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Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph (Newspaper) - November 22, 2002, Cincinnati, Ohio_ _ commentary emptying ourselves for our children recently friends shared with us How their grand parenting differed from their parenting. They said that they were better Able to have a non anxious presence with their grandchildren. For a variety of reasons a prominent among them is the fact that they Aren t the primary care providers for their grandchildren that they have been seasoned through their parenting experiences with Wisdom a they can be More relaxed with their grandchildren enjoy them in ways they could t enjoy their children. This non anxious presence is characteristic of Many in the Gran parenting stage of family life. Though we Don t have to wait until we re grandparents to develop this important skill. It s All about How we define Quot care Quot in our care giving. Menial Webster s collegiate dictionary defines care As suffering of mind a disquieting state of mixed uncertainty apprehension responsibility a cause for such anxiety. Now that definition rings True for us regarding parenting. Very often our care is expressed in fear uncertainty especially with our older child who paves the Way for the younger. We even Wear it As a badge of Honor. We worry because we care so much. Invested in our caring Are our fears our need for con Troland our egos. The dictionary gives another set of definitions for the word care painstaking or watchful attention the act of maintaining management supervision a critical watching directing. Under these definitions fear anxiety impede one s ability to care. The Catholic moment by Andrew amp Terri Lyke a when we act out of this kind of caring we divest ourselves of our fears anxieties our egos our need for control. This kind of care comes from our sense of generosity Wisdom that is bom of Faith. This kind of care happens when we teach by example rather than by dictum. Arun Gandhi grandson of Mohandas k. Gandhi tells a Story about How his Grandfather helped a family whose child would t abstain from eating sweets even when we act out of this kind of caring we divest ourselves of our fears anxieties our egos our need for control. This kind of care comes from our sense of generosity Wisdom that is bom of Faith. This kind of care happens when we teach by example rather than by dictum. Though it was harmful to his health despite Stem restrictions by the parents. Parental authority alone did t work because the parents continued to have Candy available for themselves. Gandhi talked with the boy asked the parents to return with him in 15 Days. When they returned he had another talk with the boy who after their conversation immediately gave up eating sweets. The parents were astonished asked How he accomplished this in Only two conversations. He told them that he made a pact with the boy that if he would himself give up sweets the boy would also. He had abstained for 15 Days taught by example. Paul Speaks of Christ Quot emptying himself Quot for our Sake in philippians 2. In a similar Way parents Are called to empty themselves for the Sake of their children. Perhaps this kind of caring is easier for grandparents. But it is a skill that would us As parents allow us to enjoy our children the Way grandparents do. Questions for reflection a if you Are a grandparent How does it differ from parenting a How have you Quot emptied Quot yourself for the Sake of those for whom you care a what can you learn from your parents relationship with your children a read philippians 2 5-8. Sisters of Jesus the mysterious Quot Brothers Sisters Quot of Jesus make Brief appearances Here there in the gospels. Here Are some quotes Quot is not this the Carpenter s son is not his Mother called Mary Are not his brother James Joseph Simon Judas Are not All his Sisters with us Quot see Mark 6 3. The Brothers of Jesus also surface in the acts of the apostles among Mary the other disciples who gather for prayer then receive the holy spirit at Pentecost 1 14. They reappear in st. Paul s first letter to the corinthians 9 5. And finally Quot James the lord s brother Quot is spotted in galatians 1 19. Who Are these siblings not Mary s children for she was a Virgin not Only at the time of Jesus birth but All her life. This belief in Mary s Quot real perpetual virginity Quot developed in the Early Church As a result of deepened Faith in Christ s virginal Conception. And yet with no family Trees to provide direction on How to View these Quot Brothers Sisters Quot christians Over the centuries have subscribed to different explanation. For instance they Are children of Joseph a deceased wife. For Eastern christians even some catholics this remains the most convincing scenario. The dominant View among protestants is that the siblings Are biological children of Joseph Mary. This opinion developed Only with the Rise of the enlightenment was not the View of initial protestant reformers such As Martin Luther John Calvin. The explanation that Jesus so called Brothers Sisters were really his cousins was introduced by st. Jerome in the late fourth Century. He explained that neither hebrew nor aramaic has a word for Cousin so the word for Brothers was often used instead. St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that Quot god placed the Virgin in the care of a Man who was thus he affirmed the theological opinion that the Church in the West has followed since the 15th Century. Consequently st. Joseph stands Lily in hand As a Symbol of Virgin guest column by father Robert g. Fin ity in the statues paintings that Are still to be found at Many a Side altar. The question of the Brothers Sisters of Jesus recently made headlines again. In the november Decem Ber Issue of the Magazine biblical archaeology review the French professor Andre Lemaire announced that he found an ossuary a Container for human Bones in Jerusalem Quot it seems very probable that it belongs to the James of the new the use of Bone boxes was a common jewish burial practice from the first Century . To about 70 . At the time of Jesus James it was common among jews to conduct two burials. A Corpse would be Laid out in a burial Cave until the flesh decayed. Then the Bones would be placed in an ossuary buried again. Or. Lemaire is the head of the hebrew aramaic the question of the Brothers Sisters of Jesus recently made headlines again. In the november december Issue of the Magazine biblical archaeology review the French professor Andre Lemaire announced that he found an ossuary a Container for human Bones in Jerusalem Quot it seems very probable that it belongs to the James of the new philology department at the sorbonne in Paris. Last Spring the owner of the mentioned ossuary who wants to remain Anonymous invited him to Jerusalem showed him the three names on his Limestone Bone Box Jacob which is the aramaic version of James Joseph Jesus. The inscription As with most semitic writings starts on the right. Yaakov bar Yosef it begins carved Strong deep in the Stone Quot James son of then More eroded a Hui i. Or Quot brother at the end hardly visible Yeshua the language is the aramaic spoken by jews in Jerusalem in the first Century ., but the words Are so simple that any hebrew Reader would know the meaning. Here is the Bone Box in which a once upon a time a allegedly Lay the earthly remains of the new testament s Quot James son of Joseph brother of if the 10-Inch by 20-Inch by 12-Inch receptacle is authentic it could be one of the most important discoveries in the history of new testament archaeology because the Quot James Quot could be the son of that Joseph the brother of that Jesus whom millions of christians worship As Christ. Therefore Hershel Shanks editor of the biblical archaeology review says of the ossuary Quot it is something tactile visible reaching Back to the single most important personage Ever to walk the Earth yet neither supposition could be considered a surefire flawless conclusion. Of course or. Lemaire was fascinated by the appearance of a brother s name on an ossuary because it immediately suggested to him that he must have been a very important person. On the other hand the biblical archaeology review s editor Shanks is convinced that the brother was merely mentioned because he was responsible for the burial or he was the one who paid for it. Thus it seems that something that could have been an archaeological Celebration might turn into a scientific detective Story with extremely High religious stakes. Father Fin writes from Gannon University in Erie a

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