Contraception Archives - Natural Family Planning | Fertility Awareness

NFP and Birth Control: Worth Talking About

Elizabeth Timpe is passionate about a few things. Postpartum fertility is one. Helping women understand their charts is another. And then there is the one she recently took to the pages of Denver Catholic: Can we please stop calling Natural Family Planning “contraceptive”? Elizabeth is not afraid to speak about this topic. After years of…

Recognizing God’s Plan through NFP

Through Natural Family Planning, a couple’s journey from uncertainty and control to trust and openness has transformed their marriage. Used rightly, NFP goes hand in hand with a vision that acknowledges that even if God’s timing isn’t always ours, new life is always a precious gift. The McGuires The McGuires began marriage using contraceptives but…

RRM: Healing Fertility Naturally

In the 1960s the popular use of the hormonal birth control pill prompted the Church to respond with the encyclical of Humanae Vitae. It explained the moral stance and alternatives for family planning. Over 60 years later, couples and families are faced with the moral question about IVF and fertility treatments. Considering recent government initiatives,…

The Hidden Mental Toll

It is widely recognized, but rarely mentioned, that post abortive women have high levels of mental health issues. These higher rates have been well documented in dozens of published studies. Unfortunately, several have methodologic issues that allow the pro-abortion advocates to rationalize them away. A new study by James Studnicki and colleagues puts to rest…

RRM Advancing Fertility Care, Naturally

At this year’s FACTS Annual Conference 2026 in Peoria, Illinois, Michael Manhart represented the Couple to Couple League both as CCL Board member and a featured breakout speaker. His experience offers a valuable window into the growing intersection between fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) and restorative reproductive medicine (RRM)—and what it means for the future of…

What We Heard at the SEEK Conference

As exhibitors at SEEK in both Columbus and Denver—a five-day experience where thousands of college-age Catholics come together to encounter Christ through prayer, Adoration, the sacraments, and inspiring speakers—we expected good conversations. What we didn’t fully anticipate was how ready these young women (and men!) were to talk openly and thoughtfully about fertility and faithful,…

NFP and Changing Hearts

Is NFP transformational for relationships? Is it an entry point to Catholicism? While I don’t know if NFP creates more Catholics, the evidence in the literature does support the idea that NFP helps couples to communicate better. They have improved spirituality, are better at self-control, and attribute NFP to a better relationship with their spouse. Several…

The 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…

Is NFP Healthy For Marriage?

We all know about the health benefits of using NFP in comparison to contraceptives. What’s perhaps more important are the benefits using NFP brings to your marriage relationship. I recently reviewed the scientific literature on the impact of NFP and contraceptives on marriage relationships. The bottom line: NFP is good for your marriage health. Some…

Revival 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…