Cycle Awareness
The Difference Between Information and Formation
When we were newlyweds and practicing NFP, we joined our first parish as a married couple. I was excited to learn there was a pro-life committee and eagerly joined, hoping to promote Natural Family Planning. Sadly, no one seemed interested. It would be another five years before we became a Teaching Couple. Now, 30 years…
Read MoreGuided by Natural Intelligence
In my work as a CCL coach, I accompany couples through the real questions that arise when charting, especially in confusing or transitional cycles. While today’s technology offers impressive tools, I’ve seen firsthand that wisdom develops through formation, conversation, and guidance. My hope is to encourage couples to use every tool wisely while continuing to…
Read MorePeakDay at the Live Action Women’s Summit
There are certain events that leave you feeling both energized and deeply grateful. Representing PeakDay and Couple to Couple League at this year’s Live Action Women’s Summit was one of those experiences. For the second consecutive year, CCL and PeakDay exhibited at the Summit, and it was a privilege to share our pro-life, fertility awareness…
Read More10 Things I Learned About My Menstrual Cycle That Changed Everything
For years, I thought my cycle was random and unpredictable, just something I had to deal with every month. I relied on calendar predictions and period apps, assuming ovulation always happened on day 14. The moment I began paying attention to my body’s real signals, everything started to make sense. Understanding fertility and hormones turned…
Read MoreTop Four Charting Questions from Newlyweds
During the CCL Marriage Prep NFP Course, couples begin building the daily habits of taking temperatures and recording fertility observations on their chart. By the end of the course, most couples feel confident navigating fertile and non-fertile days on paper or on the PeakDay App. The real learning often begins after the wedding, when couples…
Read MorePeakDay Syncs with Your Life
Tracking your fertility shouldn’t feel like another chore at the start of every day. That’s why PeakDay, CCL’s premier cycle tracking app rooted in science-based fertility education, now syncs with popular wearable devices to make temperature tracking easier and more consistent than ever. Device Syncing PeakDay pairs seamlessly with Apple Watch, Fitbit, and the Oura…
Read MoreMyParishNFP.org: A Trusted Resource for Parishes and Clergy
Why should parishes actively promote Natural Family Planning today? The call to promote Natural Family Planning (NFP) is not new. In Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI urged bishops and pastors to make the holiness of marriage and responsible parenthood “one of your most urgent responsibilities at the present time” (HV, 30). Parishes are often the…
Read MoreWhat 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,…
Read MoreFaith, Life, and Love: The Thibodeaux Journey
The Thibodeaux Journey shows how trust, Catholic faith, and NFP guided their marriage and how they embraced God’s design for faith, life and love. Finding Faith Faith and Zach met on CatholicMatch. Just a few years ago, neither of them would have expected that. Raised in the Church of Christ, Faith became agnostic as a…
Read MoreQuiet Beginnings: The Immaculate Conception and the Incarnation
These sacred December feasts—the Immaculate Conception and the approaching celebration of the Incarnation—invite us to contemplate how deeply God enters human life through the gift of fertility. Both moments are quiet beginnings. They unfold within a woman’s body. Both remind us that God works through the ordinary pathways of human generation, elevating them so that…
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