Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week is July 20–26, 2025 and highlights the anniversary of Humanae vitae (July 25) as well as the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne (July 26), the parents of the Blessed Mother.

But what really IS NFP anyway, and who is it for? What about the use of contraceptives? You can learn all about this and more by reading this teaching statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.  

NFP is just one part of a lifelong model of body literacy education. Check out all of the great body literacy resources available from Pearl & Thistle.

Need to talk this out? Contact Andrea Ault for more info on NFP, cycle charting and body literacy education at [email protected]. Whether you are single, married, or soon-to-be-married: now is the time to discover the language of your body!