The Visit of the Cicadas June 6, 2021By 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, 2021By 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, 2021By 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, 2021By 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, 2021By 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, 2021By 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, 2021By 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, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The third potato in the bag caught my attention.
Beginning again May 19, 2021By 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.
Graduation speech from a cicada: Get ready to fly May 16, 2021By 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, 2021By 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.
Tra-la, it’s May, and it’s a bit much May 12, 2021By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Everything bursts into bloom in the spring. The grass is greener, the bushes are bursting with color, and buttercups are popping up on the neighborhood lawns. It’s such a beautiful time of abundance. Much as I love spring, though, I also find it to be tiring. May always seems to be the busiest month of […]
