rita buettner commentary BlogLentOpen Window As we await the Resurrection Rita BuettnerApril 10, 20203 min read Somehow in this time of anxiety and indefinite quarantine, when so much seems uncertain, we seem to be primed for those moments of happy discovery—those moments when we see how much we are loved by God and by others. BlogLentOpen Window The bird at the feeder Rita BuettnerApril 7, 20202 min read We’ve waited. We’ve watched. And the bird feeder has hung there, full of seeds no one was eating. BlogLentOpen Window Not the Holy Week we expected Rita BuettnerApril 5, 20203 min read Let’s find small and simple ways to walk with Jesus this Holy Week. BlogOpen Window April is the perfect time to share these seven takes in rhyme Rita BuettnerApril 2, 20202 min read Happy National Poetry Month! BlogOpen WindowSaints Three kisses for Tomie dePaola Rita BuettnerMarch 31, 20203 min read We could never get enough of Tomie dePaola’s illustrations and stories. But what he has left behind for us will have to be enough to read over and over again. BlogOpen WindowRecipes A slice of apple cake a day to keep the quarantine blues away Rita BuettnerMarch 29, 20203 min read Do you like to bake while in quarantine? Here is a recipe for a delicious apple cake. CommentaryThe Domestic Church Pie plate connection Rita BuettnerMarch 29, 20203 min read Small acts of kindness show how connected we are – and can be – in a world that sometimes feels so focused on individual happiness. BlogOpen Window A Lenty Lent, benefits to working from home, pants with nobody inside them, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerMarch 27, 20204 min read We have only two weeks left until Easter, and I can’t decide whether Lent has been fast or slow. It’s just been…very Lenty. BlogOpen Window A quarantine concert Rita BuettnerMarch 27, 20203 min read Letting things be might be the hardest thing about this crisis. Recognizing that things are outside my control is never easy. But it’s especially hard to know that the greatest and most selfless gift I can give to others is to do nothing. BlogLentOpen Window An Annunciation Reflection: What God may be asking of us Rita BuettnerMarch 24, 20203 min read Often it doesn’t matter what you decide to do for Lent. Sometimes your Lenten journey finds you. So, here we are. Previous 1 … 45 46 47 … 89 Next