Rita Buettner, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

November 11, 2018

When your jug is nearly dry

You wonder why God would ask that of you at a time when your jar of flour is nearly empty and your jug is nearly dry.

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November 9, 2018

A big birthday, an anniversary, the end of the scarecrow, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Our older son turns 11 tomorrow. Eleven! It sounds so much older than 10.

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November 7, 2018

Grieving Together offers couples support after miscarriage

Grieving Together is both beautifully and practically written. It is, in fact, the book Laura and Franco wish they had had when they miscarried their third baby.

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November 6, 2018

A mistake that turned out just fine

This pot of slops wasn’t looking very exciting, so I pulled a packet of onion soup mix out of the pantry. Onion soup should be able to jazz almost anything up.

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November 2, 2018

Leftover Halloween treats, autumn trees, limericks, and more (7 Quick Takes)

How was your Halloween? Ours was spooky and fun.

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November 1, 2018

Heaven is not so far away

As Catholic Christians, we know that we never really lose anyone we love. We might just be physically separated for a while.

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October 30, 2018

This Halloween even the soup is scary

The pumpkins are carved. The costumes are ready. The decorations are up. Even the chicken noodle soup is disguised as a ghost.

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October 25, 2018

Pokemon tournaments, not winning $1 billion, what we had for dinner this week, and more (7 Quick Takes)

There was a time where I was not proficient in Pokemon. I’m still not an expert, but I can at least speak the language.

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October 22, 2018

What would you do with $1 billion?

We’re all thinking about it, right? What exactly would we do if we were to win more than $1 billion in the Mega Millions jackpot?

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October 19, 2018

An Amelia Bedelia move, rats, a trip to the salad bar, and a few conference leftovers (7 Quick Takes)

I ran out of ideas for dinner by the end of the week, so I cooked a little of everything that was left in the fridge. It didn’t look like much of a spread on the table.

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October 16, 2018

Beauty in word and art and in a Catholic women’s conference

A group of 28 women came together for Saturday for “Beauty in Word & Art: Catholic Women Writers, Artists & Social Media Voices in the New Evangelization” at the Shrine. The day was an absolute gift.

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October 15, 2018

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.

Rita BuettnerCommentary, The Domestic Church

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