rita buettner commentary BlogCommentaryOpen Window Let’s make another St. Patrick’s Day Parade memory Rita BuettnerMarch 12, 20234 min read For as long as I can remember, the Baltimore St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been part of my world. CommentaryLentThe Domestic Church A Lenten Search Rita BuettnerMarch 8, 20233 min read This Lent, as we walk toward Easter, we have a beautiful opportunity to ask ourselves what is missing in our spiritual life and spend time just being with Jesus. BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window This Lent, you are right where you need to be Rita BuettnerMarch 6, 20233 min read Some Sundays getting to Mass is trickier than usual, and this weekend, my husband and ended up going to separate services since we were all on different schedules. I was running behind, and I headed to a parish we only visit occasionally. BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window Launching into Lent (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerFebruary 26, 20234 min read It made me feel as if God was saying, “Just keep your eyes on Jesus, and your Lent will be just fine.” BlogCommentaryOpen Window Failing at Lent? You’re doing just fine Rita BuettnerFebruary 25, 20233 min read I was so proud of him. I didn’t care whether he made the team. I cared that he would feel good about how he did. I wanted him to be happy he had given it a shot. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Looking ahead to Lent, cousins visiting, a mother’s mistake, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerFebruary 19, 20234 min read It’s hard to believe that Lent starts in just a few days and that Ash Wednesday is this week. I’m looking forward to Lent and have no concrete plan yet—except filling our prayer basket with intentions to pick each morning. BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window A question to ask yourself as you prepare for Lent Rita BuettnerFebruary 16, 20234 min read As we look ahead to the start of Lent, I’ve been thinking that that is a question we can ask ourselves about our relationship with God. “How do we show God that we love him, and how does he show us that he loves us?” CommentaryThe Domestic Church Candy before Mass Rita BuettnerFebruary 15, 20233 min read Even people who remember not to scarf down a box of Nerds minutes before Mass still have questions left to discern and explore. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Ramen and dumplings and stamps, oh my (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerFebruary 11, 20234 min read Our children love ramen, but I don’t think I’ve ever made homemade ramen before. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Praying Through the Fear Rita BuettnerFebruary 11, 20235 min read The search was continuing. I thought about keeping our son home from school. Schools not far from us had been closed, but ours was open. Our son was eager to go, and I had to believe that he would be safe there. I have to have faith in our school leaders and teachers and law enforcement. We can’t live every day in fear. Previous 1 … 14 15 16 … 93 Next