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.
Friends of Wisdom Prairie Dinner Lecture
March 20, 2019, Holy Wisdom Monastery
Join the Friends of Wisdom Prairie for the first dinner lecture of the year, Environmental Ethics of Wisconsin's Indigenous People led by Patty Loew. The event starts with beverages and conversation at 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:00 pm, then an hour lecture starting at 7:00 pm.
Patty Loew, Ph.D., is Director of Native American and Indigenous Research at Northwestern University and a professor in the Medill School of Journalism. A member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Dr. Loew is a former broadcast journalist in public and commercial television. She is the author of Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal, now in its second edition, which won the Wisconsin Library Association's 2002 Outstanding Book Award.
More information and registration coming soon.
Patty Loew, Ph.D., is Director of Native American and Indigenous Research at Northwestern University and a professor in the Medill School of Journalism. A member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Dr. Loew is a former broadcast journalist in public and commercial television. She is the author of Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal, now in its second edition, which won the Wisconsin Library Association's 2002 Outstanding Book Award.
More information and registration coming soon.
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A Wake-up Call
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.
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"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.
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Reinstate Hans Kung
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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.
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.
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!
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!
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
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Looking to network with other young, progressive Catholics?
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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.
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