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Rita Buettner

Rita Buettner is a wife, working mother and author of the Catholic Review's Open Window blog. She and her husband adopted their two sons from China, and Rita often writes about topics concerning adoption, family and faith.

Rita also writes The Domestic Church, a featured column in the Catholic Review. Her writing has been honored by the Catholic Press Association, the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association and the Associated Church Press.

When they grow up

June 17, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

It was a summer evening, and I was home from college. My father and I were taking a walk together through my parents’ neighborhood when we saw a mother and her little girl—maybe 6 or 7 years old—walking on the other side of the street. My father waved, and the woman waved back. “Look!” my […]

Serving platters, books, a broken fridge, and other excitement (7 Quick Takes)

June 12, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Finding happiness in the simple things

Miracles are everywhere

June 11, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

The other night, just as I was about to turn out the light at bedtime, my sons started asking about miracles.

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?”

Savor the moment

June 1, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church

As St. Pius closes, I’ll be thinking of the students whose time there was cut short and all those grieving that loss. And I’ll be holding onto my memories – and the friendships and connections I have thanks to my time there.

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.

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.

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.

Beginning again

May 19, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church

There’s a sense of newness to this time of year, and I like to think it offers an opportunity to embrace a new opportunity, take a little leap of faith, and be open to unexpected change.

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