Honoring closing chapters
CTA is grateful for the many chapters that have come and gone over the years. A chapter closure is not a failure — we honor the past and allow new things to emerge.
NCR: Excommunicated or not, Call to Action leader served his church, community
Besides working to better the lives of people who are disadvantaged or discriminated against, in 1996 John Krejci was a founder of Call to Action Nebraska, a local chapter of the national church reform group. [...] John died at home on Aug. 11, 2021. He was 84 years old.
Hans Küng and Call To Action
Call To Action is grateful for the role that Hans Küng played in our organization’s history.
People’s History: Facilitation Guide
In this facilitation guide, we provide a template for how you might hold a People's History of Vatican II conversation or gathering.
Founder Daley: “I couldn’t hope for a better continuation of CTA.”
CTA is once more growing, and growing stronger from our core. As we close 2020, I thank you for your commitment. Together, we can make 2021 transformative.
2020 Year-end Report and Appeal
Forty-four years after bishops convened the first CTA conference in 1976, what has endured and indeed flourished? The following reports on CTA now through this lens.
People’s History of Vatican II Series Begins
How did Vatican II shape individuals, Call To Action, and our Church as a whole? In a second phase of this project, we are publicly documenting memories of Vatican II through a series of posts on our website.
Special appeal: Celebrating the spirit of Vatican II
The People’s History of Vatican II helps us strengthen our roots, passes on wisdom to future generations of Catholic reformers, and builds our long-term capacity as a Catholic social justice organization.
Questions for sharing about Vatican II
How would you have imagined the "future of the Church" in the 1960's? In the 1970's? How do you imagine that future today?
CTA Featured in National Catholic Reporter Series
Heidi Schlumpf looks at Call To Action’s past, present, and future and has a thoughtful take on the challenges and opportunities facing our organization.
Special appeal
Bridging this generational divide by interpreting our Vatican II Catholicism for the movements of justice happening today is the work of Call To Action.
"Founding Generation" celebrated in Chicago
On a rainy Sunday in Chicago, nearly 200 people gathered in a historic ballroom in the suburbs of Chicago. Together they sang, reminisced and celebrated the decades of work they've done for our Church.
Founding Generation
On Sunday, April 19, 2015 the Call To Action community in the Chicago area gathered to honor the founding generation.
Celebrating Bob Heineman
For nearly 20 years, Bob Heineman has served on Call To Action’s national staff cultivating and supporting CTA’s local chapters around the country as well as leading fundraising efforts.
Amazing parent activists honored
About 100 people gathered in Rochester over the weekend to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Fortunate Families and the retirement of its founders, Casey and Mary Ellen Lopata.
Canonization of John XXIII
To honor John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council’s expansive vision, Call To Action has created resources to use when talking to family and friends about John XXIII’s work for reform.
Memorial planned for Fr. Robert Nugent
Fr. Nugent began ministering to LGBT Catholics in the 70s and, even while walking a thin line with the Vatican, continued the work of welcoming LGBT people into the Church for the rest of his life.