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The Most Difficult Apostolate

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

The Catholic NFP apostolate is not for sissies.  It is the most difficult apostolate in the Church because it is the only one that has had 40+ years of opposition from the theological left field.  We would welcome any support, including regular prayer, that you can provide.

People from over 100 countries have downloaded the NFPI manual, almost all without making the suggested donation.  Charities are supposed to be helping people who can’t help themselves as much as they would like to, and we are grateful to our donors for making it possible to offer this service free to people in developing countries.

If you Google “NFP” or “natural family planning” or “natural family planning chart,” our organization is the first one listed.  We think it is the most complete NFP website, going far beyond just signs of fertility.

Of interest to a good number of you, we blog weekly on topics related to NFP.

This year priests from six states have had their engaged couples take the NFPI Home Study Course.  This is a great form of recognition, and we ask your prayers that it continues.  This course is also available to engaged and married couple.

My husband and I continue to work for NFP International as volunteers without any sort of compensation.  Some day we hope to hire someone to take over our work, but for that we need a significant increase in income.

We know that ecological breastfeeding and not using hormonal birth control are the best ways to reduce your risk of breast cancer.  We believe that marital chastity and generosity in having children are essential elements in the reconstruction of a culture of life.  That’s what NFP International is all about, and we need and ask for your prayers and financial help.

Thanks very much for anything you can send to help, and may God continue to bless you richly.  You can donate electronically or by check at http://www.nfpandmore.org/missionhelp.shtml.

NFP International is a 501-c-3 non-profit organization; all gifts are tax deductible.

In His service,
Sheila Kippley
Co-founder
NFP International

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HHS Dictates Free Birth Control

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Why the Federal government should not distribute or mandate free birth control

1.  Birth control is a personal and optional choice.  Paying for it should be strictly a matter of personal responsibility.

2.  Taxpayers should not pay for optional drugs, devices, etc.  This includes birth control drugs and devices, and it also includes Viagra-type medications.  It also includes dietary supplements.  There are too many serious health care needs that can scarcely be funded.  The public treasury cannot support optional choices.

3.  Oral contraceptives are a recognized Class 1 carcinogen. Their connection with breast cancer has been demonstrated.  The government should not distribute or encourage or mandate the distribution of this known carcinogen.

4.  Government involvement in the distribution of a known carcinogen sets up the government taxpayers for an enormous class action suit from breast cancer victims in the future.

5.  Any sort of mandate regarding this known carcinogen will raise serious conscience issues.  Some will be based on health.  Others will have conscientious objections to the distribution of drugs that are also potentially abortifacient; others will have conscientious objections to distributing any unnatural form of birth control.  The “conscience clause” that exempts Catholic institutions is just a bad joke.  To qualify, the institution would have to serve only Catholic clients.

6.  One of the effects of the Pill and other forms of hormonal birth control is the thinning of the lining of the uterus.  This makes it much more difficult if not impossible for the newly conceived baby to implant.  That means that hormonal birth control has the potential to cause an early abortion whenever ovulation and conception have occurred.  That’s what is called the abortifacient potential of hormonal birth control.  It’s like playing Russian roulette with a multi-chambered gun pointed at the newly conceived baby.

7.  Government-funded and/or government-mandated free birth control increases the rate of fornication and adultery.  It gives the impression that sexual union is simply a normal part of everyday life, whether married or not.  The great increase in sexually transmitted diseases and out-of-wedlock pregnancies and births did not just happen.  These have happened as a result of the sexual revolution based on the societal approval of non-marital sex as well as the societal acceptance of the use of unnatural methods of birth control within marriage.  While the government cannot stop sexual immorality, it should not be encouraging it by paying for it.  The maxim holds true; You get what you pay for, and right now the taxpayer is paying both to promote the sexual revolution and to deal with its many harmful effects.  Read more on the sexual revolution.

Share this blog with your Congressional representative and your friends.

John F. Kippley
Sex and the Marriage Covenant  Click
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Teaching Ecological Breastfeeding to the Engaged and Newly Married

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Should engaged couples learn systematic NFP prior to marriage?  Or just ecological breastfeeding?  Some couples have told us they would like to teaching natural family planning—but only ecological breastfeeding.

You do not have to be trained to teach generosity in having children and God’s plan for spacing babies by breastfeeding.  However, the right kind of breastfeeding must be taught because only eco-breastfeeding is associated with an extended period or natural infertility.  In such a course it must be stressed that the needs of the baby come first, that the physical as well as the emotional benefits of breastfeeding are very important for the baby. The benefits to the mother should also be taught.

How does one teach the engaged or newly married couple about eco-breastfeeding using the NFPI manual?
If I were teaching such a course, I would teach it in two classes.  I would split the content of Chapter One; half to be taught in the first class and half to be taught in the second class.  I would review the fertility signs in the fertility cycle without teaching the rules.  These signs aid in achieving pregnancy and can help a couple determine whether or not they achieved pregnancy.  I would review pages 68-70 (in Chapter 4) which cover additional information on achieving pregnancy and determining the due date and offers helpful information when a couple has low fertility.  I would also teach the benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and baby in the first class.  Parts of Chapters 2, 3, and 6 would be used in Class 1.

In the second class I would finish Chapter One and then head into Chapter 6 with special emphasis and support for eco-breastfeeding.  Some couples will be told by health-care professionals that they should never sleep with their baby.  A person or couple teaching eco-breastfeeding can refer such couples to the links at the NFPI website where proper information on bedsharing between mother and baby is provided.  This second class is a good time to handle any concerns that class attendees might have pertaining to exclusive breastfeeding or eco-breastfeeding.

Anyone can teach the above information in their parish or to their friends.  Those couples who have a sufficiently serious reason later to avoid pregnancy know that information on systematic NFP is available in their NFPI manual.

Couples who desire to follow God’s plan by using only breastfeeding to space their babies will appreciate such a course.  This course will also help couples understand Church teaching, and hopefully they will develop a deeper appreciation and love for their Church.  It is hoped that these couples will be more open and accepting of children.  The Catholic Church needs more babies, and generosity in having children would be well taught in such a course.

Sheila Kippley
The Seven Standards of Ecological Breastfeeding: The Frequency Factor

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