Summer 2014 Newsletter
When we envision Call To Action’s future as one including a vibrant community of engaged young people, we can do so only because of the generosity of Shirley Adler.
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CTA MD explores racial justice issues
Racial dynamics are key to our work for social justice and our members in Maryland have made exploring these topics a key part of their work as a chapter. Last week, their day-long mini-conference, Hope for Racial Justice in our Church and Society: Planting the Seeds attracted an interested, passionate and diverse group of over 100 people, including many who were new to CTA.
Connecting with Young Adults at Pride
Last weekend at Motor City Pride, 20/30 Team leader Lui marched with a Catholic coalition and eagerly greeted passers by at a booth with rainbow flyers and bracelets.
Shirley Adler
By establishing a scholarship fund to make it possible for young people to come to conference, Shirley Adler has made a lasting impact on our community.
Sign on now! CTA tells Archbishop: "don't partner with hate"
When LGBT advocates heard that Archbishop Cordileone of San Francisco was planning to speak at the March for Marriage in DC, they knew this went beyond differences of opinion.
Despite threats, Ordination a beautiful celebration in MI
Rev. Lillian Lewis has been discerning her call to the priesthood for decades, so when a Bishop's public warning was followed by anonymous calls to the hosting church, it wasn't enough to scare her.
CTA families plan for Conference
Our CTA Families group is already planning ahead with advice for one another about travel and calls for sharing a play space for families: the community is getting excited to bring their families to Conference.
Celebrating women's ordination in OH
Last week, four women were ordained as priests and two as deacons in Brecksville, Ohio. CTA members and other supporters of an inclusive priesthood were among the ordained and those celebrating with them.
Oregon chapter hosts Anti-Racism workshop
Last weekend, CTA Northwest Oregon hosted two members of our national Anti-Racism Team who led a workshop on how we can all work together to dismantle structures of racism in our communities.
Students create change in CA
We are proud to have been Catholic voices calling for inclusion of diverse sexual orientations, genders and gender expressions – in Catholic schools and everywhere.
Cleveland Catholics speak out against "morality clauses"
The Cleveland diocese recently directed all of its 104 elementary schools to use a contract with a very specific, bullet-pointed "morality clause."
Kansas City CTA supports fired Church Worker
When parishioners of St. Frances Xavier and their friends in the Kansas City community heard that their friend Colleen had been fired, they rallied around her in support.