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All that we offer

April 2, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window

When I make beef vegetable soup, I am incapable of making the right amount for our family of four. We always end up with extra. So, after I made a pot of soup this week, I texted my sister to see if she’d like some for her, her husband, and their six children. Treasa wrote […]

A chocolate cake with white frosting is sliced so you can see the blue frosting inside

A gender reveal party and the Annunciation

March 25, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

As the lunch came to a close, she brought out the gender reveal cake. I have never been to a gender reveal party, but I love any reason to celebrate a new little one.

Plates of hosts and a carafe of wine on a table

The people who bring Jesus to us

March 24, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window

I smiled the whole way back to my seat. After Mass, we chatted about how wonderful it was that I had been able to receive the Eucharist from him. What an unexpected surprise and delight.

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An Unforgettable Lesson

March 16, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window

Children will forget things at home—the trumpet, the lunch, the math homework, or water bottle. Sometimes you can’t fix it. But sometimes you can—and you will.

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Button up this Lent

March 10, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

The other day, I realized I was running ahead of schedule on my way to school pick-up, so I stopped for gas. I slid the pump into the side of the car and then took a quick walk around the car. Dozens of years ago, my father told me that was a good idea, so […]

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Question on a busy morning

March 2, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I was rinsing dishes in the sink when my younger son—who’s 15—came into the kitchen. “So, what will it be like when we go to college?” he said. “Will you miss us?”

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This little (broken) light of mine

February 23, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Here comes Lent. God gives us this season not just to reflect on Jesus’ life, suffering, and sacrifice for us, but also to offer us a chance to lean on him, to walk with him, and to find ways to open ourselves up to his love.

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Breakfast Casserole Time

February 16, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Warm, hearty breakfasts are perfect for wintry days.

Stained glass image showing the Eucharist

That First Communion Joy

February 10, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Our twin nephews made their First Communion this weekend, and I was so excited for them.

A red and gold cake in the shape of a coiled snake

Lunar New Year: This Year Takes the Snake (Cake)

February 3, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized

The timing of the holiday is always just what I need—a festival that arrives in between the gap of the rejoicing of Christmas and the warmth and light of springtime. Here we are in the in-between times, celebrating with food and loved ones and fun.

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Cherish the Time

January 25, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

“But I remember those wonderful days with my boys in the house,” she said. “Cherish that time.”

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Ask for What You Need

January 19, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Whatever is on your heart today, whether it seems insurmountable or insignificant, whether it’s for you or for someone you love, you can bring it to Jesus — directly or through his mother.

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