Legion of Youth
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A space for Catholics in their teens, 20s, and 30s to discuss faith, vocation, culture, and what it means to live as a young Catholic today.
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Founder of Legion | Product Lead · Singapore, Singapore
Founder of The Legion. Having once been an isolated Catholic, I created this platform to help every Catholic to connect with the global Catholic community no matter where they are in the world, and develop the skills they need to do so.
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Financial Analyst · Open to Vocation · Galway, Ireland
Irish Catholic, Galway native. Rugby on Saturdays, Mass on Sundays. Working in finance but my heart is in the parish.
@krzysztof_2Apr 8, 2026Students' Anxiety
As we (students) face exams and the pressure of completing school projects on time I think anxiety can creep in. Also I sometimes wonder if I am doing enough as the world's standards are constantly increasing. Finally, worrying if my education is a selfish whim or will help me be a good Catholic. I am writing to remind others what works for me: entrusting everything to God's plan and praying that God directs me as he wills. "Jesus I trust in you." This helps to understand that God values you whatever your performance and not to fear for the future. Kind regards to others facing anxiety. Let me know your thoughts.
@meganApr 1, 2026Blessed is she or ave maria?
I am thinking of buying a note taking bible and im interested in the blessed is she bible and the ave maria bible. I like the former because of the quality, look, feel of the bible, but people on reddit are saying to avoid NABRE and NRSVCE. I like the latter because it is rsv2ce and has notes referencing the catechism but dont like hoe half the space on the right side is cut for the catechism foot notes. What should I do? 😵💫 In any case im probably gonna buy the ignatius study bible in personal size first before buying a notetaking bible but just wanted to ask Edit: forgot to add the ce in nrsvce
@thelegionMar 31, 2026World Youth Day Seoul
Who’s going to be there? We need to organise an international Legion meetup!
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The scandal crisis and young Catholics — honest conversation
The abuse scandals have been the single biggest challenge to my faith and to the faith of almost every young Catholic I know. I stayed. Many did not. I want to understand what kept other young Catholics in the Church through it — not the easy answer (the Church is more than her failures) but the actual interior journey. What did you have to work through?
I discerned religious life for four years and am now discerning marriage
I spent three years seriously considering religious life — two visits to monasteries, extended correspondence with a vocation director, and a genuine nine-month period of felt call. Then it faded. Now I am 29, open to marriage, and find that my years of discernment have made me better at it — and also slightly terrifying to date because I can't do vague. Anyone else moved through this kind of discernment shift? How did you understand it spiritually?
Therapy and Catholic anthropology — is there a tension?
I have been in therapy for two years, which has been genuinely helpful for understanding patterns from my family of origin. My therapist is secular and there are moments where her frame and my Catholic understanding of the person come into genuine conflict — particularly around guilt, self-compassion, and the language of forgiveness. Has anyone navigated secular therapy as a serious Catholic? Have you found Catholic therapists and are they actually different?
Catholic dating in 2026 — does it work differently?
I have been told that Catholic dating should look different: clear intentions early, meeting with the purpose of discerning marriage, no cohabitation. In practice the Catholics I meet date like everyone else — undefined relationships, years of vague "seeing each other," emotional entanglement without commitment. Is the "Catholic dating" ideal real? Has anyone actually dated that way and had it work? Or is it a nice idea that falls apart under normal human conditions?
Being the only Catholic in your workplace — how do you handle it?
I work in a tech company in Dublin. I go to Mass on Sundays, I fast on Fridays, I do not drink at work socials (I'm in a season of abstinence), and I mentioned once that I don't use contraception. My colleagues are not hostile but I am very visibly unusual. I do not want to be preachy but I also do not want to pretend I am something I'm not. How do other young Catholics carry their faith publicly without either hiding it or making it everyone's problem?
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