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Rita Buettner

A roaring celebration for the Year of the Tiger (7 Quick Takes)

February 5, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

~1~ Xian nian kuai le! Gung hay fat choy! Happy New Year! The first time our family celebrated Chinese New Year was 2010 when we were new parents. That was the Year of the Tiger—the Gold Tiger. This year is the Year of the Water Tiger. It feels pretty special to be celebrating the Year […]

I spy an angel

February 1, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

The snowy shape was there for days before I spotted it.

Frosted Flakes, my new godson, Ann’s foot-longs, and more (7 Quick Takes)

January 29, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

~1~ The Year of the Tiger starts Tuesday, Feb. 1, and I am not sure I am ready. But don’t worry. I will be. I may have ordered a 40-inch inflatable tiger today. What will we do with it? I don’t know. But I just have a feeling that life might be a little more […]

The Death of a Priest

January 23, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

A priest’s name popped up in my social media feed, and it rang a distant bell. The post shared that the priest had died, apparently by suicide. Oh, no. How devastating for his family and for his community. Losing someone you love to suicide brings so much pain, so many questions. Something else was bothering […]

Gearing up for the Year of the Tiger, banana bread, orthodontia, and more (7 Quick Takes)

January 22, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

My favorite holiday is Chinese New Year, and I am so excited for the Year of the Tiger.

What a wonderful Wordle

January 21, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I’m not great at Wordle. I’m not even good at it. But I am a sucker for fun word games.

Putting away Christmas

January 17, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I’m never eager to see Christmas end.

We don’t talk about COVID

January 15, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary

We don’t talk about COVID. No, no, no. I’m so tired of hearing about positivity rates and hospitalization rates and vaccination rates and… What’s that? You know where we can find home tests? What time does the shipment come in? And they put them right out on the shelves? Wow! Hang on, I need to […]

A lunchtime treat, what I cooked this week, and an egg surprise (7 Quick Takes)

January 15, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Does anyone else feel that January is a very long month? But the days are getting a little brighter every day!

My mascot for the pandemic

January 12, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

How does the godwit know where to go? How does it fly so far without stopping to eat or rest?

Snow fun, brownies, a new washer, and a sequined sweater (7 Quick Takes)

January 10, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

We enjoyed two beautiful snowfalls last week, a bit of a dusting and a fun few inches for play.

A simple greeting can be a powerful connector

January 7, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, The Domestic Church

We never know where a simple greeting or a smile might lead or how that might have an impact on someone else.

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