Natural Family Planning
We offer several informative seminars for your next
Parish, Diocesan, or National Conference.
Informational “Why Session”
This session is for everyone who has ever wondered why the church teaches against contraception. Whether they are couples who are far beyond their “child years,” singles who are still looking forward to marriage, or couples who contracept despite the Church’s teaching, perhaps because they never understood it. This hour-and-a-half session is presented in three parts.
Part One addresses pharmaceutical contraception, its functions and risks as listed in medication’s doctors’ notes, and what that means for the individual consumer.
Part Two addresses the God’s plan for marriage using the Theology of the Body as it relates to contraception and the Sacrament of Marriage.
Part Three presents the scientific basis behind Natural Family Planning methods, citing specific studies and data, describing in detail why NFP works.
Medical Professional Session
The one-hour Medical Session is perfectly suited for Doctors, Nurses, PA’s, Midwives, and other medical professionals. It consists of a brief reminder of the mechanics of pharmaceutical contraception, and addresses the ethical implications for the prescriber. The majority of this session covers in-depth the continuum of the cycle. Walking step-by-step through the natural hormonal development, and citing numerous published studies, we examine how Natural Family Planning users can accurately identify their fertility and infertility. We also address how certain methods charts can serve their practice as a diagnostic tool to monitor a patient’s overall reproductive health.
Religious Vocation Session
This one-hour session is tailored for those who already understand the “whys” of NFP, and simply want to see it more widely used as a means to strengthen the marriages in their parishes? The “Religious Vocation Session” is open to all religious orders, Deacons, Brothers, Sisters, Fathers, Monsignors, Bishops, Cardinals, and the Pope. Those who attend this session will gain a comprehensive overview of the science behind Natural Family Planning. We will also examine the task before us in promoting NFP and how our parishes, our diocese, and our world will benefit from the proclamation of Chastity and Theology of the Body. In this session we look at how, using established marketing practices and participation in the New Evangelization, we can change the general public’s perception of NFP.
NFP Teacher Session
This one-hour session is for NFP Teachers of all methods who are well versed in the methodology of their method. The “Teacher Session” focuses on basic marketing principles and how they relate to “the New Evangelization.” We will look at how to introduce NFP into the wider cultural conversation, and how we can bring the modern scientific methods of NFP to the forefront. This session will help broaden the vision of teachers and give them the tools to effectively communicate to a disinterested audience.
What People Are Saying:
I am pleased to give my blessing on NFPAWARE and their efforts to facilitate and teach the Natural Family Planning methods... Please give them every consideration.
Most Rev. Edward J. Slattery
Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Tulsa
More so than any other teacher I have heard, NFPAWARE gives the most competent articulation not only of the science behind NFP, but of the physiological, psychological, societal and moral effects of contraception. As well, they give credible witness to what they profess in how they live their faith.
Rev. Jack A. Gleason
Pastor of St. Mary's Church, Tulsa, OK
I liked the “idea” of Natural Family Planning, but had little education on the “reality” of NFP. After listening to the thoughtful and poised “Why Session” presented by NFPAWARE, I began to feel at ease. Our society has a tendency to mystify and complicate fertility, creating the impression that women are at the mercy of medical intervention to manage their reproductive lives. With the information from the “Why Session” and one-on-one consultations, I am able to decipher the function of each stage of my cycle, without relying on any chemicals, monitors or other interferences. I find it incredibly empowering to now have the tools to understand my own fertility within God’s design.
Chrissa Ortega
NFPAWARE Client
NFPAWARE presents a cohesive explanation of the scientific principles of Natural Family Planning, expounding in-depth knowledge of the progressive medical studies of the past few decades. They’ve done their research into a field often overlooked by current medical practice and provide a primer that should turn heads in the physician community. Their dynamic presentation is also interactive, enjoyable, and respectable when confronting the personal and emotional topics of sex-life, infertility, and contraception. I’ve recommended my patients and close-friends alike."
Andrew Archual, M.D.
Community Hostpital - Indianapolis, IN
NFPAWARE offers the complete package: a natural, scientific answer to one of the most emotional aspects of humanity. Not only are they articulate and professional, but they also understand what couples are thinking and what they are concerned about when it comes to their sex lives..
Erica Jacobi
NFPAWARE Client
In a manner that is compelling, engaging, and informative, NFPAWARE gives the best presentation on Natural Family Planning that I have ever heard. Their passion about the subject is matched by their expertise, and it shows through their ability to encourage couples (and future couples) to use a method of family planning that is safe, simple, and satisfying.
Not only do they present the material, but they also clear up any misconceptions that many do indeed have about NFP. There is not a medical professional, pastor, parish, person or pair of persons that would not benefit from their seminars or instruction.
Anthony Keiser
Director of the Office of Faith Formation - Diocese of Wichita