One of the joys of having free instruction via the online Natural Family Planning manual is helping others around the globe. Some have contacted us for counseling; a few have been referred to us by their NFP teacher.
We believe that our NFPI program remains the most complete program in the world. It alone, along with associates in Europe and a few other places, promotes ecological breastfeeding, supports Humanae Vitae with the covenant theology of sexuality, offers a wide variety of methodological options, and it appears to be alone in stating that certain immoral behaviors are wrong.
We will make some changes because of our teaching experience with the manual, but essentially the content will remain the same, the same content we have taught since 1971. Our goal was to have a manual that was free, short, and easy to understand. Thus we decided to use a simple question-and-answer format.
Improved Online Manual
We used the manual for classroom instruction starting in January and have made some changes as a result of that experience. Although the content remains essentially the same, we added material to Chapters 1 and 2, and we switched Chapters 3 and 4. A revised Index will be added later. The second most popular reason why people visit our website is to download all or parts of the manual. We encourage those who download the manual to print all four chapters on 3-hole paper for insertion into a binder. The improved online manual is still under 100 pages.
Improved Chart
The chart at the Home Page of the NFPI website has also been improved. We continue to provide this blank chart for anyone’s use free of charge. Learner couples can download on 3-hole paper and add the charts to their NFP binder.
USCCB approved: The USCCB approved our online manual and placed NFPI on their website as an approved Home Study program. This was an unexpected blessing. We are committed to the NFP movement and the approval of the USCCB meant a lot to us.
Thanks
We frequently receive thanks for our website manual when someone seeks counseling. Here are a few to share with you.
“First I would like to thank you for the extensive information available on your website. My husband and I are unable to attend an NFP class, and are now learning the cross-check method thanks to you. Thank you for making the information and charts available without cost.”
“We cannot thank you enough for following God’s plan for your life and helping numerous Catholic parents discover NFP, ecological breastfeeding, and the true beauty of natural mothering.”
“I just wanted to thank you and John for your work at NFP International. I had missed your influence at CCL and was glad to see you are still involved in the work of teaching NFP. Your tutorial on the method has been a big help to me tonight–thank you so much for making it available for free!”
“I do agree that if more NFP teachers were familiar with the Seven Standards (and even the “Six” standards once solids are introduced) that we would see more moms with postponed infertility. Couples like us are so, so blessed to have you and your husband to guide us and teach us to have a loving and fulfilling family life through breastfeeding and NFP! I really felt called by the Holy Spirit to let you know this.”
My thanks to those who have written. I would ask every reader to pray for the NFPI apostolate and for us personally.
Sheila Kippley
NFP International
Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood (Sophia)
Natural Family Planning (e-book at this website)