Infertility
Natural Family
Planning
A number of our cyber-members have submitted
prayer requests for couples having difficulty conceiving a child. Our prayers are
with them, that's for sure! There is also help available. It has been known
for some time that various forms of artificial contraception can cause or contribute to
fertility problems.
Natural Family Planning is a means of either achieving or
avoiding pregnancy based upon the couples own knowledge of their naturally occurring
cyclic phases of fertility and infertility. NFP is not contraception -- it is true
family planning and provides the couple with the means to be able to freely express their
reproductive potential. Unique among methods of family planning, NFP works with the body
rather than against it.
To learn more, just
click here for lots
of information provided by Jeff and Alice Heinzen, Natural Family Planning Coordinators
for the Diocese of La Crosse. Teaching Sites and dates for Wisconsin are also
listed. If you live elsewhere, Jeff and Alice will be able to put you in contact
with coordinators in your area. Just
e-mail
Jeff and Alice. They'll be more than happy to help!
Trouble Achieving
Pregnancy
Many couples are trying to achieve pregnancy. Natural
Family Planning can be a great help in that area as well. Jeff and Alice are also
familiar with other good resources, including the Pope Paul VI Institute in Omaha,
Nebraska. They are doing some marvelous things with infertility, often times at low
cost, usually covered by health insurance, and always within the teachings of our Catholic
Faith.
Jeff and Alice have already helped some of our cyber-members
to connect with coordinators in their areas of the country. Feel free to contact
Jeff and Alice:
Natural Family Planning
Diocese of La Crosse Coordinators
Send e-mail to: Jeff and Alice Heinzen
Phone: 1-800-255-6226
Jeff and Alice on the Diocese of La
Crosse Web Site
Be sure to tell them Father Pat sent you!
Whatever your family planning issue is, know
that the Church cares. You're in our prayers and will remain there. Keep us in
your prayers, too! If you'd like to receive our daily Morning Prayer by e-mail, just
click on the graphic below, enter your e-mail address in the blank and press the
"submit" button. It's that easy! If you are also having marriage
problems, we can help there as well. Just visit our "Marriage Problems" page. May God
continue to bless you and those you love, and keep you safe!
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