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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.

A Rare Sight in the Heavens

April 6, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I’m not traveling toward totality, and I’m not sure how much I will see of the eclipse. But I’ll be remembering that early-morning trip with my father to see a comet that only passes us every 76 years.

50 Days of Rejoicing

April 1, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Easter, Open Window

Somehow it seems easier to lean into the penance and sacrifice of Lent than the extended exultation of Easter. Maybe a day or two—or even a week—of rejoicing seems manageable. But 50 days? How will we ever be able sustain it?

All That We Can Do

March 27, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Bridge Collapse, Commentary, Open Window

Prayer is so powerful. Telling someone you are praying for them—and following through—can be an extraordinary gift.

Heading into the Homestretch of Lent

March 20, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

No matter how we plan, or the expectations we set for ourselves, the actual Lenten journey never seems to look the way we might have hoped it would.

Cardinal Shehan to the rescue

March 18, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Open Window

“I think he realized I was troubled as a father. You have to fight for your children,” Don said. “He said, ‘I’m glad you came to me.’ What a fine example of what God calls us to do. He truly was a man of God.”

Little lost dog

March 11, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church

Like Veronica, who wipes Jesus’ face on the way to Calvary, and Simon of Cyrene who helps Jesus carry his cross, people we might not even know – or know well – are ready to walk beside us and lighten our load.

A Balloon at Mass

March 3, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window

As we turned to leave Mass, I saw that a little boy in the back had snagged a balloon.

Gratitude at the grocery store

March 1, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window

A few months ago, I noticed that our grocery store no longer had hand-held shopping baskets. If you wanted to shop, you had to use one of the large rolling grocery carts.

A Lenten lesson from a bicyclist

February 22, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window

Lent is young, and we have such a beautiful opportunity to grow in love for Jesus in the days ahead. What a wonderful journey this can be.

A time to come home

February 14, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, The Domestic Church

Whatever this Lenten season brings for us, may we trust that God is longing to be closer to each of us, surrounding us with his love, and inviting us into the comfort and joy of a deeper relationship with him.

Remembering our Valentine’s Day proposal

February 12, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window

I knew he had the ring. I knew he was going to propose that night.

How Toby Keith’s Music and Faith Inspired Me

February 6, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized

When I saw that Toby Keith had passed away at 62, I was stunned. Somehow it didn’t seem possible. I’m a country music fan, and his music was part of the soundtrack running in the background of my life. I remember listening to his music with my sister Treasa during the ’90s when he was […]

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