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United in Prayer: 54-Day Rosary Novena
This June, Couple to Couple League invites all CCL staff, students, volunteers, benefactors, and friends to join together in prayer as we celebrate 55 years of teaching God’s plan for marriage and family life. Beginning June 1 at 12:15 pm ET, we will pray a 54-day Rosary Novena LIVE online, leading up to our anniversary…
Read MoreLent, Love, and the Discipline of Life
Each Lent, Christians are invited into a deeper conversion through the practices of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Yes, these disciplines are seasonal obligations; they are also ways of forming the heart to love more authentically. For couples who practice Natural Family Planning (NFP) and strive to live a pro-life commitment, these same spiritual habits often…
Read MoreSt. Valentine: Mission to Love Well
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about St. Valentine is that no one truly knows who he was. His life is known only to God, and yet, that is enough. Valentine endures as an icon of love. He was a champion of lovers, and a beloved son of the Lord who is love. His witness reminds…
Read MoreTheology of the Body Questions & Answers (Part 3)
There are many misconceptions about what the Catholic Church teaches regarding marriage, sexuality, and responsible parenthood. Theology of the Body offers a deeper vision—one that reveals the dignity of the human person, the meaning of the body, and God’s design for love within marriage. This teaching helps us understand not only what the Church teaches,…
Read MoreTheology of the Body Questions & Answers (Part 2)
There are many misconceptions about what the Catholic Church teaches regarding marriage, sexuality, and responsible parenthood. Theology of the Body offers a deeper vision—one that reveals the dignity of the human person, the meaning of the body, and God’s design for love within marriage. This teaching helps us understand not only what the Church teaches,…
Read MoreTheology of the Body: A Vision of Love & Marriage
When people first encounter Natural Family Planning, they often assume it is primarily about charts, cycles, or methods. But at its heart NFP is rooted in something much deeper: a vision of the human person, marriage, and love that the Church calls Theology of the Body. Theology of the Body (often abbreviated TOB) is not…
Read MoreTheology of the Body Questions & Answers (Part 1)
There are many misconceptions about what the Catholic Church teaches regarding marriage, sexuality, and responsible parenthood. Theology of the Body offers a deeper vision—one that reveals the dignity of the human person, the meaning of the body, and God’s design for love within marriage. This teaching helps us understand not only what the Church teaches,…
Read MoreBody Language and Natural Family Planning
I first became introduced to Pope St John Paul II’s Theology of the Body back in the 1990’s and the text totally grabbed my attention as a newly converted NFP-only Ob/Gyn. The language ‘spoke’ to me and, as an English major in college, words DO mean something. As it turns out, Theology of the Body…
Read MoreFree Theology of the Body Virtual Conference
Last year, more than 77,000 men and women from 160 countries registered for the inaugural TOBVC, making it the largest Catholic Conference in 2020! Hosted by Theology of the Body Institute, the TOB Virtual Conference April 30-May 2 will feature 80+ of the most prominent speakers and artists! Even better, because CCL is an affiliate…
Read MoreEucharistic Abstinence and NFP
Guest post by Theology of the Body enthusiast Katrina J. Zeno, MTS This also appears in the May/June 2020 issue of Family Foundations. A funny thing happened on the way to Easter this year – Lent became even more penitential. Without our consent, public Catholic masses were suspended in many dioceses in the U.S. and…
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