rita buettner commentary BlogOpen Window St. Joseph’s Feast Day: A novena a day keeps the job search at bay Rita BuettnerMarch 19, 20133 min read When John and I met, we had jobs that were more than 100 miles—and a two-hour drive—apart. So after we became engaged, we both started job hunting.A friend or family member must have mentioned that St. Joseph was the patron of workers, so I began saying a daily novena to BlogOpen Window A Valentine’s Day proposal that was—and wasn’t—a surprise Rita BuettnerFebruary 14, 20133 min read When I say I knew John was going to propose, I’m not boasting about my great detective work.I mean I knew.We had met with Fr. Lawrence Adamczyk that morning about celebrating our wedding.We had reserved the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen and booked the reception site.And John had made reservations Previous 1 … 100 101 … 101