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NFP 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…

What 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,…

NFP: The Best-Kept Secret

As a Catholic married couple, we want to let you in on what might be one of the best-kept secrets in the Catholic Church: Natural Family Planning (NFP). You’ve probably heard of NFP during marriage prep, where engaged couples check off a box in Pre-Cana. But here’s the truth: NFP isn’t just for newlyweds. It’s…

A Real Love Story

Real couples really do use NFP, and we asked Ryan and Kassie to tell us their NFP story — the good parts and the struggles. They are writing their own love story and have chosen to do so by following God’s plan for marriage. Was NFP difficult to learn? No. We started with STM (Sympto-Thermal…

Teaching NFP, Sharing Life Experience

“Like all great love stories, we met at a bar,” chuckles Dr. Paul Lobitz about meeting his wife, Sarah. Today, the Colorado couple have seven kids and teach NFP— but it’s been a long journey. Along the way, the bumps have included unplanned pregnancies, periods of animosity, and a conversion that transformed their plan of…

5 NFP Myths Debunked

If you’ve spent more than 10 minutes on social media, Reddit, Youtube or Google, you’ve probably gotten the sense that everyone’s an expert on everything, but no one seems to actually know what they’re talking about. As the Information Age makes myths easier to spread, it’s all the more important that we take the time…

The Cascading Blessings of NFP In Marriage

Corbin and Emma share how NFP impacts the way they live as a family every day. It’s a life skill – something more than the thermometer, charts and app. It’s a lifestyle that has filled their lives with a cascade of blessings that they would never have imagined. Something More Emma and Corbin met in college…

NFP: For All Seasons of Life

Does practicing NFP have benefits for those outside the childbearing years? Based on personal experience and studies in literature, I would argue it does. NFP is a life skill that has benefits well beyond those focused on assisting the decision to postpone or conceive. For couples using NFP, I have documented the benefits of improved…

NFP is Pro-Woman

It’s National Women’s Health Awareness Week from May 12th-18th, 2024 and we expect to see media messages about how women have been empowered through contraception. But is contraception really best for female health? Is shutting down a perfectly healthy reproductive system truly empowering our daughters, wives and mothers? What If? What if there was a…

PeakDay: The Catholic NFP App

You’ve chosen to use Natural Family Planning – so, why aren’t you using a Catholic fertility tracking app to help you practice NFP. Not all fertility apps are alike. Some apps share your data with third parties. Other apps bombard you with ads about birth control. Some offer support from specialists that may not share…