Being present this Lent April 10, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, The Domestic Church Were we present at Jesus’ crucifixion? We were, and we are. We can place ourselves in that moment, meditating again on the tremendous sacrifice Jesus made for each of us on the cross. We were there. This Lent we are there.
A little lesson in trust March 19, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church Sometimes the large, life-changing moments are the ones that show us we need to turn everything over to God. Sometimes it’s the flat tire or a snowstorm derailing our plans. But each time we have an opportunity to come away trusting Jesus a little bit more.
Find extraordinary in the ordinary February 4, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church We can encounter God in the awesome majesty of a mountaintop sunrise or a scrunched bouquet of dandelion’s in a child’s fist.
Greeting New Year with trust and hope December 30, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church We step into the New Year with faith that each of us can help make the world a little better.
Greatest gifts December 5, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church The weeks leading up to Christmas are their own gift, offering a time for us to ready our hearts and consider the enormity of the real miracle of Christmas.
Heaven is not so far away November 1, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church As Catholic Christians, we know that we never really lose anyone we love. We might just be physically separated for a while.
Humility cometh after a fall October 15, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church The journey toward greater humility might not be one that comes easily or without significant challenge. It might not even be one I want to pursue. But it is necessary if I’m going to grow in my relationship with Christ.
All in the timing July 12, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church, Uncategorized Maybe, I find myself realizing, we all long to understand time better so we can know how to make better use of it.
Of spilled juice, and joy June 7, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church I make messes by accident and on purpose over and over and over, and God continuously offers forgiveness and strength and peace.
Sounding out the words May 9, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church How wonderful that, even when life isn’t easy and we struggle to be all we can be, our Father is watching us with a divine love that is beyond understanding.
Saving a seat for a stranger April 9, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church The responsibility to make everyone feel welcome at Mass begins with each of us.
Wearin’ of the Green March 7, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church I’ve never been to the Emerald Isle. But throughout my childhood, my mother made sure my siblings and I knew we were Irish.
