Use cases for Catholic couples and parishes
Five situations CatholicSex is built for, each with the plan that fits it and a short example of how it plays out.
Newlyweds who want a joyful sex life without scruples
The problem
Many Catholic couples arrive at the wedding with a clear sense of what is forbidden and very little sense of what is good. The first months bring questions they feel too embarrassed to ask a priest and too unsure to ask the internet, and small worries grow into scruples.
How CatholicSex helps
Ask with Sources answers the actual question with the Catechism paragraph behind it, and labels clearly what is doctrine, what is theological opinion and what is medical information. The library track Sex in marriage and the course Intimacy in Catholic Marriage fill in the rest at your own pace.
An example
A couple married a few months asks whether a particular way of showing affection is allowed. The answer explains the principle the Church teaches, cites the paragraphs, says honestly where theologians differ and suggests a confessor for anything still unclear. They read it together and stop guessing.
Engaged couples doing Pre-Cana online
The problem
Engaged couples need marriage preparation their parish accepts, and they want honest answers about chastity during engagement, the wedding night and Natural Family Planning, the parts that often get one rushed afternoon.
How CatholicSex helps
The Engaged program, Preparing for the Wedding Night, walks through 8 weeks from the vows and the body to a first year plan, with exercises and conversation cards. Couples finish with a completion certificate to show the parish, and can ask questions privately along the way.
An example
An engaged couple whose parish accepts online formation takes one week each Sunday evening, books an NFP instructor consultation in week five and brings the certificate to their meeting with the priest. Their parish decides whether it counts, so they ask first.
Couples with libido mismatch or postpartum distance
The problem
One spouse wants closeness more often than the other, or a new baby has turned the bedroom into a place for sleep only. Both feel guilty, both feel unseen, and every attempt to talk about it ends in the same argument.
How CatholicSex helps
The Libido Mismatch and Postpartum Intimacy programs move from naming the pattern without blame to agreeing on a rhythm that respects both spouses and the Church's teaching that love never forces. A consultation with a Catholic sex therapist helps with what the lessons cannot.
An example
Parents of a four month old start Postpartum Intimacy. Week two reminds them to wait for the clinician's clearance, week six covers NFP after birth with an instructor, and their quarterly consultation helps them talk about fear of another pregnancy without hurting each other.
Couples healing from pornography
The problem
Pornography breaks trust and leaves both spouses ashamed and alone. The spouse who struggles needs a plan and accountability; the betrayed spouse needs to be heard and to know the healing is real.
How CatholicSex helps
Rebuilding Trust after Porn takes 8 weeks: honest disclosure with support, hearing the betrayed spouse's pain, a recovery plan, boundaries, repair conversations, relapse planning and slowly restoring closeness. The course Healing from Porn Together and a consultation with a Catholic therapist support both of you.
An example
After a disclosure, a couple agrees to one week of the program at a time and to talk only with the conversation card on the table. The recovering spouse writes a plan with confession and accountability; the other books a consultation for themselves first.
Parishes running marriage preparation for many couples
The problem
A parish has to prepare every engaged couple, often with a small volunteer team, outside courses paid per couple and certificates collected on paper.
How CatholicSex helps
The Parish plan lets a coordinator enroll up to 25 engaged couples a month in the Engaged program and the library, follow module completion and quiz results, and download PDF certificates for the marriage file. Up to 3 staff seats, invoices in the panel, entirely self serve.
An example
A deacon subscribes the parish on a Monday, invites the couples who signed up for autumn weddings and adds the pastor's welcome note. Each month he checks who has finished and prints certificates for the files. The diocese decides which programs count, so he confirmed with the family life office first.
Which plan fits your situation
Membership
Newlyweds and couples learning on their own
Library, courses, Ask with Sources and live Q&A.
$9 /month
Billed $108 yearly, or $19 monthly
Get MembershipCouples Program
Engaged couples, mismatch, postpartum and healing
Everything in Membership plus 8 week programs and a counselor every 3 months.
$24 /month
Billed $288 yearly, or $49 monthly
Get Couples ProgramParish
Parish and diocesan marriage preparation
Up to 25 couples a month, dashboard and certificates.
$74 /month
Billed $888 yearly, or $149 monthly
Get ParishStart with one honest answer
Ask the question you have been carrying. The answer shows its sources and stays private.