Thank you, God, for the Last Minute December 21, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Commentary, Open Window Still shopping? Not sure what you’re making for Christmas dinner—or who’s hosting? I have good news for you, last-minute friends. This is our time to shine.
How about a little Old Bay on your Advent December 11, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Commentary, Open Window In an era where we’re not producing the penny anymore, returning Old Bay to its original metal canister somehow feels reassuring.
That’s No Coincidence December 2, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Commentary, Open Window I never would have thought those two things would happen on the same day.
What’s Your Starter Word (for Advent and for Wordle) November 30, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Commentary, Open Window Whether we’re playing Wordle or entering Advent, we might not begin the same way every time.
St. Therese’s Little Way in Action November 25, 2025By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I had to trust there was more space than there seemed to be. There must be, since there was a smiling attendant waving us on.
This Thanksgiving, Please Pass the Rutabaga November 24, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window To be clear, I wouldn’t describe myself as a rutabaga enthusiast. It’s just that you can’t have Thanksgiving without rutabaga.
Just what we need November 20, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I realize there is a glove in each pocket, long forgotten and left behind from last winter.
A Piece of the Big Host November 13, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I love when I walk up for Communion, hold out my hands for the Eucharist, and the priest gives me a piece of the host that he has just consecrated.
See You There November 6, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I never know what to say, but I know how to be present. And I have to hope that that’s enough.
‘You’re Here! You’re Here’ October 26, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I love thinking of God’s love in that way, how he loves us simply as we are, with no expectation for what we might achieve.
Clean-up in Aisle 9 October 22, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window How often we create messes in our lives—whether we’re spilling something in aisle nine, hurting someone’s feelings, or taking a step that causes issues.
What makes us leave, what helps us stay October 14, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I was thinking about how often people share with me their reasons for leaving a particular parish.
