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Fall 2024

Menopause and Mental Health

by Loree Lippsmeyer

Heading into menopause or know someone who is? Have no fear as women have been going through this very normal,

Fall 2024

All Good Gifts

by Fr. Blaise Berg, STD

As an unmarried man, I do not feel qualified to write much of anything about premenopausal, menopausal or postmenopausal experiences.

Fall 2024

Graduating to Mentor

by Sheila St. John

Perhaps this is your first introduction to the benefits of charting your cycles. Or…. perhaps you have charted your cycles

Fall 2024

Meet Our Members: Maria Elena and Deacon René Burgos

by Peggy Stofila

Ovulation Method Instructors in the Los Angeles region, Maria Elena and René Burgos have been married for 34 years, and

Fall 2024

Navigating Menopause

by Gretchen Marsh, D.O.

Menopause is a natural process that marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years when menstruation permanently stops. It is

Fall 2024

Uncharted Territory! Continuing to Live the NFP Lifestyle After Menopause

by Joan Noyes

If ever there were a time for patience, tenderness, and creativity in marriage, the years during and following menopause would

Fall 2024

Reflecting on My Life with NFP

by Deacon Dave Gould

I first heard the term “natural family planning” when I was attending a Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekend with my wife-to-be,

Summer 2024

How to Preach against Artificial Contraception

by Michael Pakaluk

In my now 40 years as a Catholic, only once have I heard a priest as homilist teach that artificial

Summer 2024

We Were Blessed

by Fr. Blaise Berg, STD

It does not happen every day, but it does happen. And when it happens, it is a gift. I am

Summer 2024

WANTED: NFP Teachers

by Sheila St. John

We have seen many of our California NFP teachers discontinuing their services in the last few years. Some are simply

Summer 2024

Meet Our Member: Andreya Arevalo

by Andreya Arevalo

I’ve proudly served as a FertilityCare Practitioner of the Creighton Model (CrMS) since 2019. My journey with CANFP began concurrently

Summer 2024

The Three “C”s of Marriage

by George Delgado, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.

Wise people have said, “As the family goes so society goes”. For years, we have bemoaned the divorce rate in

Read About The Experience Of NFP, From Those Living It

NFP Has Been a Blessing

Practicing NFP as an unmarried, 24-year-old woman has been one of the greatest blessings of my early twenties. I wouldn’t describe myself as a very tenacious person. I am not motivated to complete tasks simply from the satisfaction of checking them off my list. My motivation comes from being able...

NFP Challenged Our Relationship

Our journey with Natural Family Planning (NFP) was far from easy. Carlos, a committed Protestant, and I, raised in a Catholic family, faced a significant hurdle as our wedding drew near. Carlos came to realize that I intended to use NFP, a method he disagreed with due to its abstinence...
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