Strategy 2: Lobbying
We are not here to sever our relationship with the Roman Catholic Church: we are here to change it.
Strategy 1: Education
The National Campaign will coordinate a network of educational events which reflect the local interests, needs, and experiences of the communities that organize them.
2020 National Campaign
The National Campaign is balanced between creating something new while building on what we’ve already done.
Apply to 2020's Re/Generation cohort
This year, Re/Generation is integrated with Call To Action’s 2020 National Campaign coordinating the activities of progressive Catholics across strategies, organizations, and generations.
Year-end appeal: Community
At CTA, we believe it is our challenging and urgent task to build a community that includes progressive Catholics of every age, who are at any stage of the faith journey.
West Coast Regional Conference 2019: Presentation Summaries
View a list of all the presenations and workshops from the 2019 West Coast Conference here!
Western regional conference schedule
9:00-10:00 Keynote: “How Much Do We Love Justice? Are We Really ‘Woke’?” Irma Dillard
A Border Experience
This event will provide an understanding of the true border situation to national CTA members and fellow travelers, and will contribute to national activism regarding the critical issues faced by the marginalized on our border. This will be three days of immersion and activism, not just listening.
Webinar: Discerning our call to action
Join Call To Action Re/Generation alum John Noble as he discusses the role discernment in political action with Marianne Duddy-Burke (DignityUSA) and Catalina Adorno (Movimiento Cosecha).
West Coast Regional Conference Speaker Profiles
Irma Dillard, RSCJ is a Change Management Consultant working with non-profits, unions, and parishes.
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.
Building More Just Communities: West Coast Regional Conference
Come join us for a weekend of friendship, inspiration, community, and liturgy. We will be presenting longtime friends of CTA (Roy Bourgeois and Ched Myers) as well as speakers who are new to our gatherings, with an emphasis on spirituality, racial and gender justice, immigration, justice for LGBTQI individuals, environmental justice, peace, and church reform.
CTA Vision Council Urges Bishops to Act for Immigrant Justice
With the recent deaths at our southern border, reports about the horrifying conditions inside multiple U.S. government immigration facilities, and the deplorable actions of many border patrol and ICE agents, we at Call To Action believe that this is a time that Catholic Social Teaching calls all Catholics to stand in solidarity with immigrants.
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?
Called to action webinar
This webinar will be the first of a three-part series facilitated by John Noble, a Master of Divinity student at Brite Divinity School and board member of NETWORK. During this live interview, he will lead us through the background of this legislative coalition, the joys and challenges of legislative work, and a time of questions and ongoing discussion with the webinar viewers.
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.