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Sexual intimacy is interpersonal communion which is both unitive (love-giving) and procreative (life-giving). In harmony with the Church’s teaching on human sexuality, Natural Family Planning (NFP) does not artificially separate these components of marital intimacy. NFP is an umbrella term for certain natural methods used either to achieve or postpone pregnancy. The practice of NFP is in accord with the faithful, fruitful, and permanent nature of marriage, and with every
couple’s call to responsible parenthood.
NFP respects the natural rhythms of the body and promotes shared responsibility
for childbearing between husband and wife. Couples learn to identify and appreciate the signs of fertility in their own bodies. They monitor the signs of the woman’s body during her menstrual cycle to determine times of fertility and infertility. It is effective in helping to achieve as well as to postpone pregnancy. It is holistic and free of harmful side effects and allows users to work with the body rather than against it. It encourages couples to be open to the gift of children and
to cooperate with God’s plan for a loving and fruitful marriage.
An introduction to NFP is part of our Regional Marriage Preparation Program, as required by the Marriage Preparation Policy of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. For classes on how to practice NFP (taught by experienced instructors), and any further questions, please contact the Family Life Office at 215-587-5639.
Mrs Lisann Castagno
Phone: 215-587-5639
famlife@adphila.orgSchedule of Archdiocesan-Sponsored NFP Classes
Registration Form for Archdiocesan-Sponsored NFP Classes
Further NFP ResourcesOther NFP Programs and Organizations:
Couple to Couple League ccli@ccli.org
Creighton Model FertilityCare™ Services and NaPro Technology
Philadelphia Natural Family Planning Network: (Click here to view a schedule
of NFP classes taught in Southeastern PA and NJ by others, based on either
the Creighton Method or the Sympto-Thermal Method.)
Marquette University Institute for Natural Family Planning
Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health
Family of the Americas