Humanae Vitae and the Law of Gradualism
Three years ago Kristina and I were really struggling with NFP. At the time we were married for six years and dealing with a surprise pregnancy, anxiety/depression, and the real life struggles of having four kids under five years old.…
I was on a podcast!
Back in January, I was invited by?Mary Ashley Burton?to talk about NFP on her podcast?Fishers of Men. That episode was published today so I wanted to share it. You can listen to it here: Now, podcasting doesn?t lend itself to…
The Myth of the Contraceptive Mentality
If you have run in Natural Family Planning (NFP) circles you have likely come across an idea that I?m going to call (though I?m not the first person to use this term) ?providentialism.? This is the idea that Catholic couples…
What to do when NFP isn’t good enough
Recently I?ve had a few conversations with Catholic friends about family planning where they?ve opened up about their own struggles. One friend, who has several kids, said something like, ?The method we were taught failed us many times, or perhaps…
