Conference spotlight: Be heard!
This year in Memphis, be sure to keep an eye out for Lui, our young adult leader who'll be coordinating a great opportunity to make your voice heard.
See you in Memphis!
By train and by plane the CTA staff and volunteer leaders are on their way to Memphis!
Join us from home! Conference livestream info available
Can't make it to Memphis? You can still join us in welcoming our amazing plenary speakers, Kerry Kennedy and Rev. James Lawson and in congratulating Sr. Elizabeth Johnson, our leadership award recipient.
Conference Spotlight: Young Adult packet
If you're a young adult at conference this weekend, be sure to pick up a young adult welcome packet!
Conference Spotlight: Exhibit Hall
Don't forget to spend some time in the exhibit hall this year at Conference! In the hall you'll find the bookstore (this year including used books donated by CTA folks!) as well as exhibits from a wide variety of friends.
Conference Spotlight: Used Book Sale
By popular demand, this year the well-read folks of Call To Action will have a chance to share their books!
Conference spotlight: Networking opportunities
One of the best things about Conference, and what keeps people coming back year after year, is spending time with a community of faithful, progressive folks.
Ministering to All God’s Families
For decades Catholics have urged the institutional church to open up opportunities for dialogue on issues related to the well-being of all Catholic families.
Catholic Tipping Point Tour: Fall 2014
We are excited to host Fr. Tony Flannery in 18 cities across the country this fall!
President Carter Video Recording to Welcome Conference Attendees
It would not surprise anyone that President Jimmy Carter's recent book A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power was enthusiastically received by the CTA community.
Don't forget! Scholarships available
October 1 is the first deadline to apply for our Adler and Cardijin scholarships. All who meet the basic qualifications will receive free registration and can also request up to $250 to help cover travel expenses.
Conference spotlight: Images of the Black Madonna
At our annual Conference this year in Memphis, organizer, speaker and writer Onlielove Alston will present a workshop called “The Black Madonna’s Magnificat: Poor Women, Faith and Resistance.”
Conference Spotlight: Building progressive community for young families
An interactive workshop at this year's Conference in Memphis will focus on a topic that has been at the core of discussions over dinner or drinks at Conference for years: How do we minister to our children and teens? How do we create a progressive Catholic community to raise our children in?
2015 Conference Theme Ideas
Call To Action has already begun to plan for the 2015 conference in Milwaukee, WI.
Call To Action Seeks Liturgy Coordinator
Call To Action announces a search for a Liturgy Coordinator for our 2015 national conference and beyond.
CTA stands with Dr. Margaret Nutting Ralph
My vision of a "big tent" church does not include an employer censoring a colleague's credible work just because she has engaged Catholics who hold various opinions on important issues facing the church.
Sr. Elizabeth Johnson Accepts Invitation to Receive Call To Action’s 2014 Leadership Award
Sr. Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ has accepted the board’s unanimous invitation to receive Call To Action’s 2014 Leadership Award at November's conference!
Register for Conference today!
Registration for the 2014 Call To Action conference is now open!
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.
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.