All Things Legion – The Youth Leaders of the Legion: Deus et Patria – Mary Stenson with Áine Blake and Patrick Dixon

About this episode

Mary Stenson discusses the origins and evolution of the Legion of Mary's young adult initiative with Áine Blake and Patrick Dixon.

Mary Stenson welcomes Áine Blake and Patrick Dixon — Chairperson and Concilium Officer respectively of Deus et Patria, the Legion of Mary’s young adult initiative. They trace the Legion’s origins in a group of young women and girls in their late teens and early twenties, and discuss how numbers declined from the 1960s onward as […]

People in this episode

Host: Mary Stenson

Guests: Áine Blake, Patrick Dixon

Topics covered

• Legion of Mary
• youth leadership
• spirituality
• history
• community

Keywords

• Legion of Mary
• youth leaders
• Deus et Patria
• Mary Stenson
• Áine Blake
• Patrick Dixon
• spirituality
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Legion of Mary, Deus et Patria

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