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Catholic Dopers >age 50- does the term "pagan babies" ring a bell? We had Dominican Nuns. JMJwow, totally forgot about that. The thing was a brown color . The pagan baby he purchased was named Daniel James and his $5 gave him a Certificate of Adoption as a Souvenir of the Ransom and Baptism of an Adopted Pagan baby named Daniel James. What do we do , Sister , what do we do ? Pagan Babies book. That fits , I suppose . When the late Sixties allowed for individuality in footwear, many a girl in funky, high-heeled shoes, broke the silence clunking through classrooms and down church aisles. Im sure thats where the money went. time, before cynicism and political correctness found their stride. Someone nees to buy Charlie a shiny bike. I think we were the hope, somehow, for all the people who were seeing us and a hope for the country, recalls Bishop Christian Carlassare of the nine-day pilgrimage to meet Pope Francis. 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. Exorcist Responds to Sensationalized Russell Crowe Exorcism Film on Father Amorth, Ash Wednesday Breaks All the Rules of Modern ChurchThink, and More Great Links! I assume that all of the other Catholic schools in the archdiocese were doing the same thing . We wonder where those name choices really went . Ill bet you remember those . In college, I was given the opportunity to work for a month at a Franciscan mission in Mexico. They were befuddled . One of my fellow employees is reading a book called Pagan Babies. If I had to walk down an aisle or through a classroom on my own, I tried to muffle the noise by slowing my step. An interactive Web site will feature video interviews with some of the former pagan babies, now nuns, priests and catechists carrying on the Lords work in their homelands. Yeah , small world . I ended up with about five babies!" They took me down to Carmel Hall when I was around 10 or 11 and had me volunteer with the nuns. And finally they finished . Daley, who adopted "Michael" on February 24, 1959. Consider these suggestions for renewing your life in Christ this season. Im thinking, maybe, that I qualify as a pagan baby. 6:34, Col. 2:1112). We too raised $$ for pagan babies. Bonus question: Did children in Europe collect coins for the pagan babies? - Sharen D. What memories. Shop high-quality t-shirts, masks, onesies, and hoodies for the perfect gift. Youre an idiot that is exactly what happened at my grade-school as well. Scripture references baptism of entire households, never saying except the babies. (Acts 16:15, Acts 16:33, 1 Cor. Or for the poor, underprivileged kids in the USA? Pretty danged patronizing, offensive concept it was, too. One guy talked about confession when he was in third grade. 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. It seemed like an honorable thing, he said. The principal stepped forward , to the rescue , saying coldly , Its a fundraiser for the school . He didnt mention his new stereo system . 0 coins. - Kathy F. He told how we had to examine our consciences. (CCC 1213). Their Pagan Babies: "Lord have mercy! They folded out . I cant remember now if they ever answered Charlies question . The one boys name that sticks in my head is Zachary. I got JUG in high school - Jesuits a few times. I well remember my days as a grade schooler at St. Helenas School in Philly. When the class received the certificate the class just stoppedto think that our class really had another Pagan Baby! 3:21; cf. As I write this I still feel the hurt and frustration 50 years later. Those who would like to know what became of their pagan babies will soon get a chance to find out when Pontifical Mission Societies formally launches its Great Works Campaign in the coming months. I remember my Grandparents joking about it in the '70s. Two stories I recall from those days: one boy in my room kept bringing in UNBELIEVABLY large amounts every day (. But, ours were JMJD, because were had to give accolades to St. Dominic. (After Vatican II beanies were no longer necessary.) In addition we'd go and bless our herbs in the garden and around on Midsummer and then harvest them for John's night or the night before depending on the weather. Labeling any baby pagan, much less sweeping into this category all foreign children of color, makes me look back with embarrassment. Pagan babies may have disappeared from collection boxes but they started showing up in our families. But the pagan babies were actual children being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests in their countries. I remember Green Stamps . When Oblate Father Andrew Small asked who remembered them at the inaugural World Mission Dinner in New York, a few hands went up, mostly belonging to people with gray hair. When I was young, in South Philadelphia, I have memories of collecting for Trees for Israel and the Allied Jewish Appeal. I went to Marymount Jr. School in the 60s too. Regardless of whether pagan babies have become personal, we should still pray for and support the spread of the Catholic faith in foreign lands and in our own. The part of your story that really rang true was the fierce competition between either the girls & boys in the same classroom, or amongst each entire class in the same grade (e.g. Elementary Without her mothers knowledge ! Like using Necco wafers to practice First Holy Communion. The students were raring and ready to go sell the candy and get the prizes . Five bucks sure went far in 1958! I knew immediately what you were referring to even though we never went to church & I went to public school. Gina Cascone grew up in central New Jersey and is the author of Pagan Babies, Mother's Little Helper, and coauthor of twenty-six books for children. "Thats what I remember. adoption pledge. 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 . Went to Holy Name Grade School and when my friend was writing a book including some Catholic characters ( she is not Catholic), my fellow Holy Name and I gave her the pagan baby story to include, complete with only the rich kids got to name the baby since the rest of us did not have the means to save $5. What readers of her book talked about the most was either Is there really such a thing a pagan babies thats hilarious or Oh yes, I remember saving up during Lent to get to name a pagan baby. Thanks for the memories. Arlington Catholic Herald200 N. Glebe Rd.Suite 615Arlington, VA 22203703-841-2590800-377-0511, Website Design and Development by New Target, Funeral and public viewing set for murdered Bishop David OConnell, Catholics, are you going to confession? When she told me about her Catholic School classes (she went from K 9) in New Jersey, I was floored. A different time ; a different place . But I remember that we did get certificates sent to us from the Society for the Propagation of the Faith with the babys name. 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. 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. ). Sign up for 6 Free IssuesTry us out with a free trial subscription. God Bless you. Linda A. McMillin is a professor of history at Susquehanna University. At times, it seemed like the nuns in the Catholic School I was attending, would really pressure the students to contribute to the pagan babies. Those were the good old days , eh ? Youre stirring up memories . Founded In Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States More than one artist goes by Pagan Babies 1. We all nodded and agreed. Each time I hope to combine for them the Holy Childhoods call of responsibility with the lessons I learned in Guaymas: the difference between pity and solidarity, the complexity of the global structures that create poverty and need, and the smallness of our efforts at making a difference. Cary had guts, for sure , for such a bold attempt at fraud . In Common Good Constitutionalism, Adrian Vermeule argues with straw men and cites blog posts. . When they reached $5, they then ransomed a child overseas, got a certificate and the right to name the child. Im sure none of that money got further than the downtown Archdiocese offices . In accepting his medallion, Cardinal McCarrick summed up the missionary spirit. Oh my, what a great story. Pagan Babies was a missionary effort by definition it took place in other countries where the Catholic Church was trying to make inroads. We can smile at it now at perhaps how silly it was, Father Small said. Every time we got 5.00 together, we got to buy and name a pagan baby. The idea was to collect money from students , nickels and dimes , for charity . It barely rings a bell hearing something about pagan babies. . - Nancy K. Scotland, late 60s/early 70s, Catholic primary school (ages 5-12) we had this, only we called it something like the black baby fund, rather than pagan babies. Instead, she found Jesus Christ. Seriously has anyone ever ran into a pagan baby named Herman or Mary or any other name?? If you know tell me . When the book was filled, it was turned in for a US Savings Bond. Your email address will not be published. Maybe the kids of today are more savvy . - Mary A. Thanks for checking out my blog about my fathers WWII service on the PT boats. Anyone else do this? I dont think he really believed me. Its a mystery! 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 ) ? My mother thought that those nuns were as close to God as we would ever get on earth. Sometimes disabilities don't fall along "guidelines" and some people just need a little extra help. on a regular basis. I am a Catholic of a certain age, a graduate of parochial school, and a former member of the Association of the Holy Childhood. And the time I put together a shoe box with all the items I needed to go and baptize my Jewish friends across the street, Amy and Kenny Wolpin. Those memories come from a ways back . The teacher lobbied for her but I still refused . Sign-up for E-NewsletterGet Register Updates sent daily or weeklyto your inbox. I had the vocation, the novenas were working! Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Weird, the kind of memories we carry over from childhood, isnt it? 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! "Me too! I dont remember . except the last. All rights reserved. Possibly the nuns coerced the kids in those classes into giving more? In A.D. 381, the early Church Fathers wrote in the Nicene Creed, "We believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.". Yes, as a lesson for us to be generous the Pagan Babies idea may well have been beneficial . Some Irish nuns were there one day to speak to the students . Then I could choose the bike I wanted . Two stories I recall from those days: one boy in my room kept bringing in UNBELIEVABLY large amounts every day (.75 here, $1.16 there). Davey; . "I named my Pagan Baby Patrick. But I dont remember her name." He said the priest paused and said, Uh, son, you need to talk to your nun about that in catechism class. We did that too. Glad that I could kick up some dust . Thanks for the comment . Pagan baby names continue to be popular name choices for many new parents. I have been searching for a pagan baby box for 30 years, any idea where I can find one ? For a baby girl, Sister always pushed us to choose Mary something - Mary Beth, Mary Alice, Mary Margaret, Mary Catherine, Mary Jane, whatever. My imagination was also captured by the missionaries who came to speak to us at least once a year. My mom was not into that kind of stuff. Glad you enjoyed it . Might make a nice story . My grandmother gave me $5 to buy my Saving Pagan Babies occurred during a simpler We'd all suggest names, and then vote for the one we liked best. No one was, in fact, adopted or bought. . More than one-third of millennials now say they are unaffiliated with any faith. 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. Wow. I think most of them were in Africa and India. Despite its apparent condescending tone at times, it instilled a radical sense of urgency in children that we are responsible for one another.. Sold by themeekdontwantit | Ends on 2023-03-07 21:40:38. End of March we usually plant or seed our wishes for the year. When Oblate Father Andrew Small asked who remembered them at the inaugural World Mission Dinner in New York, a few hands went up, mostly belonging to people with gray hair. The Irish nuns in their full habits immediately looked around at the teachers as if to say , Arent you teaching these children anything ? The nuns tried to keep us on the Catholic path, but they had a lot of competition with of the civil rights movements of the time. 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. I think it was to put on envelopes for Christmas cards? Oh . Anybody have some spare change ? Thanks for the comment. Seen the movie Mea Culpa? Pagan ,pagan, pagan . I remember collecting for Pagan Babies in my Catholic elementary school (I went to public high schoolwith the publics). members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission The rise of AI will generate cultural content designed not to be original or even to say anything, but to produce, like a drug, the same experience, again and again. Biographies are listed below: 1. Remember the "Pagan Babies"? My mother was horrified. I was JUST telling my son about Pagan Babies when I was a little girl! I thought the amount was $10, but $5 does sound more realistic. As a young girl at St. Albert the Great School in Dearborn, Michigan, we wore blue uniform jumpers and beanies. My mother wisely refrained from saying much about it. Or a beer. Long time ago . Here a pagan ; there a pagan . Please email comments to [emailprotected] and join the conversation on our Facebook page. And then I asked some of my school friends on Facebook if they remembered and none did. But they do a lot of things for children like provide food and clean water and mosquito nets. I won one month & remember excitement at winning but total confusion & a sense of dread. Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? When five dollars was collected the box would go.somewhere ..and a new box would be folded out by the teacher . Im thinking, maybe, that I qualify as a pagen baby. She thought that it would be the greatest thing in the world for me to become a nun. 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. But are those even the worthy ideals to strive toward? Boys usually purchased boys, and girls purchased girls. You never know what I might post about next! We can smile at it now at perhaps how silly it was, Father Small said. I might have gone into the public school with this Catholic bubble around me and I might have been hesitant to burst the Catholic bubble of protection. The publics had no idea what we were talking about. Our principal determined that Hush Puppies were insurance against black scuffmarks in halls and classrooms. Pagan babies are certainly a unique experience us Catholic schoolkids share! Blessing By Iron. There were just people who needed another shoulder on their plow. Remember what he said? The problems were global, structural, and often ambiguous. Pagan Babies is classic crime fiction from the master of suspense, New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. Theres the priority. Pontifical Mission Societies and launched by Pope Francis. Enjoyed reading all of your comments about Pagan Babies. We all worked hard to buy four boy pagan babies so we could name them John, Paul, George, and Ringo. I remember this in Chicago St. John Fisher. Always when he asked his question , no matter what the occasion , he seemed to be right smack dab in the middle of the group . Lets never forget that one day we will account for how we helped others. Sure would love to hear from anyone that remembers. A freshly sprung ex-con turned stand-up comic, Debbie needs some fast cash, too, to settle an old score. They felt the tuition they were paying was plenty. I think there were religious pix on the stamps. Written right on the top of the looseleaf paper, smack dab in the middle. Never heard the term. Every month after the money was collected, a students name was randomlypicked out of a bag with the chosen name becoming the Pagan Baby of the Month. Certificates were horizontally displayed above the green & yellow cursive writing examples atop the blackborads. When I attended Corpus Christi Catholic School in the 1950s and 1960s there was a program we all called Pagan Babies . Ah , maybe it taught us some basic values , anyway ( or maybe it screwed us up so badly that we dont even realize how much ) . We'd all suggest names, and then vote for the one we liked best. I went Catholic school in NJ and yes, we had pagan babies! He could go home , buy his kids new bikes if he wanted to , and come back at the end of two weeks to collect the cash . 2000 Elmore Leonard, Inc. (P)2000 Recorded Books Inc. Unabridged Audiobook. We sold The Tidings , which was the L.A. Archdiocese newspaper , and there were prizes . NFL NBA Megan Anderson Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics Arsenal F.C. Yeah . Plot summary. I would hope that the Catholic schools are more sophisticated too . - Mary Ellen M. But , heres the thing : When the class had five dollars then that class got to name a pagan baby . I just found yur comment .). Thank God someone sent this information to me and redeemed my sanity. monetization of National Catholic Register RSS feeds is strictly prohibited. the men39s shelter charlotte boro compatible aio; class b plus rv for sale by owner near alabama naughty little girls sex; korean sauna near me burlington county times obituaries today; porno angelina joli Everywhere a pagan pagan . if you can open your heart and you want to do something to help, PLEASE donate here to the Gonzalez Family . Your description is how I remember things! 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. A friend of mine, from back in the 80s, played guitar in a band with that name (weird thing about that is, hes Jewish). I refused. Thanks for your input . 1:16). When did this extremely non-PC term stop being used? DUDE! It was probably a good lesson in giving for us little ones ; but , the money - probably not a huge sum overall - ? Resurrection "What I loved about the Pagan Babies is that we were allowed to name them with our names. Kind of a weird experience when we look back on it , eh ? I think there was some small prize involved for any student that sold them. "We thought that some nun in China would go out and select a baby of the proper gender, We collected money (I think) for UNICEF but we didnt get to name anyone. What does it look like to be conquered by the fire of Christs gaze, as Benedict XVI described? Anybody have some spare change ? When I was in the fifth or sixth grade, a neighbor who was my age, took 12 books of S & H Green Stamps ( remember those ) and contributed them to the pagan babies program. Their adopted Pagan Babies were then given the Sacrament of Baptism. Remember it like it was yesterday. Marymount ? by reneeqyancy | Feb 9, 2010 | Blog | 8 comments. 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. The church doesnt have a mission. Oh those Catholics had some great fund raising ideas. or school. Oh, my, what memories! This is a serious problem. He was a bartender later in life , at least for awhile . Im glad youu got a kick out of it . In accepting his medallion, Cardinal McCarrick summed up the missionary spirit. Anyway , we never got pictures of our pagan babies . Not many hands went up. Each in his or her own way has been a missionary of the Gospel of Christ. Not a word of a lie, early 70s, my sister had just gotten her photo of her wee black baby and was in my grannys house showing her it, one of my uncles looks at it, laughs, disappears upstairs and about half an hour later comes down with his scraps box, complete with several pictures of his black babies as collected when he was at school in the 50s, and there, in his pile, was the same baby (albeit in higher quality and printed on better paper). Some had a lot more than others. No , Sid , Im pretty sure that Jewish people were not considered pagans - but , who knows with some of those nuns . And once, the guy who considered himself the smartest kid in the class proposed the name Jean-Pierre. Chapter 1: Catholic Kids Make Great Faces Charlie waited for an adequate answer . That bring back memories!" Other Brookliners Remember Adopting His parents cant now change the little pagans name , right ? EDIT: On second thoughts, I think that was **not **an official school thing, but kids bringing in this charity appeal from their church thing. Each classroom was given small cardboard collection boxes . Im still a San Franciscan, but boy has everything changed. Christianity is significantly losing members. Charlie Bloomquist , of course , had a question . Thanks for a trip down memory lane and validating my recollection. Ours always seemed to be colored brown . Hilarious ! These babies, we were told, didnt know God. 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. My first lessons in social justice came through saving pagan babies. I still think of those days and have many wonderful memories. Wow ! Also , as you point out , the certificates ( I dont remember any certificates , though ) and the little cardboard box and all the hoop-la was good motivation and made the week more interesting for us kids . So it had to be pretty official, like our nun just couldnt pull a certificate out of her drawer and fill in the name.no, I think that it had to be signed by the big Catholic mucky-mucks. Contrary to popular belief, the United States fails to live up to its promised values of freedom and fairness. They were no doubt common . those babies. We didnt get a chance to vote on a name because he could name him himself. talking about!" Never knew it meant Justice under God though . "I remember Pagan Babies!" Once the amount was reached, all the names were added to the blackboard and we voted. Thanks for commenting. Each was presented with a medallion featuring a representation of the papal keys. PJ. I dont remember collecting money for them. Mom went to catholic school in the midwest in the '60s, and I remember her mentioning Pagan babies in some context when I was a kid. Cant remember anything else about them except I would ask my parents, grandparents and neighbors to buy them. Theres the priority. Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Campbell, now retired from the film industry where he worked as a technician, told Catholic New York, the archdiocesan newspaper, that hed been enrolled in the Holy Childhood Association since seventh grade and that he remembered adopting babies to get them baptized into the faith. I remember a little plastic Jesus and pencil cases . I specifically remember this from eighth grade in 1960. A bulletin board held the certificates, pinned to the wall. As a first grade student at St.Aloysius in Wilkes-Barre, PA circa 1969, pagan babies were part of our extreme Catholic instruction. 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