I do not remember the term pagan babies at all, although I remember the little paper boxes quite well. I remember the rice bowls but no actual rice. 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 . We all nodded and agreed. It sure wouldnt work on the savvy kids of today. What memories. . 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. Each classroom was given small cardboard collection boxes . Great mix of early US HC punk & the then emerging "Youth Crew" sound. Thanks for commenting. Im glad youu got a kick out of it . 11 Facts About Murdered Bishop David OConnell, Cameron Bertuzzis Conversion to Catholicism, and More Great Links! I remember how exciting it was when the Pagan Baby certificate was delivered. Check out our pagan babies selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Im thinking, maybe, that I qualify as a pagen baby. 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). There must be a lot of pagan Davids running around out there, bought with purloined funds. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. I dont think he really believed me. 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. With missionary nuns and pagan babies for starters. Along the way, in all the villages we passed through, there were people who were full of joy to see young people. But , heres the thing : When the class had five dollars then that class got to name a pagan baby . Possibly the nuns coerced the kids in those classes into giving more? She prayed, and she prayed, and she prayed with her rosary novena for my vocation. Keep writingthis is good stuff! Founded In Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States More than one artist goes by Pagan Babies 1. Patti Maguire Armstrong Patti Maguire Armstrong is host of the TV talk show Ladies of Another View and an award-winning author and journalist. God Bless you. Needless to say, by the time I graduated from Dominican there wasnt an iota of true Catholicism left in me, other than the bit I faked for a while to protect my Moms feeling. I have her a link to your site. I mentioned pagan babies and Im still not sure if they believed me. You know the drill . Come back 60 years ago and well ask the teacher for one ; but now , I dont know . Im sure that Beverley Anne is fine and doing well . Back in the 1950s and early-1960s, and possibly before that, the Catholic schools sponsored an ongoing drive to raise money for missions in foreign lands. The teacher had a stack of them . With respect to children who have died without Baptism, the liturgy of the Church invites us to trust in Gods mercy and to pray for their salvation. (CCC 1283). 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. Other prizes were plastic pencil cases with a ruler that formed the lid ; it slid out . My mom was not into that kind of stuff. St. Paul noted that baptism replaces circumcision and circumcision was for infants. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. You :-)) Linda A. McMillin is a professor of history at Susquehanna University. Oh my, what a great story. All good saints names . Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories. I Googled it because of my conviction that it was an acronym and I just couldnt quite figure out what the E stood for. Something good came from Corpus Cristi. Back in the 1950s and early-1960s, and Remember what he said? And in pagan lands, there are pagan babies. Pagan babies are certainly a unique experience us Catholic schoolkids share! I went to Catholic grade school at St. Amelias for 8 years. The money collected in the United States went to help feed, clothe and educate them. The students would sell candy bars for a dollar each and , depending on how many each child sold , he or she would win prizes . I can still see the certificates posted above the blackboards. I am not the age youre looking for, though, because I am > 50. Father Terry Dunn thought he'd seen everything on the mean streets of Detroit, but that was before he went on a little retreat to Rwanda to evade a tax-fraud indictment. : Its a mystery . That was the early sixties . 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. 4. muddymoose 4 mo. 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. It was called Adopt-A-Pagan-Baby. I was JUST telling my son about Pagan Babies when I was a little girl! Over 50, attended Catholic schools from 1970-77 in Latin America. Fierce competition existed between some of the nuns as to whose class had the most pagan babies. 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. David. We too raised $$ for pagan babies. We all knew what a pagan baby was a baby that was not baptized a Catholic, and not one in the US babies from Asia in particular. Kind of a weird experience when we look back on it , eh ? Give a Gift SubscriptionBless friends, family or clergy with a gift of the Register. But in 1969 the names we fourth graders favored were names like Ringo and Twiggy. Both ring a bell. He chose Herman . Her salvation was purchased for $5 at Holy Name of Jesus School in Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA. 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. Read an Excerpt. The beanies covered our heads during morning Mass. Daley, who adopted "Michael" on February 24, 1959. Seems like the boxes looked like animal crackers boxes . You never know what I might post about next! And my mother prayed. - Sharon S. Named mine Margaret Ann. I did the saving bond thing , too . I keep asking her where MY money was! Charlie stood up to his full height of about four foot three , his head held high , a serious look on his face . But the pagan babies were actual children being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests in their countries. Thanks for the comment . "I loved Pagan Babies. Yesit must have been everywhere even Deer Lodge, Montana where I went to Catholic School. My parents and the good (well mostly good) sisters tried the best they could based on their beliefs. Your description is how I remember things! He's probably still wondering, "How did I wind up with Ransom a Pagan Baby (late 1950s). For those dying without baptism, however, the Catholic Church teaches us to hope in God. . Or for the poor, underprivileged kids in the USA? Lord, LordCatholic schools. I still find myself wishing THOSE people had relatively lackluster and unsuccessful lives. Theres the priority. 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. I also seem to recall mention of it in some dimly remembered memoir I read years ago about growing up catholic. Philadelphia 76ers Premier League UFC. - Bill R. The publics had no idea what we were talking about. ), and its name was even weirder - it was collect money to feed . No pagan babies, just for the hungry, I think. Marianne Bruce is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Edgardo Gonzalez Pagan. My friend Sue, a Lutheran by way of Methodism cant get head around buying pagan babies. In accepting his medallion, Cardinal McCarrick summed up the missionary spirit. I remember those statues . My romantic notions of missionary work got a dose of reality that summer. What do we do , Sister , what do we do ? Good story about your uncles revelation Ah , the mendacity of the whole thing ! talking about!" When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? (Matthew 25: 37-38). Some of those Jesuits spoke directly to God . I guess our efforts got similarly fierce , but I never got sucked into that . Those memories come from a ways back . Pagan babies, we all understood in the 50s, were babies born to parents who did not believe in a monotheistic (1 god) religion, because they had not yet received any instruction. 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. It seemed like an honorable thing, he said. In college, I was given the opportunity to work for a month at a Franciscan mission in Mexico. I also remember a certain boy who came from a wealthier family who could buy his own pagan baby. Id give my expected nickel or dime each week . When I was young, in South Philadelphia, I have memories of collecting for Trees for Israel and the Allied Jewish Appeal. With touching little pictures of hungry children. Pagan ,pagan, pagan . Not many hands went up. It used to be a full acronym - United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund. The Church doesnt have a mission. 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. They also helped keep things quiet. https://www.ncregister.com/blog/where-did-all-the-pagan-babies-go. At the end of the semester, the class that had accumulated the most donations was awarded a prize. Happy to know I am still sane. Remember JMJ ? Considering your background , I am honored that you thought my silly little post on pagan babies was worth reading . No one was, in fact, adopted or bought. 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. 2000 Elmore Leonard, Inc. (P)2000 Recorded Books Inc. Unabridged Audiobook. Who could choose the most ridiculous name ? I also had a more personal reason for hitting the $5 markthe point at which you actually saved a baby and got naming rights. 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. In return they were given a decorative certificate commemorating their A Philadelphia punk band formed in 1986. I guess we survived . Catholic Register, more than one-third of millennials now say they are unaffiliated 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. 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. baptize it and give it the name we chose." She said she named them after me. Same thing, just a more PC name. A set or two of golf clubs may have been in there . ). went into some general fund and wasnt really sent where we imagined that it was sent at the time . That bring back memories!" Bury it beneath your front step or porch during a full moon. When they reached $5, they then ransomed a child overseas, got a certificate and the right to name the child. I remember this in Chicago St. John Fisher. By the way , I was born in SF . JMJwow, totally forgot about that. Should they be angry or should they just feel anguish for the sorry state of the religion these days ? So, pagan baby collections in LaCrosse , too ! 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. They spoke in thick Irish brogues . Im sure none of that money got further than the downtown Archdiocese offices . There were milk cartons to hold the money. Please log in to comment by clicking here, Fordhams Greenhagen Finalist for National Scholar-Athlete Award. Save that document. (After Vatican II beanies were no longer necessary.) . - Vera Marie C. When she told me about her Catholic School classes (she went from K 9) in New Jersey, I was floored. We had Dominican Nuns. Other notable guests included Cardinal Sean P. OMalley of Boston; Bishop Bejoy N. DCruze of Sylhet, Bangladesh; actor Andy Garcia, who stars in the upcoming film For Greater Glory; and Noel Campbell, who rode Amtrak for three days from the Coeur DAlene Indian Reservation in northwest Idaho to attend the event. I served lunch to old people and I received so many compliments from the old people that I thought that I was a goner . Aiden/ Aidan: Is of Celtic, which means "little fire." Alun: Alun means "harmony." Albus: This name means "white." I remember getting a plastic Virgin Mary statue , about 5 or 6 inches tall. Shed be about 70 now! She went to Catholic school too, and I dont know if they had pagan babies then, but I bet they did. grade 6A, 6B, 6C,). 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. 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. Im sure we had to change it to Richard, but in our hearts he was our little Ringo. Pagan Babies book. "I loved the Pagan Babies! What does it look like to be conquered by the fire of Christs gaze, as Benedict XVI described? Pretty danged patronizing, offensive concept it was, too. , Those madcap Catholics. And of course, she knew that no pagan baby was coming to stay at 159 Findlay Avenue, no matter what I said. If they're actually disabled, they can file the application with the city to get a handicap spot installed. The early pagan catches the change . THANK YOU for truly capturing a historical phenomenon! Subscriber Service CenterAlready a subscriber? I think mine were 25 cent stamps . 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. Here a pagan ; there a pagan . ( Sorry for the delay. Sometimes disabilities don't fall along "guidelines" and some people just need a little extra help. But the "pagan babies" were actual children being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests in their countries. There were competitions between classes . The one boys name that sticks in my head is Zachary. "Thats what I remember. Our principal determined that Hush Puppies were insurance against black scuffmarks in halls and classrooms. I dont remember selling stamps , but a vague memory comes back to me about Christmas stamps . Really thought I was saving a baby!" 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. UNICEF is the United Nations Childrens Fund. 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 . Thanks for checking out my blog about my fathers WWII service on the PT boats. Hopefully its from the old days. 1969 From Pioneer to Poet by Isabelle Pagan, vintage Astrology book zodiac They were no doubt common . Sometimes the girls in one class would be pitted against the boys : Who could collect the money to name the pagan baby first ? And then I asked some of my school friends on Facebook if they remembered and none did. They were missionaries working somewhere in Africa . Remember what he said? The certificates were white, thick,wrinkly paper with burnt orange and brown late 60s modern catholic designs. There were just people who needed another shoulder on their plow. They took me down to Carmel Hall when I was around 10 or 11 and had me volunteer with the nuns. No longer just an auxiliary fundraiserthis was my chance to be part of the action! Saving Pagan Babies occurred during a simpler I just found yur comment .). Great memories!!! He told how we had to examine our consciences. - Ann C. 6:34, Col. 2:1112). His parents cant now change the little pagans name , right ? The teacher lobbied for her but I still refused . A Timeline. Found this page while looking for something completely different, the unexpected joys of broken algorithmic search engines. 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. 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. Gina and her husband raised their two children in New Jersey and now live in Manhattan. It may speed things up . Ours always seemed to be colored brown . 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 remember someone once making a comment about that phrase, but I can't remember what it refered to. Some had a lot more than others. The short-lived dream pop band formed by Kat Bjelland and Courtney Love in 1985 in Portland, Oregon, United States 2. I remember my Grandparents joking about it in the '70s. "We can smile at it now at perhaps how silly it was," Father Small said. Here is Sister Mary Michael Archangel giving medicine to the pagans . For every $10.00 collected you got name the baby. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, 5.00 together, we got to buy and name a pagan baby. Charlie waited for an adequate answer . Thanks for the memories of the JMJ on top of the paper yes right in the middle. 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). Sometimes, I was that girl. Im thinking that was awful high up for our Sister, so maybe the janitor had to do it for us. Dan, Loved your post on the Pagan Babies! The boys could give a name to a boy pagan baby and the girls, a girl. Lets never forget that one day we will account for how we helped others. Wow ! At every Catholic school in those days were collection boxes given to each child. 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. But are those even the worthy ideals to strive toward? What did we kids know ! 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. Blessing By Iron. 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! Hilarious ! If memory serves, it shows a black child being led by a (white) boy and girl towards a (white) Jesus, while two (white*) nuns look on approvingly. Good hunting , though . 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. Pagan baby names continue to be popular name choices for many new parents. I ended up with about five babies!" They were called pagan babies, certainly not the most sensitive appellation and one that would never be used today. Anyway , we never got pictures of our pagan babies . We were expected to sell subscriptions to our local Archdiocese newspaper when I went to elementary school. Hooo, yes. 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. Who were these pagan babies, and did any of the pennies we contributed ever help any of them in any way? Ill bet you remember those . for missions in foreign lands. Campbell, now retired from the film industry where he worked as a technician, told CNY 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. We did that too. 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 . Wow . 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 . Pagan Babies was a missionary effort by definition it took place in other countries where the Catholic Church was trying to make inroads. All for $5. . I could change the world. Small world. "Pagan Babies": Orphan Imagery in the Passionist China Collection and the Emergence of American Sympathy for the Chinese in the Early Twentieth Century Margaret Kuo Published 3 July 2019 History The Chinese Historical Review "Wasn't there a bridge we had to get them over. What gyp. And so I traveled to Guaymas in the Sonoran desert expecting to accomplish great things. Sign-up for E-NewsletterGet Register Updates sent daily or weeklyto your inbox. Thanks for your comment . Jump forward to 1980 . 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. Thanks . - Donna B. It is a few years after the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus.. Father Terry lives in Rwanda with his girlfriend Chantelle. His parents cant now change the little paper boxes quite well on Facebook if they and! You: - ) ) Linda A. 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