Perspectives

Articles, essays, and reflections from progressive Catholic voices.

To contribute to Perspectives or submit an article, contact cta@cta-usa.org.

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Liturgy of Affirmation: The Substance of Our Lives Nourishes Our Communities
LGBTQ, women
Liturgy of Affirmation: The Substance of Our Lives Nourishes Our Communities
LGBTQ, women

In this testimony for our Liturgy of Affirmation, Tess Thompson of Call To Action Metro New York discusses how the “substance of a lifetime” can be used to bridge generational gaps and create wisdom and understanding within a community.

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LGBTQ, women
When I walk into the clinic, I see God.
Advent, women
When I walk into the clinic, I see God.
Advent, women

In this Advent reflection, Call To Action Vision Council member Emily Harrison connects her experience as an abortion doula to the journey of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus and illustrates how her fellow abortion doulas create community and room for spiritual comfort.

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Advent, women
Promises in the Dark
Advent
Promises in the Dark
Advent

For the Fourth Sunday of Advent, L.F. Ranner reflects on the stillness of winter and the power found in this darkness as we wait for Christ to emerge. This reflection is a collaboration with DignityUSA’s Breath of the Spirit series.

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Advent
Church Labor
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Church Labor

Most of the labor that created and sustains the Catholic Church was and remains unpaid and exploited. It is no coincidence that Catholicism and capitalism mirror each other in their structures.

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CTA and the grammar of partnership
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CTA and the grammar of partnership

There are many ways that Call To Action is called to reflect on how leadership is structured in our community. Our community is committed to a lens of anti-racism and anti-oppression principles. How do we implement structures where the insights, ways of organizing activities, and ways of celebrating our common faith that are authentic to people of color have equal weight with the customs and practices of white Anglos ?

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Learning the grammar of partnership: reflections on church worker justice
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Learning the grammar of partnership: reflections on church worker justice

Humans need to live in partnership with the earth in order for us to live insocieties that are sustainable. But if humans do not live in families that are based on mutuality and if the Church is not acommunity of mutual relationships, we will not know how to have a partnership relationship with the earth. Present Church structures need to change to allow space for developing a partnership ethic.

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