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Our First In-Person Talk and What Comes Next
This past week, Theo gave our first in-person talk for the Apostolate for Marital Intimacy, focusing on emotional intimacy and communication in marriage. The response made one thing clear: couples are looking for practical, faithful guidance they can actually use. We are now opening the door for parishes and ministries to host in-person or virtual events. Join us tonight at 7 PM CDT for our live Q&A on YouTube, where we will also be giving away a copy of Love and Responsibility. We are also just under $400 from our monthly goal, and your support helps us continue this work.
Great and Holy Week: The Week of the Bridegroom in the Byzantine Church and Some Contributions of the East to Catholic Theology on Marriage
In this article, Theo McManigal, who is a Byzantine Catholic, shares why the Byzantine Catholic Church calls Holy Week the “Week of the Bridgeroom” and he also shares some insights from Una Caro which have helped him see how his Byzantine Catholicism relates closely to the work he does for this apostolate.
The Loss of My Two Sons - The Story of How It Happened Through My Eyes and How Tragedy Can Strengthen Your Marriage
Theo McManigal shares the story of the tragic loss of his two sons and how this taught him how tragedy can strengthen marriages if the graces it offers are cooperated with. A good and loving marriage can survive and even grow stronger through any of life's difficulties, and the way mine has sustained me through these tragedies is a big part of why I am passionate about serving married couples.
Can Spouses Watch Pornography Together?
This article provides a theologically rich answer to whether spouses can watch porn together within marriage. The Church’s teaching against pornography is very clear, but most of what the Church has taught addresses pornography outside of marriage. Here, we address whether it can ever be watched inside marriage.
Can Catholic Spouses Sext Each Other?
A Catholic moral analysis of whether sexting between spouses can be licit, exploring conditions, risks, and how mutual, ordered intimacy can deepen marital love.
Answering Various Moral Questions About the Wife’s Orgasm
A thoughtful look at the moral dangers that can arise when using marital aids. Learn how to avoid misuse, maintain virtue, and protect authentic marital intimacy within a Catholic moral framework.
Is it Sinful for Catholics to Initiate Sex for Pleasure
Catholic couples often wonder: is it wrong to desire sexual pleasure in marriage? This article explores Church teaching, the dangers of hedonism and scrupulosity, and how pleasure when rightly ordered deepens spousal communion and holiness.
Is Foreplay Sinful if the Husband Struggles with Premature Ejaculation?
An all too common issue plaguing many husbands – and one that we have discussed many times on this site – is premature ejaculation. While we have addressed this issue as it relates to performing the marital act itself, we wanted to address a moral dilemma about premature ejaculation that can easily come up in the area of marital foreplay which precedes the marital act. And that is, to what extent does the condition of premature ejaculation impact which acts of foreplay, if any, can licitly be done to lead up to the marital act?