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Pilgrimage to Archaeological Sites of Women Leaders in the Early Church March 20-27, 2014 - Sign up soon! Last year’s pilgrimage sold out early!

SAVE the DATES! Friday October 4 (keynote), Saturday October 5 (morning workshop) - Living the Legacy of Vatican II - With NCR columnist Jamie Manson, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, And Cleveland 'Vatican II Veterans' With 'Next Generation Vatican II leaders'

Women in Church Leadership

Women Deacons Now!
Postcard initiative

End the Silencing of Catholic Women
(Free downloadable kit)
Provides goals, strategies and actions for Your Community and Diocese

Women Leaders in Early Christianity CD and Presenter’s Guide

Is the Vatican Opening Way for Women Deacons?

Father Louis J. Trivison Award
2011 Recipients Dan and Sheila Daly
Co-Founders and former Co-Directors of Call To Action (CTA)

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Dr. Carolyn Osiek, RSCJ, Presents on Connecting with our Sisters: The Life and Times of Phoebe, Priscilla and Perpetua

The Silencing of (Catholic) Women: Then and Now
Sr. Chris Schenk CSJ

What's New?


Vatican orders Cleveland diocese to reopen 13 parishes

Bishop Lennon reopens Cleveland parishes

Canonical commentary by Sr. Kate Kuenstler
(free download)

Sign and Circulate!
Open Letter to US Bishops
(about the priest shortage crisis)

Save Our Parish Community resources

Optional Celibacy

Send An Electronic Postcard To Rome Requesting Optional Celibacy
(Français, Deutsch, Portugues, Espanol too)

Priest Survey

Lay leaders survey priests in 57 dioceses. The question: “Do you favor an open discussion of the mandatory celibacy rule for diocesan priests?” Survey Results

Priest Statistics by Diocese

Priest Shortage Statistics by Diocese: 1976-2011
(Official Catholic Directory)

Parish Closings

"Crisis Kit" For Parishes faced with closing or merging

Save Our Parish Community

"Parish Rights and Obligations"

Lay Decision Making

Canon Law and Lay Decision Making

A Catholic Bill of Rights in the 1983 Code of Canon Law

FutureChurch Statement on Financial Accountability in the Catholic Church.

Clergy Sex Abuse

Liturgy of Lament for the Broken Body of Christ

Justice Anne Burke: Lay Review Board Recommendations

Other

May We Thy Church Renew:
Prayers for Building the FutureChurch

A book of Prayer-poems by Sr. Chris Schenk.