Hold Firm
By Cara Callbeck It’s now pretty much the dead of winter. The thrill of Christmas is past us and we wake each morning—some of us in harsh, cold temperatures—to get to work day in and day out. It’s a...
View ArticleRecalculating with the Holy Spirit
By Cara Callbeck I am not the greatest driver. I am easily flustered, particularly when I am in the unfortunate position of having to drive in an area unfamiliar to me. In those flustered and confused...
View ArticleLenten Spring Cleaning
By Cara Callbeck Most years, as I make my way to the Ash Wednesday service, it’s bitterly cold outside, and the hope of spring seems distant. With Easter a bit later this year, I was surprised to look...
View ArticleEaster Comes Late
By Cara Callbeck Sometimes in our lives Easter comes when we are still very much in the desert of Lent. Maybe we have lost a loved one, are living through a personal struggle, or are caring for someone...
View ArticleFinding God at the Shrine of St. Gianna
By Cara Callbeck A key concept of Ignatian spirituality is finding God in all things. Learning to find God in the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly, the uplifting and the painful is indeed...
View ArticleChurch and Community
By Cara Callbeck The other day at Mass we sang a song that brings me back to my youth, a World Youth Day theme song called, “We Are One Body.” The song stuck in my head for hours afterward, leading me...
View ArticleEven in the Aftermath
By Cara Callbeck Recently I attended the showing of a local organization’s documentary called After a Suicide—Moving Past Why. While this would not normally be on the top of my “must do” events for a...
View ArticleMen and Women of Hope
By Cara Callbeck It seems like most of us have a friend or family member who, despite having lousy luck at times, is nearly always smiling and is constantly giving of him or herself, even when he or...
View ArticleGod in the Annoying
By Cara Callbeck Take a minute to think of the person who annoys you most in your life, the one who always seems to find his or her way under your skin. That person who always seems to say the wrong...
View ArticleGod in the Mess
By Cara Callbeck In my early 20s, I had my life all planned out. I pictured living with my husband and three very well-behaved children who played the cello on an acreage out East within a short...
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