not only the rally cry for the…
Read MoreThe Cascading Blessings of NFP In Marriage
Corbin and Emma share how NFP impacts the way they live as a family every day. It’s a life skill – something more than the thermometer, charts and app. It’s a lifestyle that has filled their lives with a cascade of blessings that they would never have imagined. Something More Emma and Corbin met in college…
Read MoreWhat Do the Apparitions of Our Lady Teach Us Today?
An apparition from Our Lady is a major spiritual event for a good reason. The Gospels record just a handful of times that Mary speaks – like the Annunciation, Visitation, Finding of Jesus in the Temple, and Wedding at Cana. When you think about Mary’s low-key persona in the Bible, it is pretty amazing that…
Read MoreSt. Joseph, Husband of Mary
March 19th, Feast Day of St Joseph On March 19th, the Church celebrates St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He is one of CCL’s patron saints because he is a role model for husbands, fathers and anyone trying to live a chaste life. There is a beautiful painting that hangs in the National…
Read MoreSharing Faith by Example
Illeane & Travis Athougies’ belief that the most important and effective way to show our children the beauty of the Faith is by example, is lived out in their ministry as a CCL teaching couple. Céline: Travis and Ileane, tell me about where your journey as a couple and as a family began! Ileane: Travis…
Read More50 Reasons to Read Humanae Vitae
From the Blog Archives – in celebration of the Anniversary of Humanae Vitae We just celebrated the 55th anniversary of one of the most ground-shaking, pot-stirring, life-giving documents the Church has released in recent history. In 31 short paragraphs, Saint Pope Paul VI defended the Church’s unchangeable teaching on contraception and laid the groundwork that…
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