Promoting NFP
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 MoreFoundations for Family
Thank you to the CCL family as we step into the breach – we reach out to help families have a chance with learning about the beautiful gift of fertility through their lifetime. After consistent work we have workshops that are finally underway – in parishes, college campuses and in pregnancy centers across the US. Our global reach…
Read MoreNatural Family Planning: Designed by God, Guided by Love, Open to Life
The natural beauty of creation has the power to draw us into the mystery of God. We can see, feel, smell, and sense God’s creative handiwork in so many ways. Consider when we pause to savor the burst of colors in a sunset or the rhythmic sound of waves rolling upon a beach. It might…
Read MoreCelebrate National NFP Week! 12 Simple Ways
National Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, July 19–25, 2026, is almost here! This year’s theme from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, “Natural Family Planning: Designed by God. Guided by Love. Open to Life,” beautifully captures the gift that NFP offers married couples. It is rooted in God’s design for our bodies, guided by…
Read MoreA Strong Marriage Is Where Fatherhood Begins
When does a man become a father? Most people would say the day his child is born. But in many ways, fatherhood begins much earlier. It begins when a man chooses to love his wife faithfully, embraces the vocation of marriage, and opens his heart to God’s plan for their family. That is one of…
Read MoreRooted In Life
Here’s something Tom and I come back to often: you can’t really separate the pro-life conviction from how a couple lives out their fertility. They’re not two different things. They’re the same thing. NFP is rooted in life. If we believe every human life is sacred — and we do — then fertility, the very…
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 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…
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 MoreA Banner Year
This year marks a sacred and extraordinary milestone—our organization’s 55th anniversary. For more than five decades, our shared commitment has transformed lives and empowered students, families, and the wider community. As we celebrate this landmark, we invite you—our volunteers, donors, and supporters—to embrace this “banner year” as both a time of achievement and a spiritual…
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