LA Congress Youth Day features rap battles, ‘Clergy Spoon,’ and Jesus
When Jessica Cox, a Catholic motivational speaker born without arms, took to the stage to kick off the Religious Education Congress’ Youth Day, she wore Mickey Mouse ears she’d just acquired down the street at Disneyland, the “Happiest Place on Earth.”
“While it was fun, it was only temporary,” Cox said. “But the thing that is incredible about today is the joy you experience right now, where you are and today in your faith — that my friends, is eternal.”
Cox was the keynote speaker for the Congress’ annual Youth Day on Feb. 20 — a part of the four-day Religious Education Congress at the Anaheim Convention Center — where more than 7,500 young people gathered for a day of talks, music, entertainment, prayer and community.