{"id":99964,"date":"2022-05-26T09:39:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-youth-of-valencia-host-congress-on-masculinity\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T15:07:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T20:07:07","slug":"rc-youth-of-valencia-host-congress-on-masculinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/rc-youth-of-valencia-host-congress-on-masculinity\/","title":{"rendered":"RC Youth of Valencia Host Congress on Masculinity"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 12th, the Regnum Christi youth section of Valencia, Spain, together with \u201cJuventruth\u201d (truth for young people), organized a Congress on masculinity. The congress took place at the Cumbres School, a Regnum Christi school, in Valencia. It is the fourth congress that they have organized since 2020. The first was the Congress on Life in November 2020, the second was the Congress on Sexuality in March 2021, and the third was the Congress on Femininity in November of the same year.<\/p>\n

Marta Reina, one of the participants in the Congress, shared with us that \u201cI\u2019ve been able to learn in this congress that both man and woman are very different, but at the same time very compatible. That\u2019s why I have been able to enjoy this congress so much, because I have been able to listen to different talks and testimonies on very different important themes to understand man better.<\/p>\n

Man and woman He created them<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Congress began with a conference by Maribel Serrano, a teacher at the Valencia Cumbres School with a Master in Religious Studies, who spoke on the theme \u201cMan and woman He created them,\u201d focusing on the theme of engagement. Later Ferran Espana spoke and shared his testimony of how God had acted in his life.<\/p>\n

After the lunch break when the participants were able to get to know each other and ask the speakers questions, they moved on to the theme of \u201cThe gaze.\u201d The married couple Marilys Olmos and Javier Sancho, both experts on the subject of life, medicine and the teaching of the Church on these issues, surprised the attendees with concrete aids to guide one\u2019s gaze and avoid pornography as well. At the end they recommended the conference of Rafael Lafuente during the Congress on Sexuality (you can watch it in Spanish on YouTube RC J\u00f3venes<\/a> or in the episode on Juventruth<\/a>). Then there was an extended Question and Answer session with Marilys, Javier, Ferran and his wife.<\/p>\n

The missionary couple Juan Pablo Trenor and Maria during their talk.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon the Congress continued with a testimony on how to preach Christ in one\u2019s work, given by Javier Gonzalez, a Regnum Christi member and member of the formation team at the Valencia Cumbres School. He commented, \u201cI am very happy and grateful to have been invited to this Congress on masculinity. Everything is very well organized and thought out. The atmosphere was one of youth with clear ideas, with a desire to be better and to make Christ more part of their lives. It is encouraging to know that there are so many good people.\u201d Then Juan Pablo Trenor and his wife Maria gave a testimony-conference. They are on missions in Africa and spoke about their missionary experience, in addition to giving some points on how to be a father in the likeness of St. Joseph.<\/p>\n

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