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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.

Photo-shoot dreams, dragons, beef stew, and more (7 Quick Takes)

November 20, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized

Last night I looked at my calendar for today and realized I had signed the boys up for a photo shoot outside our elementary school.

An Ode to Thanksgiving’s Finest, Sauerkraut

November 17, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

What is Thanksgiving dinner without sauerkraut?

A pandemic pet update, rutabaga, a free pulse oximeter, and more (7 Quick Takes)

November 13, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

We have been waiting to see whether our baby finches are male or female to decide on their names.

Reaching into the treasury of our memories

November 9, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

It’s sad to lose people you love, but the stories make me smile.

Treats, hope, and lentil-sausage soup (7 Quick Takes)

November 7, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Recipes

Was Halloween just last weekend?

What is heaven like?

November 4, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church

Heaven, in my mind, is a gathering place, a place where you are truly together – with God and with those you love.

Everyone wants a piece of the pie

November 2, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Not much is as American as apple pie—unless it’s making apple pie and eating it on Election Day while watching the results come in.

Spookiness, inspiration, soup, and other signs of fall (7 Quick Takes)

October 31, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

It’s a different kind of Halloween this year.

My cup of beads: A reflection on race

October 26, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Racial Justice

“Picture your doctor,” the instructor says. “Pick a bead that represents their race and put it in your cup.”

Fall fun, fanciness, finches, and more (7 Quick Takes)

October 23, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

The pumpkins on our porch are just waiting to be carved, and this is looking like the weekend to make it happen.

The sadness of an adoption program closing

October 20, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

When I heard that Catholic Charities of Baltimore had closed its international adoption program, I was so sad.

It’s fall, a different kind of Halloween, reasons to travel, and those finches (7 Quick Takes)

October 17, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

It’s fall! The leaves are starting to change, and we have pumpkins sitting on our porch, all ready for carving.

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