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. if you can open your heart and you want to do something to help, PLEASE donate here to the Gonzalez Family . Don't know why they are so eagerly upholding pagan traditions. And I totally forgot about those Pagan babies and I thought no were not, then I asked her what is a pagan baby LOL Im still not quite sure either haha that was a great story. Every time we got 5.00 together, we got to buy and name a pagan baby. Required fields are marked *. At the end of the semester, the class that had accumulated the most donations was awarded a prize. Considering your background , I am honored that you thought my silly little post on pagan babies was worth reading . Reblogged this on itkindofgotawayfromyou. Only we had to write JMJD, for Dominic, as ours were Dominican nuns. Simone Weil went into the factory to find out more about the social conditions of the modern worker in capitalism. I think most of them were in Africa and India. Band Name!! 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. 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. The early pagan catches the change . 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. 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. In the background it shows mosques, pagodas, etc, all the better to drive home the horrors wed saved him from. Elementary Cover Reveal for My Road Trip Cowboy Romance! Might make a nice story . If you want, you can contact the director of music programming at Hawaiian Public Radio, and ask him if hes still using it, though. Remembering a Different A-to-Z Challenge | No Facilities. And I think that if you bought your own Pagan Baby you got to take the certificate home. They were missionaries working somewhere in Africa . I seriously want to start a band now, just so I can name us that. Saving pagan babies occurred during a simpler time, before cynicism and political correctness found their stride. What did we kids know ! 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. As a first grade student at St.Aloysius in Wilkes-Barre, PA circa 1969, pagan babies were part of our extreme Catholic instruction. He chose Herman . A Timeline. Kind of a weird experience when we look back on it , eh ? What did they really think about it ? I remember someone once making a comment about that phrase, but I can't remember what it refered to. Whats a pagan ? "What I loved about the Pagan Babies is that we were allowed to name them with our names. collection boxes given to each child. Explore . 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. Each was presented with a medallion featuring a representation of the papal keys. One time, in the 70s, at an intimate dinner party, we realized the room was filled with about half Catholics who attended Catholic school. https://www.ncregister.com/blog/where-did-all-the-pagan-babies-go. I also remember buying 10 cent stamps that went into a book. I too went to Catholic School in CA, and we definitely collected money for the Pagan babies. - Sal S. I think that the white kid had flowers in his hand and maybe a halo on his head. *One of them may have been slightly Asian, but that was pushing things in those days. Come back 60 years ago and well ask the teacher for one ; but now , I dont know . Thanks for the memories of the JMJ on top of the paper yes right in the middle. And yet the fundamental mission of the Holy Childhood Associationits efforts to create in children of privilege some sense that they are responsible for and obligated to help other children in needwas not lost on me. I just found yur comment .). Fogogo to mention JUG for bad behavior- Justice Under God, also at St. Ignatius College Prep JMJ was replaced with AMGD all for the glory of God. I am a Catholic of a certain age, a graduate of parochial school, and a former member of the Association of the Holy Childhood. Anybody have some spare change ? Names chosen for each baby were REQUIRED to be the names of bonefide saints, beatified by process through Rome. Th. My friend Sue, a Lutheran by way of Methodism cant get head around buying pagan babies. I actually went to St Charles, but attended Corpus Cristi mass once in awhile. I served lunch to old people and I received so many compliments from the old people that I thought that I was a goner . The idea was to collect money from students , nickels and dimes , for charity . 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 . 1969 From Pioneer to Poet by Isabelle Pagan, vintage Astrology book zodiac Remember what he said? Daley, who adopted "Michael" on February 24, 1959. for missions in foreign lands. Five bucks sure went far in 1958! My family Lived out that way. Labeling any baby pagan, much less sweeping into this category all foreign children of color, makes me look back with embarrassment. The poor pagan was already named Herman , right ? The concept, 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 . Im glad youu got a kick out of it . Thanks for the comment . Glad to have confirmed this for you , John . 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. 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. Bonus question: Did children in Europe collect coins for the pagan babies? How many people who raised their hands the first time were still in contact with their pagan babies? I won one month & remember excitement at winning but total confusion & a sense of dread. DUDE! Pagan Babies is a 2000 crime novel written by Elmore Leonard.He first used Pagan Babies as the name of a rock band in his 1981 novel Split Images.. with any faith. Thanks for the comment. Patti and her husband, Mark, live in North Dakota where they raised their 10 children. 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). They folded out . 3:21; cf. In my class at St. Amelias school in Tonawanda, NY, we collected nickels and dimes in a cigar box to buy a pagan baby. You're teaching a 9 year old about slavery and ransom. Sign up for 6 Free IssuesTry us out with a free trial subscription. Another thing at every Catholic school in those days were collections to save pagan babiesunbaptized children not taught about God. Thanks for checking out my blog about my fathers WWII service on the PT boats. All for $5. - Ann C. 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. His name is Seth (pretty sure he still has that job, but it cant hurt to check). Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Pagan Babies at Amazon.com. Do you know if I could list my pagan baby on my tax return as a dependent? Im thinking, maybe, that I qualify as a pagen baby. That was the early sixties . Charlie stood up to his full height of about four foot three , his head held high , a serious look on his face . ( Sorry for the delay. . 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, the cardinal added. And then I asked some of my school friends on Facebook if they remembered and none did. More than one-third of millennials now say they are unaffiliated with any faith. It was probably a good lesson in giving for us little ones ; but , the money - probably not a huge sum overall - ? Its a wonderful window on the old days , isnt it ? 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. 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 OK, fair enough, it was about charity for this or that African country, but it so much stank of colonialism. Im not sure at this point for whom we were collecting I supposed it could have been UNICEF, or perhaps a Catholic charity. Yeah . 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. . To get the bike we have to sell nine million thirty six thousand three hundred and eight candy bars .. 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. If you know tell me . I also remember a certain boy who came from a wealthier family who could buy his own pagan baby. Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories. 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. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Theres the priority. And my mother prayed. Christianity is significantly losing members. St. Paul noted that baptism replaces circumcision and circumcision was for infants. We'd all suggest names, and then vote for the one we liked best. maybe NCIS or 60 minutes should get on the case? Catholic Register, more than one-third of millennials now say they are unaffiliated This is hilarious, love this! It used to be a full acronym - United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund. 0 coins. I Googled it because of my conviction that it was an acronym and I just couldnt quite figure out what the E stood for. Happy to know I am still sane. 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. When did this extremely non-PC term stop being used? I did the saving bond thing , too . This is my question , said little Charlie Bloomquist to the salesman , If I wanted that bike , why wouldnt I go get a job and save my money until I could buy a bike . And then the certificate was put up above the chalkboard. If we sold a certain amount wed get a plastic statue of Mary and Jesus. Copyright 2023 EWTN News, Inc. All rights reserved. I was JUST telling my son about Pagan Babies when I was a little girl! Who were these pagan babies, and did any of the pennies we contributed ever help any of them in any way? Here is Sister Mary Michael Archangel giving medicine to the pagans . It sure wouldnt work on the savvy kids of today. The idea was to collect money from students , nickels and dimes , for charity . Chapter 1: Catholic Kids Make Great Faces Valheim Genshin Impact Minecraft Pokimane Halo Infinite Call of Duty: Warzone Path of Exile Hollow Knight: Silksong Escape from Tarkov Watch Dogs: Legion. I smell the mendacity in this room ! Many students adopted several Back in the 1950s and early-1960s, and Wowi do remember that now that you mention it. http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1202140.htm, http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2006/08/announcing-pagan-baby-reunion.html. When they reached $5, they then ransomed a child overseas, got a certificate and the right to name the child. Same thing, just a more PC name. 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. But I was in the mist of all of the Catholic Truths and those truths just werent ringing true to me. Thanks for the comment . Glad that I could kick up some dust . Steve Stahley. Possibly the nuns coerced the kids in those classes into giving more? I attended St. Judes Grade School in Detroit, Michigan (1958 to 1966) and as I recall Pagan Babies were a big thing. 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. It may speed things up . . Lord, LordCatholic schools. I was not called to be a full-time missionary. Jump forward to 1980 . Theres the priority. They changed the name because it had grown beyond the initial save the war-torn orphans mission. Margaret Ann is a good respectable name . Reproduction of material from this website without written permission, or unlicensed commercial use or 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. Someone spilled the beans , I think , or he bragged to the wrong person just what he had done . In accepting his medallion, Cardinal McCarrick summed up the missionary spirit. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, retired Archbishop of Washington; best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark; and television commentator Larry Kudlow were each named 2012 Pontifical Ambassadors for Mission. Not many hands went up. I went to Marymount Jr. School in the 60s too. Seriously has anyone ever ran into a pagan baby named Herman or Mary or any other name?? Acts 2:38, 22:16, Rom. These babies, we were told, didnt know God. But Im a bit cynical . As I write this I still feel the hurt and frustration 50 years later. The teacher lobbied for her but I still refused . 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. With missionary nuns and pagan babies for starters. A lot of your story is fiction. Learn how your comment data is processed. As a promotion, MISSIO is offering a chance to win a trip to Rome. For a boy we were expected to choose a name like Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? But the "pagan babies" were actual children being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests in their countries. Does ANYONE know where the money did go? Just saw this very entertaining thread. She said she named them after me. "We thought that some nun in China would go out and select a baby of the proper gender, 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. 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 my parents would only let me go to public school, the church might have had another nun. own pagan baby! . Pagan Babies is classic crime fiction from the master of suspense, Ne. Anyway, I attended Catholic grade school from 1962 - 1970, and we collected money for pagan babies during Lent. Im a veteran of catholic school and I remember so well about the pagan stories and purgatory, limbo and so on. I could never shake the idea that he was stealing it (but I guess that suggests more about my character than about his). I had the vocation, the novenas were working! Well , I havent met any pagan (baby) Davids running around , but no pagan (baby) Patricias , either . I think there was some small prize involved for any student that sold them. Two stories I recall from those days: one boy in my room kept bringing in UNBELIEVABLY large amounts every day (. Im late to this party, but want to add my two cents. Good luck. Pingback: A Poor Church For the Poor | Vox Nova, Pingback: Remembering a Different A-to-Z Challenge | No Facilities, This was too much fun. When they reached $5, they then ransomed a child overseas, got a certificate and the right to name the child being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests abroad. I dont remember collecting money for them. But Cary was caught . Some of those Jesuits spoke directly to God . Pictures of Cherub-faced Indian, African, and Asian babies graced small cardboard I cant guarantee your sanity , but Im happy to have helped . by reneeqyancy | Feb 9, 2010 | Blog | 8 comments. Subscriber Service CenterAlready a subscriber? 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 on a regular basis. I remember this in Chicago St. John Fisher. My friends went to public school and public school had boys! Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington; best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark; and television commentator Larry Kudlow were named 2012 pontifical ambassadors for mission. A collection of writing that wrestles with contemporary spirituality, within and without the doors of the church, 2023 Commonweal Magazine. She was managing editor and co-author of Ascension Press bestselling Amazing Grace series. Im sure thats where the money went. Pagan babies may have disappeared from collection boxes but they started showing up in our families. I still suspect the money collected ( probably in actuality just chicken-feed ? ) I got JUG in high school - Jesuits a few times. ). And of course, she knew that no pagan baby was coming to stay at 159 Findlay Avenue, no matter what I said. Pagan ,pagan, pagan . Remember JMJ ? Their adopted Pagan Babies were then given the Sacrament of Baptism. Other Brookliners Remember Adopting He told how we had to examine our consciences. I still find myself wishing THOSE people had relatively lackluster and unsuccessful lives. I also remember something about a bridge There were competitions between classes . They felt the tuition they were paying was plenty. When I attended Corpus Christi Catholic School in the 1950s and 1960s there was a program we all called Pagan Babies . He said the priest paused and said, Uh, son, you need to talk to your nun about that in catechism class. There were milk cartons to hold the money. Id give my expected nickel or dime each week . In three years, we bought sixthree boys and three girls. But, ours were JMJD, because were had to give accolades to St. Dominic. Yeah , small world . My mother was horrified. Founded In Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States More than one artist goes by Pagan Babies 1. We were wondering how much trouble Cary would get into . That fits , I suppose . We had Dominican Nuns. 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. Seems like 100 years ago , doesnt it ? 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. I had several, actually all girls named Mary, of course." Linda A. McMillin is a professor of history at Susquehanna University. My nephew's school is doing "Pennies for Puerto Rico". sacraments. They were no doubt common . and if we sell ten of them , Charlie continued unperturbed , we get a pencil case ., And if we sell twenty , we get something else that none of us really wants . Those were the good old days , eh ? The book may rally his followers, but it wont add to their number. 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. In college, I was given the opportunity to work for a month at a Franciscan mission in Mexico. They folded out . Already he was losing his enthusiasm . Then Father Small asked for a second show of hands. In Common Good Constitutionalism, Adrian Vermeule argues with straw men and cites blog posts. It was called Adopt-A-Pagan-Baby. Hilarious ! Drawing its title from Hinckle's parochial education in San Francisco's Sunset District, "Ransoming Pagan Babies: The Selected Writings of Warren Hinckle" released by Berkeley nonprofit. adoption pledge. 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). Being a Jewish kid born and raised in South Philadelphia, I never heard about Pagan Babies until I married my Catholic Bride. went into some general fund and wasnt really sent where we imagined that it was sent at the time . Thanks for the comment . 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. 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! Sometimes disabilities don't fall along "guidelines" and some people just need a little extra help. Then I could choose the bike I wanted . Its a great way to perform works of mercy or give alms during Lent or find a family charity. Philadelphia 76ers Premier League UFC. (CCC 1213). Those memories come from a ways back . He stood right in the middle of the group . And yet sometimes the answer was as simple as getting down on hands and knees to join the woman scrubbing the floor, to learn her technique and listen to her story. 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 ) ? I knew immediately what you were referring to even though we never went to church & I went to public school. Hearts of Gold, A Gilded Age Historical Romance Series. Why would I sell overpriced candy to people and never get the bike anyway because no one could sell that much candy anyway ? You didnt buy one with the $5.00. I told that I learned math through confessionit had been two weeks since my last confession, I was mean to my brothers every day, so that was fourteen times, I disobeyed my parents almost every day, so that was about ten times, etc., etc. "I loved the Pagan Babies! babies. Hello Mike. While the circumstances, the cost, and the rewards varied from parish to parish, most Catholic children of the 1960s saved at least one pagan baby. What exactly we learned from this could be disputed. I went to Marymount Jr. School (on Sunset) and we were all sent home to canvas the neighborhood in Brentwood for heavens sake, to sell pagan babies! Keep writingthis is good stuff! By letting civility happen, we take better care not only of others and of the world itself, but of ourselves. 1:16). 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