The Death of a Priest January 23, 2022By 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, 2022By 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, 2022By 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, 2022By 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, 2022By 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, 2022By 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, 2022By 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, 2022By 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.
Let’s hold onto Christmas January 5, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window As the decorations disappear from our neighbors’ homes, we’re still holding onto Christmas in our house.
A New Year, more Christmas, and a surprise visitor (7 Quick Takes) January 1, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Christmas, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ Happy New Year! I have never had much success with resolutions, but I do love setting the tone for the year. I let Jen Fulwiler’s Word of the Year generator choose a word for me—Hospitality—and her Saint of the Year generator pick a saint for me—St. Margaret of Antioch. Hospitality seems to bring its […]
Farewell to 2021. Thanks for all the (sort of) fun. December 29, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window A poetic tribute to 2021
The excitement of each new day December 28, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized As soon as the first daylight creeps into their cages, the finches are ready to start the day—and they think I should start mine, too.
