Supporting Parish Leaders in
Marriage Preparation
A faithful Pre-Cana program for priests, deacons, and parish staff. Integrate online Catholic marriage preparation into your parish — with free clergy review access, three flexible integration models, and a certificate of completion your couples can share with their priest during marriage preparation.
Why Online Pre-Cana Works
Limited Parish Staff & Resources
Many parishes today serve large communities with limited time and personnel. An online Pre-Cana course can help relieve some of that pressure by providing a structured preparation pathway that couples can begin independently, while still remaining connected to the parish.
Flexible Option for Complex Situations
Some couples face circumstances that make attending traditional preparation sessions difficult. Online formation offers a practical solution for situations such as long-distance relationships, military families, couples relocating between parishes, or schedules that change week to week.
Preserves the Role of the Parish
Online preparation is not meant to replace the parish. The course can be completed privately by couples at home, but it can also be integrated into parish-led preparation. Many priests use it as a foundation that allows couples to arrive at meetings already familiar with key topics.
A Strong Foundation Before Pastoral Meetings
When couples engage with the material beforehand, they arrive better prepared for conversations with their priest. Instead of covering basic topics, pastoral meetings can focus on deeper questions, personal guidance, and spiritual preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony.
Flexible Scheduling
Many engaged couples are balancing demanding work schedules, travel, or life in different cities. An online course allows them to complete their preparation at times that work for them — whether they are shift workers, frequent travelers, or living apart during their engagement.
Preparation at Their Own Pace
The course is designed to be completed gradually rather than rushed. Couples can pause between modules, reflect on the material, and return when they are ready to continue. This creates space for thoughtful preparation instead of simply completing a requirement.
Private and Honest Dialogue
Some conversations are easier to begin in private. Guided discussion prompts encourage couples to talk openly about important topics and bring potential misunderstandings to the surface early in their relationship. These conversations often become the most valuable part of the preparation process.
Comprehensive and Engaging Formation
The course combines theological teaching with practical relationship topics. Each module follows a clear structure that helps couples understand Catholic marriage while also reflecting on real situations they may encounter in married life.
Rooted in the Teaching of the Church
The course is faithful to the Catholic understanding of marriage as a sacrament and a lifelong vocation. It reinforces key aspects of sacramental theology while remaining accessible and practical for modern couples.
Ways Parishes Use This Course
Every parish approaches marriage preparation a little differently.
This course is designed to support a variety of pastoral models. Some parishes use it as the primary preparation pathway, while others integrate it alongside parish meetings or mentoring.
A simple option for parishes that want to provide structured preparation without adding new scheduling demands.
Couples register independently and complete the course at their own pace while remaining under the pastoral guidance of their parish.
Commonly used when:
- Couples live far from the parish
- Schedules make multi-week meetings difficult
- Parish staff and volunteers are limited
The course can also support a parish-led preparation program.
Clergy or ministry leaders may assign modules for couples to complete before gathering for discussion, reflection, and practical exercises.
Often includes:
- Parish discussion evenings
- Group reflection on course topics
- Guided conversation with clergy or ministry leaders
Many parishes combine online formation with personal meetings and mentorship.
Couples complete the core formation online while also meeting with clergy or experienced mentor couples in the parish.
This model allows:
- Online teaching and formation
- In-person pastoral conversation
- Mentor couple accompaniment
What Each Module Includes
Every module follows the same calm and intentional structure. The goal is not simply to deliver information, but to help couples reflect, discuss, and grow in understanding of Catholic marriage.
Priest-Led Teaching Video
A short video introduces the theme of the module and explains the Church's teaching in a clear, pastoral way.
Each lesson focuses on practical realities of married life while remaining rooted in Catholic theology.
Interactive Decision Scenario
Couples encounter a realistic relationship situation and choose how they would respond.
Different outcomes reveal how certain choices affect unity, helping couples reflect on habits of communication, charity, and responsibility.
Scripture-Based Reflection
A short reading connects the topic of the module with Scripture and the Church's vision of marriage.
These reflections help couples see their relationship within the larger story of God's faithful love.
Short Audio Reflection
A brief guided reflection reinforces the lesson and invites couples to pause and consider what they have just learned.
Audio allows couples to revisit the insight later during conversation or prayer.
Practical Couple Exercises
Each module concludes with guided discussion exercises designed to spark honest conversation.
These questions help couples translate ideas into real-life decisions, habits, and shared expectations.
Priest-Led Teaching Video
A short video introduces the theme of the module and explains the Church's teaching in a clear, pastoral way.
Each lesson focuses on practical realities of married life while remaining rooted in Catholic theology.
Interactive Decision Scenario
Couples encounter a realistic relationship situation and choose how they would respond.
Different outcomes reveal how certain choices affect unity, helping couples reflect on habits of communication, charity, and responsibility.
Scripture-Based Reflection
A short reading connects the topic of the module with Scripture and the Church's vision of marriage.
These reflections help couples see their relationship within the larger story of God's faithful love.
Short Audio Reflection
A brief guided reflection reinforces the lesson and invites couples to pause and consider what they have just learned.
Audio allows couples to revisit the insight later during conversation or prayer.
Practical Couple Exercises
Each module concludes with guided discussion exercises designed to spark honest conversation.
These questions help couples translate ideas into real-life decisions, habits, and shared expectations.
Modules overview
What You'll Explore Together
Each of the 8 modules is a self-contained chapter — priest-led teaching, couple reflection, and practical formation. Move through them in order, or revisit any module at any time. You always have lifetime access.
MODULE 1
The Catholic Vision of Marriage: Vocation & Sacrament
Marriage in the Catholic Church is more than a wedding day—it is a lifelong covenant rooted in faith and grace. This module explores what couples truly promise in the Sacrament of Matrimony and how marriage becomes a path toward holiness lived through daily love and fidelity.
MODULE 2
Communication that Builds Communion
Healthy communication is not only a skill—it is a habit of charity. In this module, couples explore how to listen with patience, speak with honesty, and repair misunderstandings before they grow into deeper conflicts.
MODULE 3
Family of Origin, Boundaries, and Building a New 'We'
Every person enters marriage shaped by a family of origin. This module helps couples reflect on the patterns, traditions, and expectations they bring from home, and how to build a new "we" while honoring their families with love and healthy boundaries.
MODULE 4
Love, Sexuality, and Openness to Life
The Catholic vision of marriage embraces love, sexuality, and openness to life as inseparable gifts. Couples explore Church teaching on the unitive and procreative dimensions of married love, and how chastity, fidelity, and generosity shape a holy union.
MODULE 5
Children, Parenting, and Real-Life Scenarios
Raising children is one of the deepest fruits of married love. This module prepares couples for the joys and challenges of parenting through real-life scenarios, exploring how faith, patience, and shared values shape a Catholic family home.
MODULE 6
Money, Work, and Stewardship
Finances and work often shape the everyday reality of marriage. Couples learn how honesty, shared priorities, and faithful stewardship can transform money from a source of stress into a tool for building a stable and generous life together.
MODULE 7
Conflict, Forgiveness, and Repair
Every marriage faces conflict—what matters is how couples move through it. This module offers practical and spiritual tools for resolving disagreements, asking forgiveness, and repairing the bond when communion is wounded.
MODULE 8
The Domestic Church: Prayer, Parish Life, and a Plan for the First Year
Marriage grows through daily habits of faith and love. This final module helps couples build their domestic church through prayer, parish involvement, and a concrete plan for the rhythms and practices of their first year together.
BONUS MODULE
Natural Family Planning
A Catholic perspective on fertility, communication, and openness to life. Discover NFP not as contraception, but as a shared discipline of trust, self-mastery, and responsible parenthood — taught with pastoral depth.
Connect With Us
Whether you're exploring this course for your parish, requesting clergy review access, or have a specific question about integration with your existing marriage preparation program — we're here. Reach out below, and a member of our team will respond within 1-2 business days.
What's Included
- Complete course access
- All video content
- All exercises and reflection prompts
- Instant setup
Thank You!
Clergy & Parish FAQ
Common questions from priests, deacons, and parish coordinators
Use the "Request Review Access" form in the Connect With Us section above. We verify your role with your diocese before granting full access — most requests are confirmed within 3-5 business days. Once verified, you receive full access to explore the course exactly as engaged couples do:
- All 8 priest-led video teaching modules with Rev. George Boronat
- The dedicated Natural Family Planning (NFP) module
- 100+ interactive couple exercises — quizzes, drag-and-drop, priority-sorting, reflection prompts
- Real-life branching scenarios in every module
- Scripture references and prayer prompts within each module
- Sample certificate of completion — viewable from inside the course
No expiration on review access — once approved, you keep it.
If you have suggestions to improve the course after your review — content, pastoral tone, exercise format, anything — we welcome your feedback. Email us at [email protected]. We're building this to serve engaged couples and the parishes accompanying them, and every insight from clergy helps us do that better.
Typically 3-5 business days. We confirm with your diocesan marriage preparation coordinator using the parish and diocese information you provide. To speed up verification, include your diocesan office contact in the "Questions or Comments" field when submitting the form.
If your request is time-sensitive — for example, you're preparing a couple whose wedding is soon — mention it in the form and we'll prioritize. For urgent matters, you can also email us directly at [email protected] with "Clergy review — urgent" in the subject line.
Yes. Send a request through our contact form asking for the certificate sample, and we'll email you a PDF with placeholder couple names and your parish line populated — so you can see exactly how it integrates with your wedding paperwork.
You can also view the certificate template directly inside the course after receiving your free review access. Once your access is approved, the sample certificate is available from your dashboard.
The certificate includes: both partners' names, the course name, the completion date, and a signed verification line personally signed by Rev. George Boronat.
Three integration models are detailed in the "Ways Parishes Use This Course" section above:
- Self-Directed Couple Preparation — couples complete the course independently while remaining under your pastoral guidance
- Facilitated Group Experience — you assign modules before parish discussion evenings
- Hybrid Parish Preparation — couples complete the online formation alongside personal meetings with you or a mentor couple
Most parishes start with the hybrid model — it preserves the relational core of pastoral preparation while freeing meeting time for deeper conversation rather than basic instruction.
Yes — every enrolled parish receives its own discount code with a structured, tiered rate that grows with your lifetime referral volume:
- Starter — every parish starts here — 5% off per couple
- Tier I — 10+ couples referred — 10% off
- Tier II — 25+ couples — 12% off
- Tier III — 50+ couples — 15% off
- Tier IV — 100+ couples — 18% off
- Tier V — 250+ couples — 20% off
Counts are cumulative across the lifetime of your parish account — not annual, not reset. Tier upgrades happen automatically the moment your parish crosses a threshold, and your discount code updates in the background so the next couple who checks out already receives the new rate.
How it works in practice: your couples enter the parish discount code at checkout. Couples pay individually — the parish is never the payment intermediary and carries no billing or refund liability. Once a month you receive a short digest email showing your current tier, lifetime referral count, and how many couples until the next tier.
To enroll your parish, reach out via the "Ask a Question" form above or email [email protected] — mention "Parish discount" and share your parish name, diocese, and primary contact. We'll set up your account and email you the discount code within 1 to 2 business days.
The standard 30-day money-back guarantee applies to all couples, whether they enrolled through a parish referral or independently. Refunds are handled directly between the couple and our support team — your parish is never involved in payment processing or refund liability.
If a couple contacts you with a billing concern, simply point them to [email protected] with their order ID and we'll resolve it within 5-7 business days. The 30-day clock starts on the purchase date, not the wedding date or the date the couple began the modules.
Have additional questions? Use the Connect With Us form above or email us at [email protected].