Pro-Life
The Gift of a Child
As Mother Teresa said at the 1994 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., “A child is God’s greatest gift to the family, to the nation, to the world.” At CCL, we see every child welcomed through the practice of NFP as a beautiful gift from God – both to the family and to the world.…
Read MoreBeing Pro-Life & NFP
Brenda and Gregg grew up in faithful Catholic homes and heard of NFP early on. Learning the nuts and bolts of it expanded their understanding of being pro-life. The couple’s main concern before taking an NFP class was efficacy. “A lot of these families that practice NFP have a lot of children,” they remember thinking. They add, “But as you…
Read MoreFamily: The First School of Freedom
As America celebrates 250 years of independence, we give thanks for the men and women who have defended our nation and protected our freedoms through sacrifice and service. At Couple to Couple League, we are also grateful for another kind of service: the generous volunteers who strengthen marriages and families by teaching Natural Family Planning.…
Read MoreThe Quiet Work of a Pro-Life Dad
Being pro-life has meant a lot of different things to me over the years. In my Catholic high school, it was mostly about getting out of class for a day and marching in DC with my friends from another school. Being from an all-boys school, it really helped that my friends were mostly girls. Fortunately,…
Read MoreNFP: The Answer the World Is Seeking
As we celebrate 55 years of CCL’s mission, we often look back with gratitude for all that has been built through faithful teaching, generous support, and countless quiet “yeses” to God’s plan for marriage. Yet just as important is what lies ahead—and where the Holy Spirit is already at work. Recently, at the Live Action…
Read MoreA Patroness for Life and Love: St. Gianna
On April 28, we celebrated the feast day of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, one of CCL’s beloved patron saints. Her life is a powerful witness to the beauty of marriage, the dignity of motherhood, and the profound respect for life that we are all called to embrace. A devout Catholic, she pursued a vocation in…
Read MorePeakDay: A Bright Light for Women’s Health
PeakDay at the Live Action Women’s Summit: A Bright Light for Women’s Health CCL was honored to represent PeakDay at the innagural Live Action Women’s Summit: Back to Eden—a beautiful gathering of over 1,000 women united by a powerful theme: honoring the dignity of women as life-givers. While the main stage featured dynamic speakers and…
Read MoreSharing NFP for 43 years – and Counting
Several decades ago, Clarence Vetter’s brother, a priest, approached Clarence and Betty with the news that NFP classes were coming to their area. Betty was pregnant with their second child when the couple was trained in CCL’s Sympto-Thermal method. They started charting postpartum and the rest is history. A nun later approached the couple, asking…
Read MoreGetting the Word Out About NFP
Chris and Carrie Borgerding from the Diocese of Atlanta recently participated in their annual Parish Ministry Fair. The couple had a table in the parish hall with about 80 other ministries. They stayed before and after each of the three weekend Masses to answer questions and give information about CCL and its offerings. Carrie believes…
Read MorePromoting NFP with the Medical Community
Stacey Nagle, in the Diocese of Denver, CO, had the opportunity to share about CCL and NFP with a new local physician. This NaPro trained physician recently opened her own practice and began reaching out to parishes in the area to announce her business. Adrian and Stacey Nagle’s pastor received the information and passed it…
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