Natural Family Planning
Natural Family Planning (NFP) refers to fertility-awareness-based methods of regulating conception. Based on scientific research, NFP is consistent with Catholic teaching and creates opportunities for married couples to take time together to understand, recognize, and talk about the natural and biological signs of fertility and infertility.
Love Beyond Measure
Celebrate NFP Awareness Week July 21-27
Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, with the theme this year of “Love Beyond Measure” celebrates fertility-based awareness methods and the marriage-strengthening benefits they offer for couples.
The dates of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week highlight the anniversary of the Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae which articulates Catholic beliefs about human sexuality, conjugal love and responsible parenthood. July 25 and 26 which fall during NFP Awareness Week, mark the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, the parents of the Blessed Mother.
Watch a video message from Bishop Robert Barron, Chairman of the bishops’ Committee for Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth:
NFP resources from the USCCB:
Preparation Process
Katie Parris, Fertility Care Practitioner
Katie teaches women and couples in Louisville the Creighton Model to empower women to learn about their bodies and find root-cause solutions to health issues.
Angela Hobbs, RN, BSN, Gift of Your Fertility
Angela, located in Louisville, KY, believes it is important for women of all ages to be knowledgeable about their bodies and menstrual cycles, and is an instructor in the Marquette Method of NFP.
Teresa and Tom Knight
Teresa and Tom, located in Louisville, have been Couple to Couple League Natural Family teachers since 1997, and teach the sympto-thermal method. CCL also offers excellent resources to empower single women and assist moms in empowering their daughters.
Other Resources
Couple to Couple League
To inspire, educate and support couples in family planning that is natural, effective, healthy and consistent with God’s plan for life, love, and marriage.
Love and Parenthood
A brief video explaining Natural Family Planning, by couples around the world.
Home – FACTS (factsaboutfertility.org)
Has your doctor not been trained in Fertility Awareness Based Methods? Consider refering him or her to this resource which helps doctors understand the science and effectiveness of NFP.
What FABM method is right for me | Method Matcher Quiz – Fertility Science Institute
Find the fertility awareness method that is right for you.