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Engaged and married couples, we're talking to you! Participants in natural family planning classes learn a method of family planning which is safe, effective and consistent with good moral practice according to Church teachings.
What is Natural Family Planning (NFP)?
Natural Family Planning, or NFP, is an umbrella term for certain methods used to achieve and avoid pregnancies. NFP is also low-cost, healthy and good for communication in marriage. It can also help couples who have low fertility to get pregnant.
These methods are based on observation of the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman's menstrual cycle. Couples using NFP to avoid pregnancy abstain from intercourse and genital contact during the fertile phase of the woman's cycle. No drugs, devices, or surgical procedures are used to avoid pregnancy.
NFP reflects the dignity of the human person within the context of marriage and family life, promotes openness to life, and recognizes the value of the child . By respecting the love-giving and life-giving natures of marriage, NFP can enrich the bond between husband and wife.
Also, learn more about the Sacrament of Matrimony.
( Standards for Diocesan Natural Family Planning Ministry, p. 23. Also found on the United States Council of Catholic Bishops website.)
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Christ the Redeemer NFP Sessions
Christ the Redeemer hosts sessions for:
- Standard Sympto-Thermo Method: are presented in three sessions. Each class lasts about one hour. For more information on NFP as well as guidance or to register for a class, contact Rebecca & Stephen Rogers at [email protected] or 832-344-6555. You can also visit nfpsst.org for more information or for other scheduling information.
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Family Testimonials
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The Sandoval Family
St John Paul II once wrote that “childbearing is, the fruit and sign of conjugal love, the living testimony of the full reciprocal self-giving of spouses.” Familiaris Consortia, 1981
Natural Family Planning has allowed us to give ourselves fully to one another while saying yes to the possibility of welcoming new life. Practicing NFP has opened us more fully to trust God’s plan for our family. Our family continues to grow with the gift of three beautiful children, along with deep abiding love and respect that has grown for each other in our marriage.
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