http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow Catholic Works in progress by Tim Bartel ... decidedly not a rant! Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:00:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/indiana-jones-and-a-catholics-perspective/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/indiana-jones-and-a-catholics-perspective/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:06:00 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=963 Indy movies are about fun. They are not intended to catechize but a good catechist will make use of any pop culture experience to explain the faith. Jesus did this with parables, using archetypes of people from various vocations; vineyard owners and workers, Samaritans and priests, fathers and children, women and men, etc. Saints have Keep reading: Indiana Jones and a Catholic’s Perspective »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/indiana-jones-and-a-catholics-perspective/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/a-heart-for-christ/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/a-heart-for-christ/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:07:38 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=953 As a writer, I enjoy a good parallel in sentence structure and between two subjects in a paragraph, and when used as a motif throughout a work. Sometimes I am struck by a parallel I would not have considered, such as the one that the Franciscans draw in their short Way of the Cross on Keep reading: A Heart for Christ »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/a-heart-for-christ/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/when-the-water-turned-to-wine/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/when-the-water-turned-to-wine/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:55:57 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=949 John 2:1-11 When did it happen; at what point did the water turn to wine? There are no active words from Jesus calling the water wine. The waiters followed his instructions, filling the jars to the brim. They would have seen, and smelled the effervescence of wine had the change taken place immediately. Jesus then Keep reading: When the Water Turned to Wine »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/when-the-water-turned-to-wine/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/proclaiming-the-kingdom/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/proclaiming-the-kingdom/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 01:27:28 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=940 The Luminous Mysteries each have a distinct way of pointing to Christ as the Messiah. Declaration at Jesus’ baptism, transformation at the Cana wedding feast, proclamation at all of Jesus’ discourses, transfiguration on the mount and transubstantiation at the institution of the Eucharist, each reveal, in varying ways, that Jesus is the Christ and the Keep reading: Proclaiming the Kingdom »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/proclaiming-the-kingdom/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/reading-jesus-between-the-lines/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/reading-jesus-between-the-lines/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 03:53:37 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=933 John 2:1-11 – The wedding feast at Cana – presents us with the only recounting of Jesus’ first public miracle, which leaves the reader to ponder apparent gaps that might otherwise have been filled in by harmonizing with Mathew, Mark and Luke. The first two lines establish the setting; it’s the third day of the Keep reading: Reading Jesus between the Lines »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/reading-jesus-between-the-lines/feed/ 1 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/interview-catholic-writers-guild/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/interview-catholic-writers-guild/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:58:01 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=874 “Indeed, ‘interpretation’ can apply whether the story is a dream from God or a parable of Bosco’s invention… He enjoyed creating mystery, which kept people involved and aided them to contemplate holy things, conjecturing what they mean and how best to live out their morals, and simply filled them with wonder. “ The following is Keep reading: Interview: Tim Bartel – Catholic Writer’s Guild »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/interview-catholic-writers-guild/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/why-the-grail-is-holy/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/why-the-grail-is-holy/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:07:54 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=867 One of the major criticisms offered by modern scholars examining early grail literature is that the grail was not originally titled as the Holy Grail and so therefore is properly understood simply as a cup, and just as a cup can be filled with anything so too the meaning of the Holy Grail can be Keep reading: Why the Grail is Holy »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/why-the-grail-is-holy/feed/ 2 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/pope-benedict-and-the-pillars-of-saint-john-bosco/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/pope-benedict-and-the-pillars-of-saint-john-bosco/#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:50:10 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=810 This is a fantastic portrait that seems to have gone otherwise unnoticed. What a profound resemblance to the images of St. John Bosco’s parable of the Two Pillars (1862) was shown to the public at the Piazza della Spagna in Rome on Wednesday December 8th 2010! Pope Benedict XVI made the short pilgrimage to the Keep reading: Pope Benedict and the Pillars of Saint John Bosco »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/pope-benedict-and-the-pillars-of-saint-john-bosco/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/catholic-celiac-conundrum/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/catholic-celiac-conundrum/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:43:03 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=736 The present cannon law permits the reception of Holy Communion under both species or by bread species alone and also the wine species alone where necessary... The main concern for most Catholic Celiacs receiving the wine species only is to be sure to receive from a cup that has not been commingled with the bread species, either directly by the priest through intentional rite of commingling (Commixtion), intinction (not in ordinary practice today), or indirectly by the laity who receiving both species unintentionally transfer crumbs or residue. Keep reading: Catholic Celiac Conundrum »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/catholic-celiac-conundrum/feed/ 3 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/for-the-love-of-god/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/for-the-love-of-god/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 18:59:08 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=699 Spiritual consolation is like an affirmation of love. It’s similar to showing or telling someone, “I love you.” The only difference is Keep reading: For the Love of God »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/for-the-love-of-god/feed/ 0