Co-Creation With God
Growing up, I would often ask my mom to “Just tell me what you want me to do, and I’ll do it.” She would remind me, instead, that she wanted me to look around and see what needed to be done and who needed a hand. I wanted a checklist; she wanted me to develop…
Read MoreGrowing in Faith, Growing in our Mission
Written by Katie Zulanas. Originally published in Family Foundations. I had a good laugh the other day when I saw a meme that said, “I have a mustard seed and I’m not afraid to use it!” How hard it is sometimes for us to believe in that little mustard seed and see as God sees.…
Read MoreSt. Carlo Acutis: Patron Saint of the PeakDay App
This October, CCL has a special reason to celebrate. For the first time, we celebrate the feast day of St. Carlo Acutis, canonized just last year on September 7, 2025. And around here, Carlo feels a little like family. When we were developing the PeakDay app, we knew we were taking on something that would…
Read MoreFlax Oil, B6 and Fertility
“I took B6 and flax oil for extra energy, and I got this little guy!” I commented this to my sister Regina as we watched my barely three-month-old baby army crawl six feet across the floor in pursuit of a toy. “And that’s the neurotransmitter support that was combined with the B6 in my supplements;…
Read MoreA Father Teaches Sacrifice
“If there is one thing I could stress to young couples, it’s to learn to love sacrifice.” This comment, coming from Daniel West in a recent PeakDay Podcast with Martha Haenni, got in my head. Daniel continued. “Our broken reaction to any kind of discomfort, misunderstanding, any kind of pain is to say, ‘No, get…
Read More23 Years of Teaching NFP
The Volpes in the Philadelphia suburbs have taught NFP for 23 of their 25 years of marriage, a statistic they can hardly believe. “It’s almost like I don’t need motivation,” says Jim. “The motivation is so inherent.” Jen learned about NFP when she converted from Methodist to Catholic in college. “My grandfather was a Methodist…
Read MoreFish Oil and Fertility
Diets rich in healthy fish, such as the Mediterranean diet, have long been known to have a wide range of health benefits. Now these polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found in fish oil and krill oil, are also being studied for their effects on human fertility. Endometriosis The omega-3…
Read MoreA Gift and a Mission
For Maria and Xavier Martinez, learning Natural Family Planning was more than discovering a method. It changed the way they understood marriage, deepened their appreciation for each other, and opened their hearts to a mission they now share with other couples. Maria and Xavier, who live in Minnesota and have two daughters, help with outreach…
Read MoreCarrying the Mission Forward
When Regina and Alfred Nicolini became a certified Couple to Couple League Teaching Couple in 2025, they joined a tradition stretching back more than five decades. They are among CCL’s newest volunteers, teaching classes while raising a young daughter and balancing the demands of work, mission and family life. Yet in many ways, their story…
Read MoreThe Ripple Effects of NFP
Carlos and Victoria DeBayle are a testament to the fact that NFP has ripple effects into the rest of marriage and that it is a great tool for giving your marriage the best chance for success. When Carlos and Victoria met in a Catholic group in college, they didn’t hit it off. “I was very involved, he saw me…
Read MoreNFP 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…
Read MoreThe 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.…
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