Welcome to the CTA - Madison area website! 
We are a local chapter of the national Call To Action organization 
working together to foster peace & justice in our world, our church, and ourselves
Click here to view a video about CTA's mission. 

New to CTA Webinar
​Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 7 pm - 8 pm CT

A one hour webinar to introduce you to Call To Action past, present and future! Executive Director Zach Johnson will:
  • - Share a quick history of CTA, from 1976-present (5-10 min)
  • - Give an overview of the events a projects throughout 2019 (10-15 min)
  • - Describe CTA's future in terms of purpose and strategy (5-10 min)

The webinar will include time for Q&A and we'll share contact info for local CTA chapter leaders.
lick here to join: https://zoom.us/s/508958222. Webinar ID: 508 958 222

Or join by phone: 646-558-8656 or 669-900-6833

A Wake-up Call

 from Mother Earth

Recently the core group of CTA-Madison Area chose to engage in a planning process to determine a focus for the next 2 years. After exploring the many issues that face people who embrace a Kindom vision & need attention & healing, we chose to focus on climate change...global warming...Eco spirituality.  Read more here.

"Driver Cards & Public Safety"


​A slideshow highlighting the benefits of offering a driver’s card or license to undocumented residents
Prepared by JOB - Justice Overcoming Borders
Click here to view the slides.

Reinstate Hans Kung 
as an official Catholic theologian

Hans Küng was one of the most important and respected Catholic theologians since Vatican II, but his license to teach as a Catholic theologian was revoked in 1979.  Sign a petition to Pope Francis asking him to correct this wrong by visiting here.

Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) 

Call To Action released a statement on Pope Francis’ exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love)​ on the family and family life​. Read CTA's statement and comment here.

Response to Madison Diocese Directive
​"Consideration of Funeral Rites for a Person in a Homosexual Civil or ​​Notorious Union"  click here to read


​We, Madison Catholics who are members of Call to Action-Madison Area, vehemently oppose the ideas and spirit of the directive from the Vicar General of the Diocese of Madison with the approval of Bishop Morlino of Madison. This directive betrays the Christian and Catholic faith in that it tries to uphold an outdated, judgmental theology. Pope Francis sent a signal to us when he stated, "Who am I to judge?" To imply that a funeral perhaps should occur without a Mass, that the deceased needed to show repentance (more than any other Catholic) or that partners not be involved in a prominent role at any ecclesiastical funeral service is insensitive, cruel, and unchristian. The directive indicates that even the name of the celebrating priest and/or the parish not be listed in any public obituary or notice that also lists the predeceased or surviving “partner” in some manner, as if the Church should avoid or be ashamed of our brothers and sisters in Christ.
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We at Call to Action wish to apologize on behalf of our hierarchy in Madison and offer welcome and healing for all Catholics in our diocese.
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In Christ,
CTA-Madison Area

*** Action Alert! Stand with Church Workers ***

At the recent Call To Action Annual Conference over a thousand Catholics declared that unjust firings are not in line with our Catholic tradition and have no part in the future of our Church. The Catholic Church Worker Declaration, a document meant to bring Catholics together to stop these firings, was enthusiastically affirmed.

Be in solidarity with Church Workers by signing this petition affirming the declaration and calling for an end to discriminatory firings of Catholic Church Workers.​

Please invite friends, family, and members of the communities to which you belong to sign this petition. Together, we can rise up and say: no more unjust firings in our name! ​
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RUTH KOLPACK  
BELOIT, WI  
​“Ruth played more than just a role there. She was the foundation of all activity at St. Thomas… She’s the heart and soul behind everything that goes on.”
Read more here

Formulas & substitutions to help minimize the use of toxic substances & reduce environmental harm


​Dishwashing Soap
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Commercial low-phosphate detergents are not themselves harmful, but phosphates nourish algae which use up oxygen in waterways. A detergent substitution is to use liquid soap. Add 2 or 3 tablespoons of vinegar to the warm, soapy water for tough jobs.

Looking to network with other young, progressive Catholics?
Check out CTA 20/30

  • A nationwide listserv networks 250+ young adult progressive Catholics to each other.  Click here to sign up
  • Young Adult Catholics, the 20/30 blog, offers a venue to share reflections by young progressive Catholics.
  • Follow CTA 20/30 on Facebook

 Sign the Council 50 Declaration

The Global Council Network invites Catholics to sign the Council 50 Declaration, which commits its signatories to work for change in the Church.  The declaration was produced at a conference last November after last fall’s synod demonstrated that bishops are unlikely to support real change in the Church: reform will have to come from the faithful.  You can read and sign the declaration here.

Call To Action – Madison Area
6767 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave. # 220,
Middleton, WI 53562

Contact us at calltoactionmadison@gmail.com for membership inquiries, comments, or questions.