If you knew a proven practice to lower your odds of ever getting a divorce wouldn’t you want to know more about that practice and incorporate that technique into your marriage? The divorce rate for couples who practice Natural Family Planning (NFP) is less than 5%. National Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is an opportunity for you to learn more about it. NFP Awareness Week is a national educational campaign developed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to focus attention on Natural Family Planning methods and Church teachings which support their use in marriage. This method assists couples in achieving or avoiding pregnancy, aids couples that have previously experienced infertility and can help identify underlying health issues. Couples practicing NFP experience enhanced communication and intimacy.
We encourage couples to take a Natural Family Planning (NFP) course in person or online. NFP is safe, extremely effective, and completely in harmony with the Church’s teachings.
First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then what? If sex is natural, why are we so eager to make it artificial? On this episode of “Lust is Boring,” find out how God’s plan for human sexuality is good for your body and good for your soul. While many presentations about Natural Family Planning (NFP) focus on the harms of contraception, it’s more effective to unveil the truth, goodness, and beauty of God’s plan for the family. If you’ve ever struggled to understand the Church’s teaching on birth control or if you’re looking for a way to explain it to friends or family members who have a different viewpoint, this episode is for you!
Couples around the world are learning the good news of Natural Family Planning anytime, anywhere.
In 2012, Marriage Ministries launched Learn NFP Online in response to the many requests we received from parishes and diocesan ministry leaders looking for an effective way to spread the good news of natural family planning. With endorsements from the USCCB, WOOMB International, and BOMA-USA, the online course has been well received by NFP instructors and engaged couples.
We are excited to report that 1,500 couples have taken the course from throughout the US and abroad. The rate of follow-up by couples seeking one-on-one continued coaching is equal to what has been reported by various diocesan offices following traditional, classroom-style NFP courses. Instructors find that couples signing up for follow-up coaching after completing the online course are very well prepared and have a solid foundational knowledge of NFP and, specifically, the Billings Ovulation Method.
The course fee is $49 per individual or couple. A certificate of completion is provided.
INTRO TO NFP BROCHURE 2022
Amanda Smith, RN, amanda@vitaefertility.com
https://www.vitaefertility.com/amanda/
Marquette Method-certified instructor
In-person and online
Judi Phillips, jphillips-nfp@hotmail.com
Creighton Model Fertility Care System–certified instructor
Distance learning available through Skype
Couple to Couple League offers a self-paced Online Class.
Jared & Monica Kimutis
(865) 851-1996 or jmkimutis@gmail.com
Couple to Couple League–certified instructors
Patrick & Monica Ward
(423) 432-6452 or patward803@gmail.com
Couple to Couple League–certified instructors
Live online courses only
Julianna Gregory
jgregory@mmnfp.com or 865-604-2498
https://mmnfp.timetap.com/
Marquette Method-certified instructor
In-person and online
Couple to Couple League offers a self-paced Online Class.
Stephanie Schweitzer
(423) 406-2028 or StephanieCrMS@gmail.com
Creighton Model Fertility Care System–certified instructor http://stephaniecrms.weebly.com/
Brian & Sarah Potter
(276) 698-6244 or sarahcpotter@gmail.com
Couple to Couple League–certified instructors
Couple to Couple League offers a self-paced Online Class.
**Kindly schedule your NFP class at least four months before your wedding date.**
Para más información sobre el Método Natural de Planificación Familiar o para encontrar facilitadores para estas clases en nuestra diócesis contactar a Blanca Primm al 865-862-5743 o escribir a bprimm@dioknox.org.
Visite: NFP Spanish Classes - Liga de pareja a pareja
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Go to any of the following links to find a directory of doctors near you. (Please note that the standards and methods by which a doctor is included in a list of “pro-life” doctors will vary with each of the groups listed below. Any questions about a particular doctor should be referred to the group that maintains the list.)
American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists – www.aaplog.org
AAPLOG number 2500 members and associates, and is recognized by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) as a special interest group within the College. The purpose of AAPLOG is to reaffirm the unique value and dignity of individual human life in all stages of growth and development from conception onward.
Pro-Life Maternal-Fetal Medicine – www.prolifemfm.org
For these maternal-fetal medicine specialists, the fact that they have two patients when they help women through complicated pregnancies is more than a biological fact; it is a passionate commitment. The directory of pro-life maternal-fetal medicine doctors is an especially valuable resource to turn to for better advice when another doctor recommends abortion for health reasons.
One More Soul (OMS) – www.onemoresoul.com
OMS is dedicated to spreading the truth about the blessings of children and the harm of contraception. Their directory consists of physicians practicing medicine in accord with traditional Christian principles. Natural Family Planning (NFP)-Only Physicians do not prescribe, perform, or refer for contraception, sterilization, abortion, or in vitro fertilization. They promote NFP for achieving or avoiding conception. This directory includes not only OBGYN doctors but also physicians of other specialties who support the moral values that OMS promotes, and also includes NFP Teachers and Centers.
Association of Pro-Life Physicians (APP) – www.prolifephysicians.org
The APP seeks to employ medical expertise and influence in communities to educate the public and political leaders on the humanity and viability of the pre-born child, and to encourage alternatives to abortion. They have created a list of physicians who adhere to the pro-life language of the Hippocratic oath, who are convinced that life begins at conception and who will neither perform nor refer for abortions.
The Campaign for Ethical Vaccines Pro-Life Physician Database – www.cogforlife.org/prolifephysicianlist.htm
This group provides a list of doctors and pharmacies willing to provide ethical alternatives to aborted fetal cell line vaccines.
Fertility CareTM Centers of America – www.fertilitycare.org
Locate A NaProTECHNOLOGY Medical Consultant in your Area.
Fertility Care - Pope Paul VI Institute
The Saint Paul VI Institute is the only medical Institute of its kind that specializes in research, diagnosis, and treatment of procreative and women’s healthcare within a pro-life ethic.
Tepeyac Family Center – www.tepeyacfamilycenter.com