Join our conversation with Tim and Peri Rose Force, who have dedicated the last four years to serve the Catholic student community at “The Grotto” (that is, the Catholic Newman Center at Hillsdale, MI, part of the local St. Anthony Parish).

We talk about Peri Rose’s conversion from the Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS, a.k.a., Mormons) to Catholicism, how they met and decided to get married.

We discuss the unity and indissolubility of marriage as established by God between a man and a woman, and elevated by Christ to the dignity of a Sacrament. This sacrament provide God’s graces and help, and it is like a safeguard of the family, society, the husband-and-wife relationship, and the well-being of the children. These are all benefits are unavailable when there is simple cohabitation or “living as a couple”. We address the benefits of a sacramental union in God versus the hook-up culture model.

You can read more about the sacrament of Marriage in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, numbers 1601 through 1666

Tim and Peri Rose have been ministering to college students at “The Grotto” in a unique way for the past four years, and share their experience of God’s grace, vulnerability and community life.

Finally, we ask them some questions so that they can share their wisdom about marriage and college life with our young adult audience, especially those still in college.

Recorded on site, with a “mobile studio” in the Force’s kitchen!

Find out more about the Miles Christi Spiritual Exercises that Tim talks about, all the dates and locations (in the USA and Canada) here: Spiritual Exercises | Miles Christi

Podcast Website: www.forcollegecatholics.org

Miles Christi Religious Order www.mileschristi.org

Intro music from www.pond5.com

Gear used:

- Mic: ATR 2100-XLR (x1), SE Electronics V7 (x2) Dynamic Microphones.

- Headphones: AudioTechnica ATH-M20x.

- Recorder: Portable ZOOM H6

- Software: Adobe Audition