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/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/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/jumping-for-joy/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/jumping-for-joy/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:37:43 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=481 Regarding the Second Joyful mystery of the Holy Rosary, I often wonder about Mary's greeting, what she said, how far off she was etc... I imagine the words of Mary's greeting to be the common Hebrew greeting, "Shalom!" Keep reading: Jumping for Joy »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/jumping-for-joy/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/a-constant-miracle/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/a-constant-miracle/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:14:20 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=459 We seldom think about miracles where appearances remain constant such as the sun standing still for Joshua and the Israelites (Josh 10:12-14) or a bush burning but is not consumed by the fire (Ex 3:1-3)... The Eucharist is a constant miracle in several ways...]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/a-constant-miracle/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/transfiguration-cloud/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/transfiguration-cloud/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:43:55 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=165 So I think that this idea has merit… that the Apostles bore and raised the Church as Mary bore and raised Jesus. That brings up the question, when was the Church conceived rather than born or instituted (Jesus instituted the Church at His Ascension Mat 28:18-20)? It may be that the Church was announced at the Transfiguration, conceived at the Last Supper, labored for at the Crucifixion and born at the Resurrection. Indeed, as scripture says, this child was born quickly Keep reading: Transfiguration Cloud »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/transfiguration-cloud/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/from-cana-to-senegal-from-baptism-to-eucharist/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/from-cana-to-senegal-from-baptism-to-eucharist/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:22:41 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=46 Jesus first instructs the workers to fill jars with water. And here is where every Christian journey begins, with instruction and the waters of baptism. The baptismal waters are just a beginning because the water must be turned to wine before the head waiter approves. In a sense the head waiter is like God the Father who at His son’s baptism declares, “This is my Son in whom I am well pleased.” Similarly, the head waiter approves of the wine in an extraordinary way Keep reading: From Cana to Senegal & from Baptism to Eucharist »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/from-cana-to-senegal-from-baptism-to-eucharist/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/two-standards-part-one/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/two-standards-part-one/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:03:12 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=29 Moving deeper toward the dark center of this place I saw many, many hundreds of thousands of people with snakes burrowing through their bodies, moving in and out of their flesh like worms in viscous mud. The people there stood nearly catatonic, not dancing at all but still as if completely given over to the movements of the serpents. The people’s heads were turned upward and their mouths open as if dry from thirst. But no water was given them. Keep reading: Two Standards – Part ONE »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/two-standards-part-one/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/the-fathers-workshop/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/meditations/the-fathers-workshop/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:02:02 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=25 At once I am aware that the workshop is Joseph’s but also metaphorically the workshop of the Father in heaven. We get there instantly, and the Child Jesus explains, “We build many things here, my father and I.” I am aware that this means also that He and His Devine Father made all things. I notice a stain on a length of wood and Jesus responds, “Yes, it is my blood. 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