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That Pommel Horse Guy

August 3, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Olympics, Open Window, Uncategorized

His name is Stephen Nedoroscik, but they call him Clark Kent. After hours of waiting for his turn, he pulls off his glasses, strides up to the pommel horse, swings around with incredible skill and strength, and dismounts. He’s an athlete and an artist. He has an eye condition that prevents him seeing while he’s […]

Plate of chocolate mousse on a doily

The Gift of a Birthday Surprise

July 27, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

My birthday happens to fall on July 26, the feast of St. Joachim and St. Anne, our Blessed Mother’s parents. We don’t know much about their lives, but we know that they became parents late in life—and later the grandparents of Jesus. Their story shows us a few things: Faith can move mountains. God has […]

FOMO and the National Eucharistic Congress

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

I pray that this is a fruitful experience for those who are there, of course. But I have to imagine that an event like this can have a profound impact far beyond the event itself.

Why did the frog cross the road?

July 18, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

The frog could have crossed the road at any time, but it just happened to leap when we were in that particular spot.

The Harvest is Abundant

July 10, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Summer is a time of abundance. This season is overflowing with possibility. There is a richness and a joy to summer that I cherish, even on the hottest days when everyone around me is complaining about heat and humidity.

Here comes a saint who gives parents hope

July 3, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Saints

Carlo shows us that you can live for God even in this modern era. He reminds us that you can become a saint without founding a religious order or dying as a martyr or doing something that seems remarkable and significant. You can become a saint by living the life God invites you to live.

Taller Every Day

June 25, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I don’t know all that our children will grow to be. I can’t guess what they will encounter in life. I don’t know everything they will achieve.

Birds of a Feather: A Finch Update

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

This week we marked four years as finch owners, and I am struck by how much has changed for our family over that time.

The Wind Is Reading My Book

June 13, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

That’s how I feel about my parenting life these days, that time is flying and the plot is unfolding, and I’m just along for the ride. Sometimes the pages are turning so quickly that I can barely see what’s happening—it’s that fast.

The joy of finding the missing cheese

June 8, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

When we lose something—or think we’ve lost it—we treasure it that much more.

Chicken noodle soup and the Holy Trinity

May 25, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

What a wonder that our infinitely loving and all-powerful God is ready to encounter us, whether as Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.

When the impossible turns out to be possible (or how I earned a grad degree)

May 24, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

How wonderful it is to realize that what seems impossible might actually be possible—whether through divine intervention or by picking up the pieces every day and taking another step on the journey of life.

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