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/vatican-news/catherine-of-bologna-treatise-on-the-seven-spiritual-weapons/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/catherine-of-bologna-treatise-on-the-seven-spiritual-weapons/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:26:42 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=862 On December 29, 2010, in his general audience Pope Benedict catechized on the seven spiritual weapons which Catherine of Bologna (1413-1463). They are concise and easy to recall, and since there are seven it makes it convenient to contemplate one each day as a guide to daily sanctification. These notes are contained in her one Keep reading: Catherine of Bologna – Treatise on the Seven Spiritual Weapons »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/catherine-of-bologna-treatise-on-the-seven-spiritual-weapons/feed/ 2 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/searchable-vatican-information-service-blog/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/searchable-vatican-information-service-blog/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:58:00 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=856 Last year in April the Vatican Information Service, the official daily news bulletin service of the Vatican, announced the opening of its online blog. The blog is searchable and contains post data from as far back as 1999! VIS NOW HAS ITS OWN BLOG VATICAN CITY, 12 APR 2010 (VIS) – As of the morning Keep reading: Searchable Vatican Information Service Blog »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/searchable-vatican-information-service-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/new-task-regarding-the-new-english-translation-of-the-roman-missal/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/new-task-regarding-the-new-english-translation-of-the-roman-missal/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:38:00 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=852 Almost a year ago the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments completed the English translation of the Roman Missal and immediately Pope Benedict XVII gathered our attention to a new task; that of “preparing for the reception of the new translation by clergy and lay faithful”. Sources inform me that preparation Keep reading: New Task Regarding the New English Translation of the Roman Missal »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/new-task-regarding-the-new-english-translation-of-the-roman-missal/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/benedict-xvi-will-beatify-john-paul-ii-on-1-may/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/benedict-xvi-will-beatify-john-paul-ii-on-1-may/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 03:20:28 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=846 On Jan 14th Pope Benedict XVI authorized the Congrgation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate decrees for sainthood and beatification. Among the pending beatified is – Venerable Servant of God John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), Polish Supreme Pontiff (1920-2005). What is notable about the company John Paul II is joined by is that his Keep reading: BENEDICT XVI WILL BEATIFY JOHN PAUL II ON 1 MAY »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/benedict-xvi-will-beatify-john-paul-ii-on-1-may/feed/ 0 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/beauty-in-art/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/beauty-in-art/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:37:13 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=619 The reason the masters works endure is because the subject satisfied deep desires of the soul... "Beauty, whether that of the natural universe or that expressed in art,... can become a path towards the transcendent, towards the ultimate Mystery, towards God." Keep reading: Beauty in Art »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/beauty-in-art/feed/ 6 http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/pope-benedict-xvi-on-priestly-identity/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/pope-benedict-xvi-on-priestly-identity/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:06:24 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=178 "…Hence it is important to avoid the secularisation of clergy and the 'clericalisation' of the laity" Keep reading: Pope Benedict XVI on Priestly Identity » ]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/vatican-news/pope-benedict-xvi-on-priestly-identity/feed/ 0