The Church opposes contraception not out of rigidity, but as a protective mother safeguarding the good of individuals, women, and marriage.

I went through the 13 month training process to become a Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioner (FCP) back in 2017-2018. The training process for all FCPs involves an 8 day Education Phase, followed by a 6 month Supervised Practicum, another week long Education Phase, and a second 6 month Supervised Practicum which includes a site visit from your supervisor and a final exam. Phew! At the end of my second Education Phase, the director of the program approached me and sai

“Grit is a prerequisite to a beautiful life… without grit, we stay on the surface of what is possible, without grit we miss the wisdom...

Women who are on the birth control pill come to a Fertility Care Practitioner for a variety of reasons. The most common include: They are unhappy with the side effects of the pill and want to continue avoiding pregnancy without the artificial hormones They have been taking it to “manage” a health condition and need help For moral/ethical reasons To achieve pregnancy In our experience, women are very often prescribed the birth control pill as means to manage a health condit