the salesman said . The concept, We also collected money in Sunday School for the missions, but we still didnt get to name anyone. What does it look like to be conquered by the fire of Christs gaze, as Benedict XVI described? in the classroom to see who had the most babies. - Mary A. When I gave my pennies to the missions, I could make a difference. Remember getting a whack across the face at your Confirmatin? Yeah! Stories ensued. Im sure thats where the money went. It cost $5.00. The oldest nun asked : Any questions , children ? 2000 Elmore Leonard, Inc. (P)2000 Recorded Books Inc. Unabridged Audiobook. 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. Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? catholic school 1978-1991. I do agree that the biggest thrill was the goal of the reward of getting to actually choose a name for an unknown child & therefore beat our class opponents! I believe it helped me get through this crazy life :-)) I have been searching for a pagan baby box for 30 years, any idea where I can find one ? 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). Check out our pagan babies selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. How many people who raised their hands the first time were still in contact with their pagan babies? I found I really did not have many skills to offer. Theology should be at the heart of any Catholic university. To learn more, Father Andrew Small, a Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate and National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies talks about Missio on the Catholic Connection (right after the news). Each was presented with a medallion featuring a representation of the Papal Keys. Bingo, and thanks. Or maybe Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories. 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. When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? (Matthew 25: 37-38). 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! I remember Green Stamps . Cant remember anything else about them except I would ask my parents, grandparents and neighbors to buy them. Thank God someone sent this information to me and redeemed my sanity. No , only two thousand fifty , countered the salesman . I may have turned into a pagan . Here is Sister Mary Michael Archangel giving medicine to the pagans . I actually went to St Charles, but attended Corpus Cristi mass once in awhile. Already he was losing his enthusiasm . I ended up with about five babies!" The Holy Childhood Association got many of the basics right: it introduced me to global realities of poverty and need, to notions of privilege and responsibility. Herman . It took $10.00 to save a baby. Your description is how I remember things! Thats 40 babies right there. on a regular basis. Sure would love to hear from anyone that remembers. 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 . Anybody have some spare change ? My mother was horrified. My dad was in the Navy out in the Pacific in WWII . Oh, yes, I remember raising money to save pagan babies. Learn how your comment data is processed. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ (Gal 3:27). 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. Pagan Babies book. More and more babies are not getting baptized or raised in the faith. What did they really think about it ? A freshly sprung ex-con turned stand-up comic, Debbie needs some fast cash, too, to settle an old score. Should they be angry or should they just feel anguish for the sorry state of the religion these days ? 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.. No one was, in fact, adopted or bought. The idea was to collect money from students , nickels and dimes , for charity . In college, I was given the opportunity to work for a month at a Franciscan mission in Mexico. They were no doubt common . "Wasn't there a bridge we had to get them over. I remember the little cardboard boxes and wanting to saving the poor pagan babies. Thanks for the comment . If we sold a certain amount wed get a plastic statue of Mary and Jesus. Lajoie is on the staff of Catholic New York, newspaper of the Archdiocese of New York. Then we got a certificate and the children got a medal. Show. The principal was standing nearby wondering if he should intervene . 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. Ah , yeah . 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 vividly remember the certificate you have posted, with the various nationalities represented. Kids', toddler, & baby clothes with Pennies For designs sold by independent artists. If you want, you can contact the director of music programming at Hawaiian Public Radio, and ask him if hes still using it, though. I could change the world. 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. And then I asked some of my school friends on Facebook if they remembered and none did. They folded out . Its a great way to perform works of mercy or give alms during Lent or find a family charity. "I loved Pagan Babies. Or for the poor, underprivileged kids in the USA? 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. 4. muddymoose 4 mo. Wowi do remember that now that you mention it. Pagan Babies is classic crime fiction from the master of suspense, Ne. 1969 From Pioneer to Poet by Isabelle Pagan, vintage Astrology book zodiac Reminiscing about St. Amelias brings back many other memories. https://www.ncregister.com/blog/where-did-all-the-pagan-babies-go. Our principal determined that Hush Puppies were insurance against black scuffmarks in halls and classrooms. We collected money (I think) for UNICEF but we didnt get to name anyone. We thought up the stupidest , weirdest names we could manage and , as I remember, the teacher wrote that name on the box with the five dollars and it went off to the pagans . I wonder if the students understood anything through the Irish accents . 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. Never knew it meant Justice under God though . The Church doesnt have a mission. ). baptize it and give it the name we chose." My mother wisely refrained from saying much about it. Remember what he said? Long time ago . All for $5. "Me too! But the "pagan babies" were actual children being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests in their countries. Found this page while looking for something completely different, the unexpected joys of broken algorithmic search engines. Then I developed dysentery, and the very people I was there to save were taking care of me. Usually an ice cream party, it seems. kids were allowed to give their baby a Christian name. "What I loved about the Pagan Babies is that we were allowed to name them with our names. Pagan Babies is classic crime fiction from the master of suspense, New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. I do not remember the term pagan babies at all, although I remember the little paper boxes quite well. But, ours were JMJD, because were had to give accolades to St. Dominic. Im sure we had to change it to Richard, but in our hearts he was our little Ringo. 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. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. EIN 27-4581132 What did we kids know ! Sometimes, I was that girl. In Common Good Constitutionalism, Adrian Vermeule argues with straw men and cites blog posts. Yeah . Fierce competition existed between some of the nuns as to whose class had the most pagan babies. Anyone have proof the Catholic Church ( the dedicated Nuns ) were able to get the pagan baby money to its intended recipients? I went Catholic school in NJ and yes, we had pagan babies! 1961 66. we collected for pagan babies, but we never got to name them, and there was no box that folded out. One time, in the 70s, at an intimate dinner party, we realized the room was filled with about half Catholics who attended Catholic school. Really thought I was saving a baby!" adoption pledge. After all, it makes sense. You stir up a lot of old memories for me , too . By the way , I was born in SF . if you can open your heart and you want to do something to help, PLEASE donate here to the Gonzalez Family . We all started reminiscing together as if we attended the same school! We had Dominican Nuns. 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. 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 . Chapter 1: Catholic Kids Make Great Faces Yeah , small world . maybe NCIS or 60 minutes should get on the case? Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. My first lessons in social justice came through saving pagan babies. And they spoke of pagans . Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories. It is a few years after the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus.. Father Terry lives in Rwanda with his girlfriend Chantelle. 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). Wow ! Its a mystery! Pagan babies are certainly a uniquely Catholic childhood memory! is the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other The novel begins in Rwanda.The protagonist is a priest named Terry Dunn. Thanks . Who were these pagan babies, and did any of the pennies we contributed ever help any of them in any way? I remember the rice bowls but no actual rice. Im thinking that was awful high up for our Sister, so maybe the janitor had to do it for us. I remember someone once making a comment about that phrase, but I can't remember what it refered to. pagan babies When I attended Corpus Christi Catholic School in the 1950s and 1960s there was a program we all called Pagan Babies . In our class it was the boys vs the girls. ETA: and then theres this blog from someone who is completely unapologetic about their participation in the program: http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2006/08/announcing-pagan-baby-reunion.html. Pagan baby naming makes good memories but was , I guess , conditioning in deception . If they're actually disabled, they can file the application with the city to get a handicap spot installed. 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 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. The missionary spirit was evident as Pontifical Mission Societies honored three people at the May 2 gala. I cant guarantee your sanity , but Im happy to have helped . 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). 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. She said she named them after me. Pagan babies may have disappeared from collection boxes but they started showing up in our families. NOT catholic, hallelujah. We did that too. It really didnt have anything to do with Jesus, per se. No , Sid , Im pretty sure that Jewish people were not considered pagans - but , who knows with some of those nuns . The students were raring and ready to go sell the candy and get the prizes . Oh . I think the Catholic church needed better PR people back then. Many of those kids still have their adoption certificate, like Bob What was written on the boxes? maybe he rode to work on a bike . ), and its name was even weirder - it was collect money to feed the Black babies. You may be a pagan , but I think youre too late . Someone must have You're teaching a 9 year old about slavery and ransom. went into some general fund and wasnt really sent where we imagined that it was sent at the time . ETA, not such a dimly remembered memoir after all; google remembered it for me. I guess we survived . They felt the tuition they were paying was plenty. A lot of people never knew what I was A collection of writing that wrestles with contemporary spirituality, within and without the doors of the church, 2023 Commonweal Magazine. Your email address will not be published. Gotta laugh about it now. Once the amount was reached, all the names were added to the blackboard and we voted. I still say none of that money ever got beyond the archdiocese downtown , certificate or no certificate . Other prizes were plastic pencil cases with a ruler that formed the lid ; it slid out . I went to Catholic grade school at St. Amelias for 8 years. One guy talked about confession when he was in third grade. I have my doubts that any of ours got past downtown L.A. Pagan babies may have disappeared from collection boxes but they started showing up in our families. Despite its apparent condescending tone at times, it instilled a radical sense of urgency in children that we are responsible for one another.. . A set or two of golf clubs may have been in there . They were called pagan babies, certainly not the most sensitive appellation and one that would never be used today. They folded out . for missions in foreign lands. 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). MJ, yes, the price was $5.00 and the money was kept in a cigar box, of all things! - Betty L. 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. Lets never forget that one day we will account for how we helped others. Youre welcome . I had my little yellow UNICEF box, and they asked if it was for the Pagan Babies. People needed food, water, medical care, and were looking to us to step up and provide it. (And I pitched them when I went to college) I had one round flat plastic silhouette of Mary that glowed after you held it under a lamp for a bit. Five bucks sure went far in 1958! He chose Herman . When five dollars was collected the box would go.somewhere ..and a new box would be folded out by the teacher . But the pagan babies were actual children being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests in their countries. UNICEF is the United Nations Childrens Fund. I specifically remember this from eighth grade in 1960. I will say, Im happy I went to catholic school. Im glad youu got a kick out of it . Hopefully its from the old days. In fourth grade I was finally old enough to see the movies they showedwith shots of real lepers and starving children. We didnt know any better (though Church elders should have, but thats another story, isnt it?). So then there was an ethical issue that , in some elementary way , even we students recognized . Their adopted Pagan Babies were then given the Sacrament of Baptism. Except in the case of fourth grade, 1964, just after the Beatles hit America on Sullivan. 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. As an incentive for our fundraising, when we raised $5 we were allowed to give a Christian name to a pagan baby. Hey! Band Name!! Once some missionary priest visited and told us how the communist Chinese forced chop sticks into the ears of missionary priests there. I dont remember selling stamps , but a vague memory comes back to me about Christmas stamps . Do you know if I could list my pagan baby on my tax return as a dependent? Despite its apparent condescending tone at times, it instilled a radical sense of urgency in children that we are responsible for one another.. - Ann C. 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 salesman had charts and pictures and a poster for every classroom of the glorious prizes . Pictures of Cherub-faced Indian, African, and Asian babies graced small cardboard collection boxes given to each child. 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. 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. Remember it like it was yesterday. Adopt A Pagan Baby - 1959. Coins. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I still suspect the money collected ( probably in actuality just chicken-feed ? ) When I was in second grade I ransomed my own pagan baby and named her Pauline Anne after St Theresas oldest sister. And of course, there was competition between the classrooms. - Bob H. In accepting his medallion, Cardinal McCarrick summed up the missionary spirit. Yeah . I think mine were 25 cent stamps . They spoke for an hour and I think that every sentence they uttered had the word pagan in it . I jumped at it. Contrary to popular belief, the United States fails to live up to its promised values of freedom and fairness. The beanies covered our heads during morning Mass. I liked your PT post . This is a serious problem. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, 5.00 together, we got to buy and name a pagan baby. I think the whole pagan babies thing was to give us something concrete to hold onto, plus those certificates that we got and plus, of course, naming rights all in the name of raising money for the Churchs missionary work. If my parents would only let me go to public school, the church might have had another nun. Pingback: A Poor Church For the Poor | Vox Nova, Pingback: Remembering a Different A-to-Z Challenge | No Facilities, This was too much fun. Written right on the top of the looseleaf paper, smack dab in the middle. My parents and the good (well mostly good) sisters tried the best they could based on their beliefs. 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. Small world. Here a pagan ; there a pagan . Bog bodies, secret passages, and amazing tombstones are all possibilities as well as the latest archaeological discovery. 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. My imagination was also captured by the missionaries who came to speak to us at least once a year. 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. 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. Catholic Connection (right after the news). And yesyou know who you are. - Mary Ellen M. These babies, we were told, didnt know God. 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. Keep writingthis is good stuff! 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