The Paul VI Auditorium (Paseo Juan XXIII, 3) will host the large Assembly of Presbyterians CONVIVIUM on Monday and Tuesday, convened by Cardinal José Cobo, Archbishop of Madrid, to reflect on their own priestly ministry and on what priests Madrid needs today.
Around 1,100 priests from the diocese have already signed up for the assembly; in total, 1,200 people are registered who will address a multitude of dialogue topics grouped into 28 working groups. The priests, by choice, will attend one. Each focus group will have a person who will give a brief introduction before giving way to a sharing.
The **topics that will be addressed**, and their moderators, are as follows:
-The holiness of the priesthood. Alberto Fernández.
-The pastoral conversion of the pastors: teamwork. Teresa Valero and Chus Morán
-The challenge of the poverties of Madrid in our ministry. Vicente Martín, auxiliary bishop of Madrid
-A single disciple’s path. The affectivity of the priest. Emilio Levaniegos
-Taking care of priests. How to help in the last stage of the priesthood? María José Castejón
-What do priests bring to consecrated life? Elías Royón, SJ
-Faithful witnesses of God’s love in the light of the martyred priests of Madrid. Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, auxiliary bishop of Madrid
-The exercise of authority in times of synodality. Luis Marín, bishop
-Migration challenges for our ministry. Rufino García Antón
-The presbyter, witness and animator of the proclamation of the kerigma in his Christian community. Juan Carlos Carvajal
-The apostolic spirituality of the priest: living united to God in times of first proclamation. Jaime López Peñalba
-The ad gentes mission. Luis Miguel Modino
-New relationships in the presbyterate of Madrid. How to improve our relationships? Communion in the mission. Gaspar Hernández
-Priestly identity today: being a man of God and a pastor in a secularized society. Ángel Cordovilla
-Being a priest in the digital and technological transformation. Julio Gómez
-Being accompanied and accompanying. Juan Carlos Mateos
-Permanent formation of the clergy: a single path of discipleship. Antonio Secilla, Fernando Murga
-The priest, minister of the Word. Ignacio Carbajosa. Francisco Pérez
-Eucharistic existence and formation of the Christian community (PO 6). Gabriel Richi
-The priest as minister of reconciliation. Alberto Andrés
-The reconciled priest. Healing in the priest. Teresa Barrera
-Life as a vocation. Delegation of vocational pastoral care. Susana López ECR
-Priesthood: fecundity, donation, selflessness. José Fernando Rey
-The failures of the priest: how to live in the style of Jesus, sterility, vulnerability, errors. Eduardo Toraño
-Parish and new realities of evangelization: how to accompany them, ambiguities, legal fit, pastoral meaning. Enrique González Torres
-Young people and return to God: trend or fashion? Analysis of a phenomenon and clues for accompaniment. Laura Moreno Marrocos
-Integrating AI into evangelization: clues for pastoral agents. Andrés Castillo
-Celebrating the liturgy and sacraments well. Daniel Escobar
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