Pro-Life Resources and Programs

Natural Family Planning (NFP) is fertility awareness. A couple can then use that knowledge to either postpone or to help achieve a pregnancy. Barring any problems, men are always fertile.

Women go through phases of fertility and infertility. Modern methods of NFP teach you to identity these phases of fertility. When used correctly, NFP is 99% effective in postponing pregnancy. 

Sympto-Thermal Method

This method observes several signs of fertility and cross-checks two or more of the signs to pinpoint ovulation. The Sympto-Thermal Method (STM) typically combines charting of the Basal Body Temperature (BBT) and cervical mucus with other optional indicators, such as changes in the cervix and secondary fertility signs.

In our diocese instruction in this method is offered through the Couple to Couple League. Visit their website, https://ccli.org/, to learn more.

Instructors:
Louis and Susan Hoefer
Lafayette, IN
765-421-1998
[email protected]
[email protected]

Marc and Julie Weinkauf
Westfield, IN
317-426-1637
[email protected]

Peter and Georgia Lundy
Winchester, IN
765-729-5418
[email protected]

Creighton Model FertilityCare System

In this method a woman learns how to identify the normal, healthy, cervical mucus which indicates the days that sexual intercourse is most likely to result in pregnancy. You can use this information to either postpone or achieve a pregnancy. You can learn more at, www.creightonmodel.com.

Instructors:
Hanna Fleckenstein
Noblesville, IN
317-306-5588 (at Magnificat Family Medicine)
[email protected]

Anna Haselhorst
Noblesville, IN
317-306-5588 (at Magnificat Family Medicine)
[email protected]

Couple to Couple League
www.ccli.org
1-800-745-8252
Cost: 
Available in English
Description:  Couples will go through a series of three online classes which totals about 6 hours of instruction.  Couples are paired with a local NFP teaching couple who can provide them with answers to their own unique questions and provide support.  

Couple to Couple League (Spanish)
www.ligadepareja.org 
1-800-214-6028
Cost:  
Available in Spanish
Description:  Couples will go through a series of three online classes which totals about 6 hours of instruction.  Couples are paired with a local NFP teaching couple who can provide them with answers to their own unique questions and provide support.  This program is not merely a Spanish translation of the English NFP program, but is uniquely designed to address the cultural nuances of Spanish speakers.

Creighton Model
www.creightonmodel.com
Cost:  insurance may help cover cost
Description:  Couples will meet with local Creighton instructors via Zoom, Skype, etc., to  learn the method.  Check out our website for a list of instructors you can contact.  www.dol-in.org/natural-family-planning 

Other recommended NFP methods include Marquette and Billings-Ovulation, however there are no instructors currently practicing in our diocese at this time.

Be Light:  A Marriage Renewal Date Night Series
www.witnesstolove.org/belight/ 
Cost:  free
Description:  This is a 5 part video series focusing on marriage enrichment.  This program works great for a group of couples who would like to view the video content and then discuss it as an individual couple and among the group of couples.  

Finding Peace in Troubling Times
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAbqXQaOvkM7pPu1TQg6b4UwhUU3hSQke 
Cost:  free
Description:  This is a video retreat series offered by Christopher West based upon a daily reading of Father Jacques Philippe’s book Searching For and Maintaining Peace.