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The Visit of the Cicadas

June 6, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

A poetic tribute to Brood X, the 17-year cicadas

Summer foods, pasta art, and partying with cicadas (7 Quick Takes)

June 4, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

It’s June, and every day I answer the question, “How many school days are left?”

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque and First Friday Devotions: The Year of the Eucharist

June 3, 2021
By Hanael Bianchi
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Eucharist, Fertile Soil

The heart is the center of our being. and the seat of our emotions and love. The Sacred Heart of Jesus symbolizes his great love for humanity.

Listening for the Holy Spirit

May 31, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

The Holy Spirit is the unseen hero of the Visitation.

Muffin debates, vanishing chips, flossing, and cicadas (7 Quick Takes)

May 29, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

It’s almost June, and the strawberries and blueberries are just begging to be gobbled up.

Gifted by the Holy Spirit: An evening with ValLimar Jansen

May 27, 2021
By Robyn Barberry
Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Blog, Commentary, Coronavirus, Unconditional

After a year like this, we needed a breath of fresh air and ValLimar is precisely that.

Tired but still going

May 27, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Many days all we can do is get up and keep going. And that’s really all God asks of us.

Grilling, procrastinating, graduating, and cicada watching (7 Quick Takes)

May 23, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Warmer weather means my husband is grilling dinner more often.

Welcome back to Mass: Five benefits of receiving the Eucharist

May 20, 2021
By Hanael Bianchi
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Fertile Soil

Restaurant parking lots are full of cars. School playgrounds are bustling with children. The garden center at Home Depot is packed. Workplaces are reopening. Activity is slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels. And yet, churches are not as full as they used to be before COVID-19. The pandemic resulted in many Catholics not attending Mass or […]

You say potato, I say potat-OH!

May 20, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

The third potato in the bag caught my attention.

Graduation speech from a cicada: Get ready to fly

May 16, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Cicadas, Commentary, Open Window

The cicadas will be guests at many of the region’s commencements this year. We might as well offer one of them the chance to speak to the Class of 2021.

Cicada fun, fashion questions, baby bunnies, and more (7 Quick Takes)

May 15, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Cicadas, Commentary, Open Window

I’ve been joking that I wanted to find a cicada swatter to add to my flyswatter collection during the visit from Brood X.

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