rita buettner commentary BlogOpen Window Missing Baby Georgie Rita BuettnerNovember 7, 20135 min read For the past few months, ever since my sister and her husband told us they were expecting a baby, my sons have been looking forward to meeting their new cousin.Nothing is more exciting than a new baby, and for our sons, this would be their first cousin living in town, 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 … 92 93 … 93