), and its name was even weirder - it was collect money to feed the Black babies. In my class at St. Amelias school in Tonawanda, NY, we collected nickels and dimes in a cigar box to buy a pagan baby. What gyp. Each classroom was given small cardboard collection boxes . For a baby girl, Sister always pushed us to choose Mary something - Mary Beth, Mary Alice, Mary Margaret, Mary Catherine, Mary Jane, whatever. 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. I used to take my dads loose change - Kathy F. If you register with MISSIO by noon February 2, 2017, youll be entered for a chance to join the Pontifical Mission Societies on their pilgrimage to Rome in May 2017, and an audience with Pope Francis. Over 50, attended Catholic schools from 1970-77 in Latin America. If they're actually disabled, they can file the application with the city to get a handicap spot installed. Hooo, yes. Pagan babies are certainly a uniquely Catholic childhood memory! We also collected money in Sunday School for the missions, but we still didnt get to name anyone. catholic school 1978-1991. Charlie was in my class . I was JUST telling my son about Pagan Babies when I was a little girl! As a young girl at St. Albert the Great School in Dearborn, Michigan, we wore blue uniform jumpers and beanies. Love Your Sister Dan, Loved your post on the Pagan Babies! We were sitting on the floor anyway, but soon we were all (the Catholics) rolling on the floor laughing our heads off! 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. 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. So, does anybody remember the plastic prizes (not for pagan baby collections). Resurrection Its a mystery! The idea was to collect money from students , nickels and dimes , for charity . Happy to know I am still sane. 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). Now they're in together for a bigger payoff than either could finagle alone. I went to a public school. 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. Same thing, just a more PC name. Imagine what they would cost now." Renee- -tell the proofreader to correct the spelling of the coin nickel in the second sentence of your article on Pagen babies. - Sharon S. 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 Green Stamps . My dad was in the Navy out in the Pacific in WWII . Neil Getz on February 21, 2021 at 9:52 am. Contrary to popular belief, the United States fails to live up to its promised values of freedom and fairness. James Dingwall picked that name and the girls immediately protested! Charlie stood up to his full height of about four foot three , his head held high , a serious look on his face . Your class picked out a name for the child, and the Catholic church baptized the baby with that name into the Catholic faith. 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. Hopefully its from the old days. I was not called to be a full-time missionary. More than one-third of millennials now say they are unaffiliated with any faith. That $5.00 bought you naming rights. This is a serious problem. Im a veteran of catholic school and I remember so well about the pagan stories and purgatory, limbo and so on. Hilarious ! "We can smile at it now at perhaps how silly it was," Father Small said. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. A kid in my class took a five dollar bill from his mother ( without her knowledge ) and a similar result happened . But for five dollars we could play Name That Pagan Baby . 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. Pagan baby naming makes good memories but was , I guess , conditioning in deception . 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! 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. That reflects a certain dignified sincerity on your part , I think . And so I traveled to Guaymas in the Sonoran desert expecting to accomplish great things. 1:16). Remember what he said? The boys could give a name to a boy pagan baby and the girls, a girl. Its to raise money for the school , the salesman countered . Pagan babies are certainly a unique experience us Catholic schoolkids share! We would use the proceeds to buy pagan babies. Well I am hurt that you would think I would steal your money to Buy and Name more pagan babies. My first lessons in social justice came through saving pagan babies. Everywhere a pagan pagan . 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. The certificates were white, thick,wrinkly paper with burnt orange and brown late 60s modern catholic designs. Starving kids in Africa or something. . And one final thought: we cant always get our loved ones to practice the faith, but we can offer our alms up for their conversions while benefiting others. 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 . My mother wisely refrained from saying much about it. Anyway , we never got pictures of our pagan babies . As a first grade student at St.Aloysius in Wilkes-Barre, PA circa 1969, pagan babies were part of our extreme Catholic instruction. I actually went to St Charles, but attended Corpus Cristi mass once in awhile. I went to a Catholic grade school from 1984 to 1994 and have never heard the term. Someone nees to buy Charlie a shiny bike. Sorry man , no money for you . People needed food, water, medical care, and were looking to us to step up and provide it. But the "pagan babies" were actual children being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests in their countries. Yeah , Charlie had a question . Or for the poor, underprivileged kids in the USA? Pagan ,pagan, pagan . ( to save the pagans ! Timothy Bulone, Neighbor. How many people who raised their hands the first time were still in contact with their pagan babies? unless Father Terry is working a con of his own. 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. Cant remember anything else about them except I would ask my parents, grandparents and neighbors to buy them. I also seem to recall mention of it in some dimly remembered memoir I read years ago about growing up catholic. Thanks for commenting! Check out our pagan babies selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. The idea was to collect money from students , nickels and dimes , for charity . 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. . "Wow, what a blast from the past!" Please log in to comment by clicking here, Darkness, Desolation Invite People to Draw Closer to God, Pope Says, El Arzobispo de San Juan Celebra la Misa de Nuestra Seora de la Divina Providencia, Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions. ago. 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 . Or maybe Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories. My family Lived out that way. 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.. Really thought I was saving a baby!" When I gave my pennies to the missions, I could make a difference. Weird, the kind of memories we carry over from childhood, isnt it? Yet, I wonder, if I had not saved those pagan babies, would I have had the confidence and motivation to go to Mexico? He chose Herman . Youre an idiot that is exactly what happened at my grade-school as well. A friend of mine, from back in the 80s, played guitar in a band with that name (weird thing about that is, hes Jewish). 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. http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1202140.htm, http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2006/08/announcing-pagan-baby-reunion.html. If only we could all do so well with five bucks , eh ? Anybody have some spare change ? Pagan Babies is classic crime fiction from the master of suspense, New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. I found I really did not have many skills to offer. 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. I mentioned pagan babies and Im still not sure if they believed me. Pagan babies. 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. While clearly titillating and voyeuristic, these presentations revealed a larger world and highlighted our own privileged place. Im still not so sure . Other prizes were plastic pencil cases with a ruler that formed the lid ; it slid out . You know the drill . The mission has a Church, Cardinal Dolan reminded his guests in his opening remarks. I went to Christ the King in Pleasant Hill, CA. It seems hard to believe, but according to the National I feel the same way as you do. The beanies covered our heads during morning Mass. "I remember Pagan Babies!" Im late to this party, but want to add my two cents. Whats a pagan ? The teacher had a stack of them . 11 Facts About Murdered Bishop David OConnell, Cameron Bertuzzis Conversion to Catholicism, and More Great Links! Had more than one Jewish family in Brentwood slam their door me. Each pagan baby cost five dollars. 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. 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