Toronto’s Young Professional Catholics: A Case Study in Conciliar Captivity and Naturalistic Reduction of the Faith
EWTN News reports on the “Young Professional Catholics of Toronto” (YPCT), a lay association officially recognized by the Archdiocese of Toronto, which brings together Catholics aged 18–39 for networking, community, and “faith-centered” gatherings. Founded in 2024 by Kateryna Sphir and Francis Odum, the group claims roughly 200 attendees per monthly event and plans to expand across Canada. Vice President Kathleen Muggeridge described Toronto as a “spiritually desolate place” marked by loneliness, the legalization of medical assistance in dying (MAID), and isolation among young adults. She stated that YPCT aims to provide “spiritual nourishment,” professional networking, mentorship, and engagement with “social issues,” while also welcoming non-Catholics who might be “inspired to start practicing their faith.” The group’s primary goal, she said, is “to just be a channel where people can come closer to Christ by the spiritual nourishment and community that we provide,” and its secondary goal is professional development. What is conspicuously absent from this entire portrait — and what reveals the true spiritual condition of this organization — is any mention of the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the sacraments, Catholic doctrine on the last things, the necessity of the Catholic Church for salvation, or the social reign of Christ the King.









