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April 10, 2019

Being present this Lent

Were we present at Jesus’ crucifixion? We were, and we are. We can place ourselves in that moment, meditating again on the tremendous sacrifice Jesus made for each of us on the cross. We were there. This Lent we are there.

Rita BuettnerCommentary, Lent, The Domestic Church

March 19, 2019

A little lesson in trust

Sometimes the large, life-changing moments are the ones that show us we need to turn everything over to God. Sometimes it’s the flat tire or a snowstorm derailing our plans. But each time we have an opportunity to come away trusting Jesus a little bit more.

Rita BuettnerCommentary, The Domestic Church

February 4, 2019

Find extraordinary in the ordinary

We can encounter God in the awesome majesty of a mountaintop sunrise or a scrunched bouquet of dandelion’s in a child’s fist.

Rita BuettnerCommentary, The Domestic Church

December 30, 2018

Greeting New Year with trust and hope

We step into the New Year with faith that each of us can help make the world a little better.

Rita BuettnerCommentary, The Domestic Church

December 5, 2018

Greatest gifts

The weeks leading up to Christmas are their own gift, offering a time for us to ready our hearts and consider the enormity of the real miracle of Christmas.

Rita BuettnerCommentary, The Domestic Church

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.

Rita BuettnerCommentary, The Domestic Church

October 15, 2018

Humility cometh after a fall

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

July 12, 2018

All in the timing

Maybe, I find myself realizing, we all long to understand time better so we can know how to make better use of it.

Rita BuettnerCommentary, The Domestic Church, Uncategorized

June 7, 2018

Of spilled juice, and joy

I make messes by accident and on purpose over and over and over, and God continuously offers forgiveness and strength and peace.

Rita BuettnerCommentary, The Domestic Church

May 9, 2018

Sounding out the words

How wonderful that, even when life isn’t easy and we struggle to be all we can be, our Father is watching us with a divine love that is beyond understanding.

Rita BuettnerCommentary, The Domestic Church