Im thinking, maybe, that I qualify as a pagen baby. He stood right in the middle of the group . Glad to have confirmed this for you , John . . And then the certificate was put up above the chalkboard. Ive been fortunate to travel to various parts of the world and to admire (our missionaries) extraordinary love of the world and of the people with whom they live., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States who greeted guests on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, called the Pontifical Mission Societies instruments for cooperation in the universal mission of the Church across the world.. Happy Fathers Day! We were never quite sure what a pagan was . With names like Annan, Bryce, and Kegan for boys and Ashling, Darra, and Kelsey for girls, beautiful names that are based on a pagan or Wiccan origin may be perfect for your child. . The teachers all smiled . If my parents would only let me go to public school, the church might have had another nun. Thanks for your comment . In the 50s It used to be border line sacrilegious to question the church maybe it still is , but after seeing the movie spot light Im thinking maybe Archbishop whats his name might have bought another set of golf clubs ( or something far more sinister ) ? They took me down to Carmel Hall when I was around 10 or 11 and had me volunteer with the nuns. Anybody have some spare change ? And I think that if you bought your own Pagan Baby you got to take the certificate home. Gina and her husband raised their two children in New Jersey and now live in Manhattan. I am a Catholic of a certain age, a graduate of parochial school, and a former member of the Association of the Holy Childhood. Cary Cox stole a five dollar bill from his mothers purse when we were in fourth grade so that Cary could pick the name of the next pagan baby himself . Yeah , small world . Each classroom was given small cardboard collection boxes . Once the amount was reached, all the names were added to the blackboard and we voted. In three years, we bought sixthree boys and three girls. Its a mystery! "I think they cost five dollars." I pictured the dozens of Karens I had saved growing up safely somewhere in Africa. Daley, who adopted "Michael" on February 24, 1959. If you want, you can contact the director of music programming at Hawaiian Public Radio, and ask him if hes still using it, though. I would hope that the Catholic schools are more sophisticated too . Catholic Register, more than one-third of millennials now say they are unaffiliated
Thank God someone sent this information to me and redeemed my sanity. I just re-read your comment and am laughing about all that back then . I dont remember selling stamps , but a vague memory comes back to me about Christmas stamps . It wasnt a huge effort at our school, Christ the King in Pleasant Hill, CA, and im sure i sold very few as my parents were not very supportive of that kind of fundraising. NOT catholic, hallelujah. The campaign will celebrate the legacy of love and support the program offered, and recall the babies with whom American children once connected through the Holy Childhood Association. Oh my, what a great story. Philadelphia 76ers Premier League UFC. Kind of a weird experience when we look back on it , eh ? When she told me about her Catholic School classes (she went from K 9) in New Jersey, I was floored. Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories. maybe NCIS or 60 minutes should get on the case? talking about!" I have her a link to your site. Show. Posted Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:53 am PT | Updated Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:40 pm PT. Through their action the proclamation of the Gospel also becomes an intervention on behalf ones neighbor, justice for the poorest, possibility of education in the most remote villages, medical aid in isolated places, emancipation from poverty and rehabilitation for the marginalized, overcoming ethnic divisions and respect for life in all its stages, Archbishop Vigano said. This reading is starting to stir up memories of holy water, chapel caps, rosaries that lit up a green color in the bed at night, memorizing the Catechism in case the Arch-Bishop asked me a question at our Confirmation, being chosen to carry up the gifts, and on and on. Thanks for the comment . I could change the world. This is a serious problem. Anybody have some spare change ? I found I really did not have many skills to offer. Two stories I recall from those days: one boy in my room kept bringing in UNBELIEVABLY large amounts every day (. I assume that all of the other Catholic schools in the archdiocese were doing the same thing . He was a bartender later in life , at least for awhile .
0 coins. Sometimes the girls in one class would be pitted against the boys : Who could collect the money to name the pagan baby first ? Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States who greeted guests on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, called the Pontifical Mission Societies instruments for cooperation in the universal mission of the church across the world.. Or for the poor, underprivileged kids in the USA? THANK YOU for truly capturing a historical phenomenon! I went to a public school. In Scotland, around 1966 or so, there was something similar in primary school (which one attends from age approx 5 to approx 12, and this school was not R.C. Of course, we collected money in the little paper boxes " for the missions" and I seem to remember something about either the school or each class "adopting"one of the mission children. Theyd say, Whats in it for me?. Oh those Catholics had some great fund raising ideas. Bonus question: Did children in Europe collect coins for the pagan babies? Some we're pretty outrageous!" And most students did sacrifice that 5-cent candy money for the cause of bringing the word of god to the uneducated families somewhere in the world that the missionaries, usually Maryknolls stil active in missionary work today were working to convert the pagans usually Africa, in my day (probably deepest, darkest Africa). The problems were global, structural, and often ambiguous. Our principal determined that Hush Puppies were insurance against black scuffmarks in halls and classrooms. Just saw this very entertaining thread. Christianity is significantly losing members. It was called Adopt-A-Pagan-Baby. The concept,
They spoke in thick Irish brogues . Shop high-quality t-shirts, masks, onesies, and hoodies for the perfect gift. Holy Hacks: Everyday Ways to Live Your Faith & Get to Heaven, Youth Pilgrims Write a New Chapter for South Sudan, Catholic Bookstore Sues Jacksonville Over Law it Says is a Trans Pronoun Mandate, Heres How Half of U.S. Abortions Could Be Stopped This Week, Argentina: New Book Gives Pope Francis Responses to Issues Hes Most Often Asked About. Reminiscing about St. Amelias brings back many other memories. I went to a Catholic grade school from 1984 to 1994 and have never heard the term.
But I assured her that my Karen went straight to heavenMonsignor had said so and celebrated a Mass of the angels in white vestments rather than the usual funeral Mass in her honor. Good luck. sacraments.
Those who would like to know what became of their pagan babies will get a chance to find out when Pontifical Mission Societies formally launches its Great Works Campaign in the coming months. Thanks for the comment .
I think it was to put on envelopes for Christmas cards? My allowance was 25 cents a week . Im sure we had to change it to Richard, but in our hearts he was our little Ringo. I went to Christ the King in Pleasant Hill, CA. Imagine what they would cost now." Catholics practice infant baptism because we take care of our childrens basic needs and what is more important than filling them with the Holy Spirit? Hooo, yes. Ah , maybe it taught us some basic values , anyway ( or maybe it screwed us up so badly that we dont even realize how much ) . Yeah . I think that the white kid had flowers in his hand and maybe a halo on his head. Each was presented with a medallion featuring a representation of the Papal Keys. To some of us Catholic school old-timers , pagan babies is a secret code , I guess, that gets us entry into some somewhat sardonic memories . And then I asked some of my school friends on Facebook if they remembered and none did. "We can smile at it now at perhaps how silly it was," Father Small said. Years later, as adults, my younger sister, Patricia, confessed to sneaking into my room and using a butter knife to weasel the coins out of the bottle to buy candy and, yes, pagan babies. Thanks for the comment . I dont remember what exactly the certificates were certifying Im assuming that little Christine Marie had been duly baptized but I know when we were younger we were told that we were buying the pagan babies. I was beginning to think I had created this whole idea of Pagan Babies myself. Yet, I wonder, if I had not saved those pagan babies, would I have had the confidence and motivation to go to Mexico? Did the Catholic Schools consider Jewish People Pagans? On the other hand, the central charitable action of my generationsaving and naming pagan babieswas clearly a fiction (I mourn those African Karens), one that reinforced my American sense of exceptionalism and arrogance. He didnt mention that 60% of the profits went to the promotion company . Thanks for the comment . Who were these pagan babies, and did any of the pennies we contributed ever help any of them in any way? There was excitement in the air . A Philadelphia punk band formed in 1986. The Biden administration has already announced it plans to fight any ruling against the FDAs approval of mifepristone. I remember hearing the term too when I attended parochial school (mid 1960s), but by then it had been replaced by the UNICEF boxes. A Timeline. JMJwow, totally forgot about that. Bury it beneath your front step or porch during a full moon. It barely rings a bell hearing something about pagan babies. Your email address will not be published. But for five dollars we could play Name That Pagan Baby . Remember JMJ ? At least it didnt include the genocide of the indigenous population as it did here in CA when the Spaniard priests took on the mission of converting the Indians. We all worked hard to buy four boy pagan babies so we could name them John, Paul, George, and Ringo. When you get to heaven have it in your pocket . Possibly the nuns coerced the kids in those classes into giving more? Pagan baby names continue to be popular name choices for many new parents. unless Father Terry is working a con of his own. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Despite its apparent condescending tone at times, it instilled a radical sense of urgency in children that we are responsible for one another.. Of course, the prizes helped.
Once some missionary priest visited and told us how the communist Chinese forced chop sticks into the ears of missionary priests there. I went to Catholic school in the 50s and 60s too, but in Chicago. Yes, as a lesson for us to be generous the Pagan Babies idea may well have been beneficial . But I remember that we did get certificates sent to us from the Society for the Propagation of the Faith with the babys name. Might make a nice story . She said she named them after me. It seemed like an honorable thing, he explained. It was boy versus girl
I could fold bandages and scrub floors in the dispensario, change diapers and scrub floors in the orphanage, wash vestments and scrub floors in the churchyou can see the pattern. Thanks for sharing that. Anyone else do this? And once, the guy who considered himself the smartest kid in the class proposed the name Jean-Pierre. Im sure thats where the money went. Pagan Babies is classic crime fiction from the master of suspense, Ne. Despite its apparent condescending tone at times, it instilled a radical sense of urgency in children that we are responsible for one another.. Over 50, attended Catholic schools from 1970-77 in Latin America. We sold The Tidings , which was the L.A. Archdiocese newspaper , and there were prizes . When we got five dollars the children would pick a name for the pagan baby, send the five dollars to the priest at the mission who would snatch the baby from an eternity of suffering and baptize it with the name we sent along. You know the drill . We would use the proceeds to buy pagan babies. What does it look like to be conquered by the fire of Christs gaze, as Benedict XVI described? pagan babies When I attended Corpus Christi Catholic School in the 1950s and 1960s there was a program we all called Pagan Babies . The Pagan Babies (the band from Hawaii) Jason Woycke 9 subscribers Subscribe 62 Share 2.2K views 5 years ago A compilation of live footage of the Pagan Babies (the band from Hawaii). It was pretty obvious he was showing off his flawless French accent. Oh, my, what memories! The money collected in the United States went to help feed, clothe and educate them. I do not remember the term pagan babies at all, although I remember the little paper boxes quite well. Maybe it was a Toledo thing?! The bookstore is receiving pro bono legal services from ADF for the lawsuit. The cost of a $1.00 seems to be tucked in my memory; because, I think that I recall that a big thing was buying one on your own and then naturally you could name it. Herman . When Father Andrew Small, O.M.I., asked who remembered them at the inaugural World Mission Dinner May 2 at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan, a few hands went up, mostly belonging to people with gray hair. How great ! I NEVER questioned or was as smart as Charlie. Whether or not they converted is one thing, giving up their cultural ties is quite another. We also collected money in Sunday School for the missions, but we still didnt get to name anyone. But they do a lot of things for children like provide food and clean water and mosquito nets. Some of those Jesuits spoke directly to God . . Keep writingthis is good stuff! Thanks for the comment . Commonweal's latest, delivered twice weekly. I should have asked them if they had ever run into any pagan named Herman . We didnt get a chance to vote on a name because he could name him himself. (CCC 1213). But, in fact, the entire program was rooted in a sense of solidarity and charity in the broadest understanding of the word. Some became doctors and lawyers and schoolteachers and others became lay catechists, sisters and priests, operating clinics and schools, colleges and seminaries, Father Small explained, and let me tell you something they need your help today as much as they needed it 30 and 40 years ago. HELLO!!!!!!!! Thanks for the comment ! Saving Pagan Babies occurred during a simpler
or school. By letting civility happen, we take better care not only of others and of the world itself, but of ourselves. No longer just an auxiliary fundraiserthis was my chance to be part of the action! What was written on the boxes? Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Other notable guests included Cardinal Sean OMalley, Archbishop of Boston; Bishop Bejoy DCruze of Sylhet, Bangladesh; actor Andy Garcia, who stars in the film For Greater Glory, which opens June 1; and Noel Campbell, who rode Amtrak for three days from the Coeur DAlene Indian Reservation in northwest Idaho to New York to attend the event. 3:21; cf. Or a beer. My imagination was also captured by the missionaries who came to speak to us at least once a year. My friends went to public school and public school had boys! I specifically remember this from eighth grade in 1960. We thought up the stupidest , weirdest names we could manage and , as I remember, the teacher wrote that name on the box with the five dollars and it went off to the pagans . Same thing, just a more PC name. But , heres the thing : When the class had five dollars then that class got to name a pagan baby . No one was, in fact, adopted or bought. I won one month & remember excitement at winning but total confusion & a sense of dread. There were just people who needed another shoulder on their plow. Now they're in together for a bigger payoff than either could finagle alone. Pagan Babies book. I guess this went on everywhere. I dont remember . Reproduction of material from this website without written permission, or unlicensed commercial use or She went to Catholic school too, and I dont know if they had pagan babies then, but I bet they did. I actually went to St Charles, but attended Corpus Cristi mass once in awhile. I have often wondered whatever happened to my pagan baby Beverly Anne. I always thought it was amazing that I could have this baby and name her and feed her forever! I smell the mendacity in this room ! Congratulations for moving on and helping children in other countries. I am a recovering catholic now but am thrilled with the new Pope (too bad the old one is living in the apartment w/ is BF) he is a nasty old creep and was (or is) the sole channel for abuse victims. Im thinking that was awful high up for our Sister, so maybe the janitor had to do it for us. The money collected in the United States went to help feed, clothe and educate them. It seems hard to believe, but according to the National
"Wasn't there a bridge we had to get them over. But Im a bit cynical . One guy talked about confession when he was in third grade. And finally they finished . The mission has a church,' Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York reminded his guests in opening remarks. - Vera Marie C.
"Thats what I remember. This is a serious problem. We boys , I think , had a sense of accomplishment somehow because even though he had been caught Cary still had the satisfaction of knowing that a pagan would go through life named Herman because of him . When I was young, in South Philadelphia, I have memories of collecting for Trees for Israel and the Allied Jewish Appeal. Yup. The Holy Childhood Association got many of the basics right: it introduced me to global realities of poverty and need, to notions of privilege and responsibility. Thanks for checking out my blog about my fathers WWII service on the PT boats. Like using Necco wafers to practice First Holy Communion. - Donna B. We were sitting on the floor anyway, but soon we were all (the Catholics) rolling on the floor laughing our heads off! Then we got a certificate and the children got a medal. I remember Green Stamps . A lot of people never knew what I was
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I also had a more personal reason for hitting the $5 markthe point at which you actually saved a baby and got naming rights. St. Paul noted that baptism replaces circumcision and circumcision was for infants. The idea was to collect money from students , nickels and dimes , for charity . In the book, Pope Francis also addresses corruption at the Vatican, abuses committed by members of the Church, the COVID-19 pandemic, Russias invasion of Ukraine, among other topics. Im not sure at this point for whom we were collecting I supposed it could have been UNICEF, or perhaps a Catholic charity. . I think there were religious pix on the stamps. It seemed like an almost daily ordeal for the class nun to individually quiz each student, asking if they had made a contribution on that particular day. I had the vocation, the novenas were working! That was the early sixties . Years later Larry Bye , another boy in the class , told me that his middle name was Herman and that he had been embarrassed when Cary chose the name Herman for the pagan baby. It is so very true the whole Pagan baby scam my mom complained to the principal about how us kids were made to feel guilty for not coming up with the cash every day some of the richer kids would buy 10s of these Pagan babies I think we came close to sponsoring an entire small tribe in those days, Funny as hell reading this story great memories! Good question , though , about where all the money went . . Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission ( CCC 1213), Scripture stresses the importance of this sacrament. time, before cynicism and political correctness found their stride. When I was in second grade I ransomed my own pagan baby and named her Pauline Anne after St Theresas oldest sister. Saint Martins actoss the street from you back then. But Father Small, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, wasnt apologizing for the old adoption program in which children in Catholic schools would save their pennies. Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? Thanks for your input . I used to take my dads loose change
They were wondering how to react . Of course, there was always the show-off who bought a whole pegginbebbie for themselves and got to name it without any of OUR help. The poor pagan was already named Herman , right ? Im 50, and though Ive heard the term pagan babies (mainly in books by people a little older than me) , it wasnt used when I was in Catholic school from about 1969-77. Five bucks sure went far in 1958! There have to be plenty of them around somewhere . The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. possibly before that, the Catholic schools sponsored an ongoing drive to raise money
Needless to say, Zachary stuck. Come back 60 years ago and well ask the teacher for one ; but now , I dont know . Because we purchased Pagan Babies for five dollars a head, on a regular basis. Adopt A Pagan Baby - 1959. Maryknollers, Franciscans, or Missionaries of Charity, these men and women told riveting tales of adventure and hardship. ago. The novel begins in Rwanda.The protagonist is a priest named Terry Dunn. I did the saving bond thing , too . Patti Maguire Armstrong Patti Maguire Armstrong is host of the TV talk show Ladies of Another View and an award-winning author and journalist. Thanks for commenting. There is in the heart of every priest, and I hope in the heart of every Christian, the longing to be a missionary, to be a proclaimer of the Good News to the ends of the earth, he said. Considering your background , I am honored that you thought my silly little post on pagan babies was worth reading . The book may rally his followers, but it wont add to their number. I think the Catholic church needed better PR people back then. And yesyou know who you are. They changed the name because it had grown beyond the initial save the war-torn orphans mission. I also remember something about a bridge
. At every Catholic school in those days were collections to save unbaptized children not taught about God (Pagan Babies). This brings back a memory now. Scripture references baptism of entire households, never saying except the babies. (Acts 16:15, Acts 16:33, 1 Cor. Other prizes were plastic pencil cases with a ruler that formed the lid ; it slid out . Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who once said, My greatest love has always been the missions of the Church, was very much a spiritual presence at the dinner, where his name was invoked several times. There were no poor pagan babies to be pitied in Guaymas. The Irish nuns in their full habits immediately looked around at the teachers as if to say , Arent you teaching these children anything ? We maybe learned a little about giving though ? "Wow, what a blast from the past!" So, pagan baby collections in LaCrosse , too ! If you know tell me . The campaign will celebrate the legacy of love and support the program offered, and recall the babies American children once connected with through the Holy Childhood Association. And of course, there was competition between the classrooms. Boy , does all of that ring true to me ! But Cary was caught . My Catholic neighborhood friends and I would have a carnival like MD carnivals sponsored by Jerry Lewis. . Well , I havent met any pagan (baby) Davids running around , but no pagan (baby) Patricias , either . by reneeqyancy | Feb 9, 2010 | Blog | 8 comments. Design by. I think you had to be in Catholic school around 1960 or earlier to have been exposed to the term pagan babies. Id forgotten that the rest of it was to ransom them. Read 283 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Never heard the term. Both ring a bell. It cost $5.00. Please log in to comment by clicking here, Fordhams Greenhagen Finalist for National Scholar-Athlete Award. - Bob H.
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