"The institutional Church misses so much when it denies the ambo preaching of 51% of the lenses and lived experiences of God's children." Advent Reflection: A Response to: Expecting a Movement From God by Chaplain Donna Zuroweste, rBCC, MDiv. Read it here: www.cta-usa.org/perspectives...

A Third Week of Advent Reflection from the CTA Immigration Working Group: "A Celebration of Joy" Read it on our website: www.cta-usa.org/perspectives...

A powerful image for this Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Unholy Escort by Katie Jo Suddaby www.sandbykatiejo.com

Join CTA and our Executive Director Black Moses on Wed. Dec. 17th at 8pm ET for an honest, faith-filled Advent conversation about finding hope, meaning, and purpose as we wait for God's movement among us. Register here: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...

Head on over to our website to read the CTA immigration working group's second week of Advent reflection: A Celebration of Peace www.cta-usa.org/perspectives...

Today is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. May Mary protect our immigrant neighbors and intercede for full equality for all of us in our Church and in our world. Art by: linktr.ee/kibbyer

Head on over to our website to read the CTA working group's first week of Advent reflection: A Celebration of Hope www.cta-usa.org/perspectives...

"I hope you come to find that which gives life a deep meaning for you. Something worth living for--maybe even worth dying for something that energizes you, enthuses you, enables you to keep moving ahead..."--Ita Ford, M.M.

Today marks 45 years since the four church women in El Salvador were martyred by Salvadorian forces trained by the US government. Sr. Dorothy Kazel, OSU, Sr. Maura Clarke, MM, Sr. Ita Ford, MM, and Jean Donovan: Presente!

Happy Feast of Servant of God Dorthy Day!

CTA Speaker Series: Father Anne discusses her new book "The Shepherd Within" www.cta-usa.org/webinars/fat...

On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember our trans siblings who have lost their lives to violence and stand in solidarity with our trans siblings who are being targeted by the administration.

Saints and Names of the Faithful Uplifted by CTA Members on All Saints Day and All Souls Day and remembered throughout the month of November:

We met Pope Leo!

We love it when we run into Re/Gen alum at the teach-in!

Check out our Pope Leo quote stickers!

It's Day 2 of the IFTJ!

Current Re/Gen cohort member Nic is here with the Wheeling Catholic Worker House too!

We're here at the Ignatian Solidarity Network teach-in in DC--come say hello!

Today on the Feast of St. Frances Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants, CTA's Black Moses and Jason joined Catholic advocates in prayer at ICE HQ in Washington, D.C. calling on DHS to put an end to their reign of terror across the country targeting our immigrant neighbors.

Join CTA on Thursday, November 20th at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT for a conversation with Father Anne who will discuss her new book: "The Shepherd Within." Register here: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...

In addition to Black Catholic History Month, November is also Native American Heritage Month. Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk: Pray for Us! Art: @klicons.bsky.social

We're excited to join our friends from @ignatiansolidarity.bsky.social next weekend for the largest Catholic social justice conference in the country--come talk to CTA staff at the exhibit tables and find out how you can get more involved in the work of justice in our Church and in our nation.

Happy Black Catholic History Month! May the "Saintly Six" soon be elevated as Saints in the Catholic Church to become the first ever US Black Catholic Saints: Pierre Toussaint Mother Mary Lange, Henriette Delille Fr. Augustus Tolton Julia Greeley Sr. Thea Bowman Pray for Us!

“We must dream of and build a more humble Church; a Church that does not stand upright….triumphant and inflated with pride, but bends down to wash the feet of humanity...-Pope Leo

As Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica today as perhaps the strongest hurricane ever in the Atlantic, join us in prayer for those in its path: Creator God: through the intercession of Our Lady of the Blue Mountains, spare all people from harm when Melissa makes landfall.

Our friends from Full Circle Catholic Community were at No Kings in Iowa City last Saturday! www.fullcircleic.com

"God shows a preference for the poor: the Lord’s words of hope and liberation are addressed first of all to them. Therefore, even in their poverty or weakness, no one should feel abandoned. And if the Church wants to be Christ's Church, it must be a Church in which the poor have a privileged place."

"In hearing the cry of the poor, we are asked to enter into the heart of God, who is always concerned for the needs of his children, especially those in greatest need." Pope Leo from the Apostolic Exhortation "Dilexi Te" (He Loved You)

"Those who suffer know how great even a small gesture of affection can be, and how much relief it can bring. No sign of affection, even the smallest, will ever be forgotten by the Lord, especially if it is shown to those who are suffering, lonely, or in need." Pope Leo from "Dilexi Te" He Loved You

"The preferential choice for the poor is a source of extraordinary renewal both for the Church and for society, if we can only set ourselves free of our self-centeredness and open our ears to their cry." Pope Leo from the Apostolic Exhortation "Dilexi Te" (He Loved You)

“The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty.” Pope Leo from the Apostolic Exhortation "Dilexi Te" (He Loved You)

Join us for Part Two of our conversation with Immigration Attorney Priscilla Orta and learn how you can protect your neighbors from authoritarianism. Wed. Oct. 29th at 7pm ET. Register Here: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/... Watch part One on our website: www.cta-usa.org/webinars/con...

"I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor." Pope Leo from the Apostolic Exhortation "Dilexi Te" (He Loved You)

Extra! Extra! Read the CTA Fall 2025 Newsletter here: www.cta-usa.org/news/fall-20...

Pope Leo on the World Day of Migrants and Refugees:

We must care for our common home!

Pope Leo has a lot to say about wealth disparity:

What do you think of this definition of "Pro-Life" by Pope Leo?

Join the CTA Immigration Working group tomorrow (Saturday, Sept 13th) for: Unidos y Seguros: Keeping Immigrant Families and Children United and Safe featuring licensed clinical social worker Donna Fallon Batkis 11:30am ET on Zoom To register and for more info: www.cta-usa.org/perspectives...

Happy Feast of St. Phoebe, Deacon! May Rome recognize the full contribution that women can make to the Catholic Church!

Join us for the next installment of our speaker series and find out how you can help protect our neighbors on Sept 10th on Zoom. Register at: tinyurl.com/ctaimmigration

We're in shock over the horrific school shooting at Mass in Minneapolis. We pray for the victims and their families and we plead lawmakers to pass gun violence prevention legislation.

Is there a past CTA workshop that you absolutely loved? Do you have ideas for a new one? Fill out this form if you have a suggestion for a 50th anniversary conference workshop: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/yCGXUZM/5...

Do you have photos from past CTA conferences? We’re collecting them ahead of the 50th anniversary conference in 2026 and we’d love to have a copy. Please send any past conference photos you have to: Revalon Wesson PO Box 25521 Saint Paul, MN 55125

Did you miss our insightful conversation with Black Moses on the intersection of faith, justice, and institutional power? Watch it here: www.cta-usa.org/webinars/con...

Happy Feast of St. Mary Magdala--Apostle to the Apostles! Using her example, CTA will continue to speak out so that the Catholic Church fully recognize and celebrate the contributions of women and be a welcoming space for all people.

Join CTA and @faithfulamerica.bsky.social for a webinar, "Who is Pope Leo XIV?" on Tuesday July 22nd at 7pm Eastern where the EDs from both orgs will discuss how Leo's continuing of Francis' legacy will impact the Catholic Church in the US. Register at: tinyurl.com/ctapopeleo

Join CTA for our next Speaker Series conversation with CTA ED Black Moses on Thursday, July 17th at 7pm Eastern/4pm pacific where he will ask the question: ""How is the Roman Catholic Church a foot of oppression against poor people?" Register at: tinyurl.com/CTABMconvo

Read "A Life Long Catholic’s Take on the Opus Dei Cult" by Vision Council Member Nancy Stephani on our blog: www.cta-usa.org/perspectives...