Written right on the top of the looseleaf paper, smack dab in the middle. At every Catholic school in those days were "I remember those." "I also had a Pagan Baby; I regret to say I haven't kept in touch with him." The teacher had a stack of them . It really didnt have anything to do with Jesus, per se. Hopefully its from the old days. Pictures of Cherub-faced Indian, African, and Asian babies graced small cardboard collection boxes given to each child. A set or two of golf clubs may have been in there . 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. now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (1 Pet. The price of adoption was five dollars, and 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 . 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! Premium Powerups . Father Andrew Small, O.M.I., national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies and host of the evening, welcomes the archbishop. 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. Simone Weil went into the factory to find out more about the social conditions of the modern worker in capitalism. When did this extremely non-PC term stop being used? Pagan Babies was a missionary effort by definition it took place in other countries where the Catholic Church was trying to make inroads. When our family moved to another part of Dearborn, we transferred to St Alphonsus parish, and I traded the blue jumper for a plaid one, and the beanie for Hush Puppy shoes. 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. Im thinking, maybe, that I qualify as a pagen baby. I dont remember selling stamps , but a vague memory comes back to me about Christmas stamps . Catholic Church. Bonus question: Did children in Europe collect coins for the pagan babies? We believed that somewhere in the world would be a pagan with a stupid name chosen by the silly students of Corpus Christi Catholic School . I hope my Pagan Baby, Elizabeth Cecilia, is alive and well. Sign up for 6 Free IssuesTry us out with a free trial subscription. Thank God someone sent this information to me and redeemed my sanity. Renee- -tell the proofreader to correct the spelling of the coin nickel in the second sentence of your article on Pagen babies. 3:21; cf. And the fact that you great people, so distinguished, so esteemed, would be here this evening to rally around this sacred responsibility of missions, what a source of inspiration and joy.. Servant of God Mother Mary Lange and the Rich History of Black Catholic Religious Orders, Ukrainian Soldier Saved by Praying the Rosary, Priest Recounts, As We Forgive: Lenten Pastoral Note From Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, A Lasting Trail of Light: The Witness of Pedro Ballester. He chose Herman . Oh , well . Dell Publishing, $24.95 (272pp) ISBN 978--385-33392-4 The opening paragraph depicts a corner of hell on earth: a church in Rwanda after the recent. A lot of your story is fiction. I have no idea what spurred me on this morning to do a search for Pagan Babies maybe I was trying to recall my first exposure to racism. Every month after the money was collected, a students name was "randomly"picked out of a bag with the chosen name becoming the "Pagan Baby of the Month.". . Our principal determined that Hush Puppies were insurance against black scuffmarks in halls and classrooms. This made my day. We also collected money in Sunday School for the missions, but we still didnt get to name anyone. I served lunch to old people and I received so many compliments from the old people that I thought that I was a goner . 1969 From Pioneer to Poet by Isabelle Pagan, vintage Astrology book zodiac We all nodded and agreed. Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? And finally they finished . My friends went to public school and public school had boys! One guys said one time he was examining his conscience and realized he had tried to act like an adult, so he confessed to his priest that he committed adultery!!! Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories. (There were a lot of Christines then for some reason it was the favorite name of a lot of the girls). ( to save the pagans ! Or a beer. That summer in Guaymas, I learned that people in poverty needed more than goodwill, and that social justice was not a simple matter of collecting spare change and sending it off to the right folks. . Thanks for the comment. Each was presented with a medallion featuring a representation of the Papal Keys. Plot summary. went into some general fund and wasnt really sent where we imagined that it was sent at the time . As an incentive for our fundraising, when we raised $5 we were allowed to give a Christian name to a pagan baby. Dan, Loved your post on the Pagan Babies! Sometimes, I was that girl. ), and its name was even weirder - it was collect money to feed . Because we purchased Pagan Babies for five dollars a head, on a regular basis. "Wow, what a blast from the past!" 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. With missionary nuns and pagan babies for starters. Christians have always believed that baptism is the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Who were these pagan babies, and did any of the pennies we contributed ever help any of them in any way? 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. https://www.ncregister.com/blog/where-did-all-the-pagan-babies-go. Prizes were given if we were successful. Both ring a bell. monetization of National Catholic Register RSS feeds is strictly prohibited. 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. Possibly the nuns coerced the kids in those classes into giving more? This is a serious problem. Jump forward to 1980 . "Wasn't there a bridge we had to get them over. The class received a certificate for each child they named. That means that many of our grandbabies are pagan babies! We went to Blessed Sacrament Grade School in LaCrosse and pagan baby buying was fierce and rampant; Within grades, boy / girl and between grades. 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. Remember Pagan Babies? Yeah! Stories ensued. Some Irish nuns were there one day to speak to the students . Theology should be at the heart of any Catholic university. Blessing By Iron. They folded out . I dont think that the money went sideways. I dont remember collecting money for them. Pagan babies are certainly a uniquely Catholic childhood memory! He told how we had to examine our consciences. I have my doubts that any of ours got past downtown L.A. Im still not so sure . I think that the white kid had flowers in his hand and maybe a halo on his head. Good hunting , though . Sorry man , no money for you . A freshly sprung ex-con turned stand-up comic, Debbie needs some fast cash, too, to settle an old score. I named all my pagan babies after my cousin Karen, who had died at age 2. 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. Neil Getz on February 21, 2021 at 9:52 am. The concept, My grandmother gave me $5 to buy my The teacher had a stack of them . More and more babies are not getting baptized or raised in the faith. For a baby girl, Sister always pushed us to choose Mary something - Mary Beth, Mary Alice, Mary Margaret, Mary Catherine, Mary Jane, whatever. Congratulations for moving on and helping children in other countries. You missed the naming and the fold-out box ! Charlie waited for an adequate answer . I think it went to the missionaries (the seminary for The Society of the Divine Word was just two miles or so away, and we were taught by the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Ghost). Don't know why they are so eagerly upholding pagan traditions. It used to be a full acronym - United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund. People needed food, water, medical care, and were looking to us to step up and provide it. "I named my Pagan Baby Patrick. 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. 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. There were just people who needed another shoulder on their plow. I am a Catholic of a certain age, a graduate of parochial school, and a former member of the Association of the Holy Childhood. Back in the 1950s and early-1960s, and Im not sure at this point for whom we were collecting I supposed it could have been UNICEF, or perhaps a Catholic charity. I had a lot of Pagan Babies named Mary Margaret!! 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. Of course, the prizes helped. I actually went to St Charles, but attended Corpus Cristi mass once in awhile. He's probably still wondering, "How did I wind up with Yeah , a few days later . I told some Catholic friends about collecting money for Pagan Babies at Dover (Ohio) St. Josephs and they had never heard of such a thing but Im sure we did it. The Mary list is endless. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. If we sold a certain amount wed get a plastic statue of Mary and Jesus. BUY THIS BOOK Pagan Babies Elmore Leonard. What do we do , Sister , what do we do ? I dont think he really believed me. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. time, before cynicism and political correctness found their stride. 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.. When I attended Corpus Christi Catholic School in the 1950s and 1960s there was a program we all called Pagan Babies . 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. 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. All rights reserved. Elementary There were milk cartons to hold the money. I thought the amount was $10, but $5 does sound more realistic. Please log in to comment by clicking here, Fordhams Greenhagen Finalist for National Scholar-Athlete Award. Each classroom was given small cardboard collection boxes . There have to be plenty of them around somewhere . 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. Students gave their allowances to save 1:16). . I also remember buying 10 cent stamps that went into a book. A Philadelphia punk band formed in 1986. Yes, as a lesson for us to be generous the Pagan Babies idea may well have been beneficial . Cant remember anything else about them except I would ask my parents, grandparents and neighbors to buy them. Posted Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:53 am PT | Updated Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:40 pm PT. When they reached $5, they then ransomed a child overseas, got a certificate and the right to name the child. *One of them may have been slightly Asian, but that was pushing things in those days. This is such a funny story to me, I also went to Catholic School in the sixties and I remember raising money for the Pagan babies I dont remember what prizes do we got or anything but now my daughter who is 35 was talking about how Catholics or Pagan worshippers. I attended Dominican High School (1966 to 1970) and actually it was in those years that I started my wayward path. We can smile at it now at perhaps how silly it was, Father Small said. "Baptism . Youre welcome . An interactive website will feature video interviews with some of the former pagan babies, now nuns, priests and catechists in their homelands. own pagan baby! His name is Seth (pretty sure he still has that job, but it cant hurt to check). If my parents would only let me go to public school, the church might have had another nun. 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. Along with the Pagan babies does anyone remember selling books of small stamps people could use on envelopes? The rice they used was really good which I think defeated the purpose since a lot of kids looked forward to it, myself included. The certificates had a picture of a white little toddler sitting down with little black toddlers. I dont remember . No one was, in fact, adopted or bought. David. But the pagan babies were actual children being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests in their countries. Well I am hurt that you would think I would steal your money to Buy and Name more pagan babies. The money collected in the United States went to help feed, clothe and educate them. Thanks for the comment . - Bill R. You know the drill . I dont remember the certificates , but , yeah , they came from on-high somewhere in the Archdiocese ( we believed , at least ) . J. OBrien. with any faith. (CCC 1213). That bring back memories!" Shop high-quality t-shirts, masks, onesies, and hoodies for the perfect gift. Remember the "Pagan Babies"? Contrary to popular belief, the United States fails to live up to its promised values of freedom and fairness. "We can smile at it now at perhaps how silly it was," Father Small said. The one boys name that sticks in my head is Zachary. But Im a bit cynical . They were wondering how to react . I knew immediately what you were referring to even though we never went to church & I went to public school. I went to Catholic grade school at St. Amelias for 8 years. It is Catholic mission crowd-funding,making it easy to support those givingspiritual and material comfort to the sufferingand marginalized . Pingback: A Poor Church For the Poor | Vox Nova, Pingback: Remembering a Different A-to-Z Challenge | No Facilities, This was too much fun. One guy talked about confession when he was in third grade. Well, when mama found out, she threw a fit. Adopt A Pagan Baby - 1959. Many of those kids still have their adoption certificate, like Bob The early pagan catches the change . Im pretty sure it was the heavy sell on Pagan Babies and the strong emphasis on the fact that God doesnt like Protestants that caused me to first question the rigid authority of the Catholic Church. In order to raise money for the missions, the grade school students were asked to bring in pennies and nickels to save a Pagan Baby. My vocation has been in education, and in the thirty-plus years since my summer in Mexico I have accompanied students on many short sojourns to the front lines in Tijuana, Nicaragua, El Salvador, East Los Angeles, New Orleans. And the fact that you great people, so distinguished, so esteemed, would be here this evening to rally around this sacred responsibility of missions, what a source of inspiration and joy., No comments on this item 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? And once, the guy who considered himself the smartest kid in the class proposed the name Jean-Pierre. He stood right in the middle of the group . Especially loud clunkers could turn heads and ignite giggles. These days, instead of collection boxes we can use apps. Those were the good old days , eh ? Did the Catholic Schools consider Jewish People Pagans? 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. And in pagan lands, there are pagan babies. Each in his or her own way has been a missionary of the Gospel of Christ. But I dont remember her name." Keep writingthis is good stuff! There was something he needed to know . What did they really think about it ? You stir up a lot of old memories for me , too . We all worked hard to buy four boy pagan babies so we could name them John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Timothy Bulone, Neighbor. Reading this article and all of the comments has brought tears to my eyes Im laughing so hard. Its to raise money for the school , the salesman countered . Ransom a Pagan Baby (late 1950s). or school. How many people who raised their hands the first time were still in contact with their pagan babies? baptize it and give it the name we chose." Does ANYONE know where the money did go? Im sure thats where the money went. I refused. by reneeqyancy | Feb 9, 2010 | Blog | 8 comments. Somewhere in the beachhead dump of stuff I call a filing system I have an adoption certificate which states that our class rescued some poor benighted child from the toils of Satan. My most cherished reward for raising money for the missions was a Madonna-and-Child nightlight that graced my bedside table well into adolescence. In accepting his medallion, Cardinal McCarrick summed up the missionary spirit. What was written on the boxes? So how many pagan babies did you sell in Brentwood ? They spoke in thick Irish brogues . Thanks for a trip down memory lane and validating my recollection. Oh my, what a great story. And then I asked some of my school friends on Facebook if they remembered and none did. Even though I later went on to become a Catholic priest (and later resigned and married), my robust suspicion that Catholicism did not have all the answers began to take root way back in my young Catholic boyhood. Remember JMJ ? When the book was filled, it was turned in for a US Savings Bond. Charlie Bloomquist , of course , had a question . What gyp. Theres the priority. Pagan baby names continue to be popular name choices for many new parents. We wonder where those name choices really went . Good story about your uncles revelation Ah , the mendacity of the whole thing ! And yesyou know who you are. Here a pagan ; there a pagan . Those were the days , eh ? Its a mystery! Two stories I recall from those days: one boy in my room kept bringing in UNBELIEVABLY large amounts every day (. Thanks for the comment ! I pictured the dozens of Karens I had saved growing up safely somewhere in Africa. And they spoke of pagans . He didnt mention that 60% of the profits went to the promotion company . My romantic notions of missionary work got a dose of reality that summer. When you get to heaven have it in your pocket . Lord, LordCatholic schools. American Women Quarters 2023 Rolls and Bags - Bessie Coleman MULTI (D) (P) (S) $40.00 - $60.00 Shop Now 22EH American Eagle 2022 One Ounce Gold Uncirculated Coin West Point (W) $2,670.00 Add to Bag 17XA American Liberty One Ounce 225th Anniversary Gold Coin West Point (W) $2,765.00 Add to Bag Coin Sets In A.D. 381, the early Church Fathers wrote in the Nicene Creed, "We believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.". Anyway , we never got pictures of our pagan babies . 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. You may be a pagan , but I think youre too late . I remember the rice bowls but no actual rice. Its a great way to perform works of mercy or give alms during Lent or find a family charity. Ours always seemed to be colored brown . 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. I Googled it because of my conviction that it was an acronym and I just couldnt quite figure out what the E stood for. Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? Ah , yeah . Christians have always believed that baptism Aiden/ Aidan: Is of Celtic, which means "little fire." Alun: Alun means "harmony." Albus: This name means "white." - Vera Marie C. We would use the proceeds to buy pagan babies. All good saints names . . After about a year it didnt seem to grow as fast but I put it down to my own spending habits. Thanks for commenting. I still think of those days and have many wonderful memories. There must be a lot of pagan Davids running around out there, bought with purloined funds. I still find myself wishing THOSE people had relatively lackluster and unsuccessful lives. I NEVER questioned or was as smart as Charlie. The civil right movement was a much better teacher than The Catholic School system. Always when he asked his question , no matter what the occasion , he seemed to be right smack dab in the middle of the group . EIN 27-4581132 Considering your background , I am honored that you thought my silly little post on pagan babies was worth reading . My first lessons in social justice came through saving pagan babies. I kept a large plastic Seagrams Seven bottle bank in my room at home that I put all my loose change into to save up for stuff I wanted and an occasional pagan baby. It may speed things up . 4. muddymoose 4 mo. I taught in Catholic schools in the 1970s and pagan babies were a thing of the past ( as far as I know ; but never underestimate the nuns ). Some conspiracy mongers doubted the existence of the pagan babies, even suggesting that the sisters were raiding the schoolchildrens piggybanks to fill their own coffers or the Churchs. Anybody have some spare change ? Had more than one Jewish family in Brentwood slam their door me. 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. In closing, Bless the Maryknolls for the work they do in spreading the message of the Gospel! 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