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Spring is a little bit extra

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

The other morning, I woke up and said to my husband, “Won’t it be great for us to have dinner tonight, all four of us together?” Then I looked at my calendar and realized we had a concert that evening.

‘It Was Just Your Turn’

April 17, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

As I was approaching an intersection, I heard an ambulance coming from the right. I stopped to let it go by. While I waited for the ambulance to pass, I felt something hit my car from behind.

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.

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.

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 […]

stained glass window showing scenes of Jesus' life

A Goal for 2024

January 30, 2024
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Then I thought of going to Mass. I should be able to get to 100 Masses over the next 12 months.

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