. I won one month & remember excitement at winning but total confusion & a sense of dread. Already he was losing his enthusiasm . Once the amount was reached, all the names were added to the blackboard and we voted. My imagination was also captured by the missionaries who came to speak to us at least once a year. Then we got a certificate and the children got a medal. This is a serious problem. I liked your PT post . For every $10.00 collected you got name the baby. I think the Catholic church needed better PR people back then. every cent counts and just know the things we take for granted and have, these amazing . "Me too! Our principal determined that Hush Puppies were insurance against black scuffmarks in halls and classrooms. After about a year it didnt seem to grow as fast but I put it down to my own spending habits. 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. Im sure that Beverley Anne is fine and doing well . Save that document. When did this extremely non-PC term stop being used? I mentioned pagan babies and Im still not sure if they believed me. Well, when mama found out, she threw a fit. 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. Im a veteran of catholic school and I remember so well about the pagan stories and purgatory, limbo and so on. For those dying without baptism, however, the Catholic Church teaches us to hope in God. EDIT: On second thoughts, I think that was **not **an official school thing, but kids bringing in this charity appeal from their church thing. Id give my expected nickel or dime each week . Then Father Small asked for a second show of hands. Then I developed dysentery, and the very people I was there to save were taking care of me. Sometimes disabilities don't fall along "guidelines" and some people just need a little extra help. Great mix of early US HC punk & the then emerging "Youth Crew" sound. Acts 2:38, 22:16, Rom. I also had a more personal reason for hitting the $5 markthe point at which you actually saved a baby and got naming rights. He told how we had to examine our consciences. Renee- -tell the proofreader to correct the spelling of the coin nickel in the second sentence of your article on Pagen babies. PJ. Pagan ,pagan, pagan . I cant remember now if they ever answered Charlies question . Pictures of Cherub-faced Indian, African, and Asian babies graced small cardboard 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? Especially loud clunkers could turn heads and ignite giggles. Cary had guts, for sure , for such a bold attempt at fraud . Sometimes, I was that girl. Daley, who adopted "Michael" on February 24, 1959. Many students adopted several I remember Green Stamps . 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. Other Brookliners Remember Adopting members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission Im not sure at this point for whom we were collecting I supposed it could have been UNICEF, or perhaps a Catholic charity. 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). I went to Marymount Jr. School in the 60s too. 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. End of March we usually plant or seed our wishes for the year. - Ann C. unless Father Terry is working a con of his own. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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. We were expected to sell subscriptions to our local Archdiocese newspaper when I went to elementary school. No , Sid , Im pretty sure that Jewish people were not considered pagans - but , who knows with some of those nuns . I also remember something about a bridge . Through the years, I have often wished I HAD one of those certificates as I have told the story about them to others and NO one seems to BELIEVE IT! I went to a public school. Read an Excerpt. The salesman had charts and pictures and a poster for every classroom of the glorious prizes . http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1202140.htm, http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2006/08/announcing-pagan-baby-reunion.html. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become 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. But Father Small, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, wasnt apologizing for the old adoption program in which children in Catholic schools would save their pennies. An interactive Web site will feature video interviews with some of the former pagan babies, now nuns, priests and catechists carrying on the Lords work in their homelands. Everywhere a pagan pagan . Thanks for checking out my blog about my fathers WWII service on the PT boats. Theyd say, Whats in it for me?. Pagan babies. Thanks for the comment . THANK YOU for truly capturing a historical phenomenon! Great sounding rare live tape here by Philadelphia's own PAGAN BABIES from mid 1988. *One of them may have been slightly Asian, but that was pushing things in those days. . It was called Adopt-A-Pagan-Baby. 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! Anyone else do this? A kid in my class took a five dollar bill from his mother ( without her knowledge ) and a similar result happened . - Sal S. I suspect nowhere . In fourth grade I was finally old enough to see the movies they showedwith shots of real lepers and starving children. Who could choose the most ridiculous name ? If my parents would only let me go to public school, the church might have had another nun. One time, in the 70s, at an intimate dinner party, we realized the room was filled with about half Catholics who attended Catholic school. Pictures of Cherub-faced Indian, African, and Asian babies graced small cardboard collection boxes given to each child. My first lessons in social justice came through saving pagan babies. NEW YORK They were called pagan babies, an appellation that would never be used today. JMJ, yes! Thanks . If they're actually disabled, they can file the application with the city to get a handicap spot installed. No , only two thousand fifty , countered the salesman . Those were the days , eh ? In three years, we bought sixthree boys and three girls. 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 ) ? 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. Ah , maybe it taught us some basic values , anyway ( or maybe it screwed us up so badly that we dont even realize how much ) . I NEVER questioned or was as smart as Charlie. Really thought I was saving a baby!" We, the four oldest who got those tiny banks with a coin slot in the top, were convinced that our small amounts of money (most of which we found on the street while walking home from school, a lot of pennies) would buy us a Little Brown Pagan Baby that we would name Harry (I don't remember why) and that Jesus would love us for that purchase. Hilarious ! That means that many of our grandbabies are pagan 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. We had the cardboard boxes and there was stiff competition They were no doubt common . I think that the white kid had flowers in his hand and maybe a halo on his head. 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. As an incentive for our fundraising, when we raised $5 we were allowed to give a Christian name to a pagan baby. If theres a study done of it , I dont know . My Catholic neighborhood friends and I would have a carnival like MD carnivals sponsored by Jerry Lewis. Im still not so sure . She said she named them after me. Yeah , small world . My romantic notions of missionary work got a dose of reality that summer. Despite its apparent condescending tone at times, it instilled a radical sense of urgency in children that we are responsible for one another.. I believe it helped me get through this crazy life :-)) The missionary spirit was evident as Pontifical Mission Societies honored three people at the gala. . 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.. So, pagan baby collections in LaCrosse , too ! Ill bet you remember those . Steve Stahley. Long time ago . A freshly sprung ex-con turned stand-up comic, Debbie needs some fast cash, too, to settle an old score. Oh, yes, I remember raising money to save pagan babies. Or for the poor, underprivileged kids in the USA? I dont remember selling stamps , but a vague memory comes back to me about Christmas stamps . My mother wisely refrained from saying much about it. Once some missionary priest visited and told us how the communist Chinese forced chop sticks into the ears of missionary priests there. 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. The certificates had a picture of a white little toddler sitting down with little black toddlers. Gaming. Do you know if I could list my pagan baby on my tax return as a dependent? When I attended Corpus Christi Catholic School in the 1950s and 1960s there was a program we all called Pagan Babies . Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Dan, Loved your post on the Pagan Babies! Thanks for the comment. A lot of people never knew what I was I dont remember what exactly the certificates were certifying Im assuming that little Christine Marie had been duly baptized but I know when we were younger we were told that we were buying the pagan babies. My mother was horrified. Like using Necco wafers to practice First Holy Communion. Something good came from Corpus Cristi. Order Bulk SubscriptionsGet a discount on 6 or more copies sent to your parish, organization Never knew it meant Justice under God though . I keep asking her where MY money was! Found this page while looking for something completely different, the unexpected joys of broken algorithmic search engines. I went to a Catholic grade school from 1984 to 1994 and have never heard the term. We were wondering how much trouble Cary would get into . My family Lived out that way. Thanks for the comment . 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. At least it didnt include the genocide of the indigenous population as it did here in CA when the Spaniard priests took on the mission of converting the Indians. What do we do , Sister , what do we do ? 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. Never heard the term. At every Catholic school in those days were collections to save unbaptized children not taught about God (Pagan Babies). I ALSOvividly remember, that the certficates were five dollars each (pretty steep for thr 60s! But I was in the mist of all of the Catholic Truths and those truths just werent ringing true to me. By letting civility happen, we take better care not only of others and of the world itself, but of ourselves. Some of those Jesuits spoke directly to God . pagan babies When I attended Corpus Christi Catholic School in the 1950s and 1960s there was a program we all called Pagan Babies . Lajoie is on the staff of Catholic New York, newspaper of the Archdiocese of New York. Pagan babies may have disappeared from collection boxes but they started showing up in our families. 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 remember the little cardboard boxes and wanting to saving the poor pagan babies. Maybe the program was intended , at least partially , to teach us generosity . It sure wouldnt work on the savvy kids of today. No one was, in fact, adopted or bought. Pontifical Mission Societies and launched by Pope Francis. At the end of the semester, the class that had accumulated the most donations was awarded a prize. 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 . I knew immediately what you were referring to even though we never went to church & I went to public school. Along with the Pagan babies does anyone remember selling books of small stamps people could use on envelopes? Wow. Im glad youu got a kick out of it . I smell the mendacity in this room ! What does it look like to be conquered by the fire of Christs gaze, as Benedict XVI described? We wonder where those name choices really went . A lot of your story is fiction. Sure would love to hear from anyone that remembers. 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). My first lessons in social justice came through saving pagan babies. Many of those kids still have their adoption certificate, like Bob Of course, the prizes helped. You may be a pagan , but I think youre too late . I Googled it because of my conviction that it was an acronym and I just couldnt quite figure out what the E stood for. None of my non-Catholic friends ever believed my pagan baby stories, either. It seems hard to believe, but according to the National Instead, she found Jesus Christ. The teacher had a stack of them . I also remember a certain boy who came from a wealthier family who could buy his own pagan baby. JMJwow, totally forgot about that. When I was young, in South Philadelphia, I have memories of collecting for Trees for Israel and the Allied Jewish Appeal. Coins. 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. I could change the world. Fierce competition existed between some of the nuns as to whose class had the most pagan babies. And of course, she knew that no pagan baby was coming to stay at 159 Findlay Avenue, no matter what I said. The teachers all smiled . But are those even the worthy ideals to strive toward? My most cherished reward for raising money for the missions was a Madonna-and-Child nightlight that graced my bedside table well into adolescence. A collection of writing that wrestles with contemporary spirituality, within and without the doors of the church, 2023 Commonweal Magazine. . between boys and girls. Posted Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:53 am PT | Updated Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:40 pm PT. The students would sell candy bars for a dollar each and , depending on how many each child sold , he or she would win prizes . Actually , as I remember , the girls in the class were very worried about this but we boys werent so much concerned with the little pagan familys problem . Explore . 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. The missionary spirit was evident as Pontifical Mission Societies honored three people at the May 2 gala. Renew or manage your subscription here. One of my fellow employees is reading a book called Pagan Babies. except the last. 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. The whole Pagan Babies thing was a big deal every year and resulted in a lot of competition among the 50+ pupils in Sr. Madeline Sophies 2nd grade class. When five dollars was collected the box would go.somewhere ..and a new box would be folded out by the teacher . 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). "I also had a Pagan Baby; I regret to say I haven't kept in touch with him." Someone must have Bonus question: Did children in Europe collect coins for the pagan babies? Im thinking that was awful high up for our Sister, so maybe the janitor had to do it for us. those babies. If we sold a certain amount wed get a plastic statue of Mary and Jesus. We didnt get a chance to vote on a name because he could name him himself. I might have gone into the public school with this Catholic bubble around me and I might have been hesitant to burst the Catholic bubble of protection. grade 6A, 6B, 6C,). Saving pagan babies occurred during a simpler time, before cynicism and political correctness found their stride. Five bucks sure went far in 1958! Use a knife, horseshoe, or other piece of iron. She thought that it would be the greatest thing in the world for me to become a nun. and Holy Hacks: Everyday Ways to Live Your Faith & Get to Heaven. I had my little yellow UNICEF box, and they asked if it was for the Pagan Babies. 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). But for five dollars we could play Name That Pagan Baby . Pagan babies are certainly a uniquely Catholic childhood memory! I suspect that Patricia never named them after you , David . But in 1969 the names we fourth graders favored were names like Ringo and Twiggy. Lets never forget that one day we will account for how we helped others. All of this went out the window in my belief system a few years later, when i began to understand political realities, had a more sophisticated notion of the universe and got very tired of having philosophical questions answered by Its a mystery. My favorite question was: If God can do anything, can he create a rock so heavy he himself cannot lift it? HELLO!!!!!!!! Charlie waited for an adequate answer . Charlie Bloomquist , of course , had a question . Hey! When I was in grade school prior to ~1961 in Catholic school, we collected money (our little pittances of coins) for some vague, needy group covered by the catch-all term pagan babies.* Were collecting money for the pagan babies?* As I recall, there were little paper boxes that we saved our coins in and then turned them in to someone periodically. "We can smile at it now at perhaps how silly it was," Father Small said. Thanks for commenting! Mom went to catholic school in the midwest in the '60s, and I remember her mentioning Pagan babies in some context when I was a kid. I think it has something to do with the "Poor starving babies overseas" that people send money to when they donate at Church, but I'm not sure. UNICEF is the United Nations Childrens Fund. 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. "What I loved about the Pagan Babies is that we were allowed to name them with our names. A different time ; a different place . I attended St. Judes Grade School in Detroit, Michigan (1958 to 1966) and as I recall Pagan Babies were a big thing. 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. Anyway, I attended Catholic grade school from 1962 - 1970, and we collected money for pagan babies during Lent. The Biden administration has already announced it plans to fight any ruling against the FDAs approval of mifepristone. Timothy Bulone, Neighbor. Thanks for your thoughtful comment . I thought they would all come in a box and be distributed at the end of the school year. - Betty L. Remembering a Different A-to-Z Challenge | No Facilities. I guess this went on everywhere. for missions in foreign lands. Written right on the top of the looseleaf paper, smack dab in the middle. Anybody have some spare change ? 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. Students gave their allowances to save There have to be plenty of them around somewhere . I wonder if the students understood anything through the Irish accents . And they spoke of pagans . "Wow, that certainly brings back memories. 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 . 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. . I still find myself wishing THOSE people had relatively lackluster and unsuccessful lives. - Kathy F. She went to Catholic school too, and I dont know if they had pagan babies then, but I bet they did. Now I am teaching fourth grade in a little Catholic school in Venice . When they reached $5, they then ransomed a child overseas, got a certificate and the right to name the child. 2000 Elmore Leonard, Inc. (P)2000 Recorded Books Inc. Unabridged Audiobook. James Dingwall picked that name and the girls immediately protested! Oh , well . What did we kids know ! My friend Sue, a Lutheran by way of Methodism cant get head around buying pagan babies. in the classroom to see who had the most babies. Two stories I recall from those days: one boy in my room kept bringing in UNBELIEVABLY large amounts every day (. Thanks for the comment . Thanks for commenting. Each classroom was given small cardboard collection boxes . https://www.ncregister.com/blog/where-did-all-the-pagan-babies-go. All rights reserved. The one boys name that sticks in my head is Zachary. Saint Martins actoss the street from you back then. Seems like the boxes looked like animal crackers boxes . 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. 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. I too went to Catholic School in CA, and we definitely collected money for the Pagan babies. Come back 60 years ago and well ask the teacher for one ; but now , I dont know . Another thing at every Catholic school in those days were collections to save pagan babiesunbaptized children not taught about God. Plot summary. What kind of horrid name is that for a babypagan or not?! It was pretty obvious he was showing off his flawless French accent. The only money we collected in little paper boxes was for UNICEF and to be perfectly honest, Im not even entirely sure what UNICEF is. . Same thing, just a more PC name. Each in his or her own way has been a missionary of the Gospel of Christ. 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 love the four Beatles pagan babies idea and the adultery thing ! "I remember Pagan Babies!" 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. Here is Sister Mary Michael Archangel giving medicine to the pagans . Reblogged this on itkindofgotawayfromyou. Names chosen for each baby were REQUIRED to be the names of bonefide saints, beatified by process through Rome. possibly before that, the Catholic schools sponsored an ongoing drive to raise money I think there were religious pix on the stamps. Catholic Dopers >age 50- does the term "pagan babies" ring a bell? And then she went down to the school and repossed those things. catholic school 1978-1991. "I loved Pagan Babies. Anyway , we never got pictures of our pagan babies . We collected money (I think) for UNICEF but we didnt get to name anyone. Small world. The money collected in the United States went to help feed, clothe and educate them. Both ring a bell. Being a Jewish kid born and raised in South Philadelphia, I never heard about Pagan Babies until I married my Catholic Bride. Blessing By Iron. Father Andrew Small, O.M.I., national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies and host of the evening, welcomes the archbishop. The rice they used was really good which I think defeated the purpose since a lot of kids looked forward to it, myself included. You missed the naming and the fold-out box ! 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. How great ! "I remember donations that were not enough to "buy" a whole baby we're combined and the Should they be angry or should they just feel anguish for the sorry state of the religion these days ? Resurrection Yeah , a few days later . I should have asked them if they had ever run into any pagan named Herman . - Mary Ellen M. The Irish nuns in their full habits immediately looked around at the teachers as if to say , Arent you teaching these children anything ? The early pagan catches the change . Neil Getz on February 21, 2021 at 9:52 am. Copyright 2023 EWTN News, Inc. All rights reserved. Whats a pagan ? 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