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/the-voice-of-mary/ http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/the-voice-of-mary/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:16:32 +0000 Tim Bartel http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/?p=283 One interesting observation concerning the miracle at the wedding feast at Cana (John 2:1-11) is the change in Mary’s voice from passive to active. When she speaks to Jesus about the wine running out she does not ask a direct question. She does not ask for a miracle. Contrast Mary in this scene against those Keep reading: The Voice of Mary »]]> http://www.catholicbookwriter.com/goldenarrow/catholic/the-voice-of-mary/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