Keating said she was also recently approached by a Spanish-speaking woman who wants to teach the Family of the Americas method in Spanish in the archdiocese, and they are working with her to make that method available.
Besides language barriers, learning NFP can be either cost- or time- prohibitive for some working Hispanic couples, Keating said, and the Family of the Americas method will be more cost-effective and less time-prohibitive than some of the other methods.
Alejandra Bravo, the associate director for Hispanic evangelization at the Archdiocese of Denver, told CNA that she is working to provide more NFP resources in Spanish because she believes it "makes more sense" for people to learn the methods in their native language.
"I remember I was taking the classes five years ago with my husband, and we both speak English, but we feel comfortable in Spanish because that's the way we communicate at home. And that's the way we talk about topics that are important to us," Bravo said.
"So it is definitely something that we are working on, it is one of our priorities," she said.
The Diocese of Phoenix is another diocese with a significant Hispanic population - roughly 70% of the 1.2 million Catholics in the diocese speak Spanish.
Ana Luisa Martinez de Carillo is the facilitator of programs in Spanish in the Office of Natural Family Planning for the diocese.
Martinez de Carillo told CNA that the Diocese of Phoenix has 16 Spanish-speaking NFP instructors who teach the Family of the Americas method.
While Spanish instruction in various NFP methods can be found online, Martinez de Carillo said it is helpful to have instructors in the diocese who can provide "personalized follow-ups with each couple, and sometimes more follow ups are needed for the couples to feel confident in using the method. Our instructors walk with them, supporting them, answering questions, and also referring them to seek further medical attention if they detect a problem or the clients inquire about it."
The Diocese of Phoenix is also working with the St. Augustine Foundation to develop a free video series in Spanish about fertility and Natural Family Planning for married couples.
Martinez de Carillo said that while she would like to bring even more methods of NFP in Spanish to the Diocese of Phoenix, she is proud of what they already have to offer couples.
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"It is a reality that we can do more for our Spanish speaking community and offer them more resources, like offer more NFP methods in Spanish, but right now we feel confident that [with] the number of classes we offer with the [Family of the Americas] method, we are serving our Spanish-speaking community greatly," she said.
There are some specific advantages and unique challenges to teaching NFP to Hispanic populations, some instructors told CNA.
Guadalupe Carral, who teaches the Creighton method of NFP in the Archdiocese of Miami, said that because NFP impacts so many aspects of a couple's life, it is best if couples learn the methods in their native language.
"This is so personal. I mean, human sexuality involves so many things. It's something spiritual, physical, intellectual, communicative, emotional. So being able to express yourself in your mother language, I think it's definitely a difference," Carral said. "There's a lot of different feelings and thoughts that are related to couples that decide to do NFP that I definitely feel like it's important for them to feel comfortable to express all that they want to communicate with a person that's going to completely understand that."
Carral first learned about the Creighton method of NFP through a friend, and she became an instructor in the method because of her passion for helping couples who are experiencing infertility. She said once Hispanic couples decide that they are going to really practice their Catholic faith - a faith they typically inherit from their families - they are open to learning and practicing NFP in their lives.
"When they want to go down to their roots and live their faith well and do what God asks us to do, I think that they're very open to NFP, especially when they listen to the success rates [of NFP]," she said.