Media Kit

National NFP Awareness Week provides an opportunity to spread the word about Catholic teaching on marriage, conjugal love and responsible parenthood. Sharing basic information about the methods of NFP and why they support God's design for life and love is at the heart of this national campaign. Use the following resources to create articles for diocesan newspapers, websites, Facebook and media threads. Permission is granted to reproduce these resources in print or electronically. For further questions, please contact, nfp@usccb.org.

FUNDAMENTALS

• Press Releases on National NFP Awareness Week
  These press releases can be used in both diocesan and secular publications.
  
  General announcement about National NFP Awareness Week 
  
  Announcement about National NFP Awareness Week with space to highlight local activities
  
  
• What does the Catholic Church teach about married love and the gift of life?
  This two-page resource answers that question. It is excerpted from the U.S. bishops' pastoral education resource, Married Love and the Gift of Life. Also available in Spanish.(Read more about Catholic Church teaching on marriage, conjugal love, responsible parenthood and related subjects here.)
  
  
• What is NFP?
  A "general education" article that provides a brief explanation on Natural Family Planning. It also allows space for inserting additional text on where and how someone in your diocese might get more information on NFP or take a class. Be sure to include information on NFP distance education for couples who may not be able to attend local classes (see "NFP Provider Page" below for web contact information).
  

• Bulletin Briefs
  A collection of quotations taken from Catholic Church documents, NFP couple's witness testimonies, NFP pioneers and promoters. Insert some of these quotes in your parish bulletin!
  

• Frequently Asked Questions
  Commonly held "myths" regarding Natural Family Planning are answered here (taken from our popular brochure, "Myth and Reality," available from the USCCB, Respect Life Catalog; to order, call toll free, 1-866-582-0943. Ask for publication, #9522)
  
  

ARTICLES

• How Natural Family Planning Has Changed My Life, by Dawn Farias.
  A reflection on the personal and spiritual growth fostered by the practice of NFP by a wife and mother.  (En Español)

• Be Her Joseph!, by Tom Mealey.
  A husband reflects on his appreciation of NFP and his spiritual journey in striving to be a better husband and father. (En Español)

• Marriage: The Gift of Love and Life, by Most Rev. Victor Galeone. 
  Bishop Galeone (retired Bishop of St. Augustine), offers a reflection on the 40th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae.

• My Slogan: "Practice Saved Sex!" by Fletcher Doyle.
  Journalist, Fletcher Doyle reflects on Natural Family Planning.
  

HELPFUL INFORMATION

• National NFP Provider Page  Who's who in the NFP community. These national providers offer client and teacher education (many include distance education!). Most offer a variety of resources as well.
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• Where to find an NFP Class  Visit our on-line directory of diocesan NFP coordinators.