Annual appeal: a season of growth and change
The Re/Generation Project is just one example of some of the new projects taking root at CTA. As you may know, our Vision Council recently announced that we have begun the hard work of reshaping our organization.
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.
CTA Responds to Benedict XVI’s Letter
Call To Action members are committed to acting in solidarity with survivors of clergy sexual abuse. We pray for an end to clericalism in our Church and will continue to work for a more equitable and just Church.
NCR: Vocation conference offers space for 'one foot in, one foot out' Catholics
A weekend conference examining Catholic vocation was held March 29-30 at Union Theological Seminary, a bastion of liberal Protestantism in upper Manhattan.
2019 Anti-Racist Lenten Reflection Guide
Throughout Lent, members of Call To Action will be writing weekly reflections based on that Sunday’s liturgical readings. These reflections are an offering of CTA’s Anti-Racism Team.
Meet 2019's Re/Generators
Now in its second year, Re/Generation (formerly titled the 20/30 Project for Mentoring and Leadership) is a national cohort of Catholic visionaries and change-makers, lovingly called “Re/Generators.”
Important Message from the Vision Council
These decisions were made in consideration of our anti-racism and anti-oppression principles, with a desire to be the most responsible stewards of our limited resources, in collaboration with those most directly impacted, and after much prayer, conversation, and discernment.
CTA New York Chapters Respond to NY Passing Child Victims Act
Call To Action expresses our heartfelt gratitude to our New York chapters for their tireless work to help pass the Child Victims Act. Below is a statement from our New York chapters.
Year-end appeal: honoring the past, strengthening the future
The Vatican II Listening Project is an effort to collect and record the memories, stories, wisdom and lessons from the people who were shaped by the reforms and promise of the Second Vatican Council.
CTA 2018 Opening Address
Catholicism has been crafted and refined by a communion of saints to the point where I feel it, and I speak it with my body through ritual and sacrament.
Conference 2018
On November 9-11, 2018, hundreds of faithful Catholics gathered in San Antonio, Texas for Call To Action's National Conference, Santuario - Resistencia - Sacramento (Sanctuary - Resistance - Sacrament).
2018 Regional Call to Action Conference in Golden, CO
Keynote: Nathan Schneider, Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition That Is Shaping the Next Economy.
CTA Responds to Grand Jury Report Detailing Massive Sexual Abuse Cover-Up
Call To Action, a Catholic organization committed to justice and equality, is horrified by the findings of a recent grand jury report, which uncovered child sexual abuse by over 300 Catholic priests in Pennsylvania, and a systematic cover-up of those crimes by their dioceses.
#CatholicToo Organizations Thank Women Religious and Other Survivors For Coming Forward
In December of 2017, Call To Action, FutureChurch and Women’s Ordination Conference unveiled their newest shared campaign, #CatholicToo, as a Catholic response to the outpouring of testimonies from women breaking their silence about harassment and abuse across industries (#MeToo).
Annual appeal: living our faith in urgent times
After spending a weekend with our Young Leaders, I couldn’t help but be moved from a place of fear and inaction to hope and commitment.
2018 conference keynote speakers
Elvira Arellano became a symbol for the rights of undocumented immigrants and families when she decided to take sanctuary in Adalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago.
Annual appeal: invest in CTA’s young leaders
Young Adults are not the “future” of the church-- we are the living, breathing church here and now! Call To Action’s viability now and into the future is contingent on our ability to engage with these young activists.
Seeking liturgy coordinator for national conference
The Liturgy Coordinator will also be responsible for working with the Conference Coordinator to ensure the overall flow of all plenary sessions.
Meet 2018's Re/Generators
The 20/30 Project for Mentoring and Leadership (now called Re/Generation) aims to cultivate young leaders who live in the paradoxes of Catholic identity. This new program brings together young visionaries and change-makers across the country to support and inspire one another as part of a cohort, each discerning and initiating a project that puts faith into action for social justice.