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. Required fields are marked *. But Cary was caught . If only we could all do so well with five bucks , eh ? It didnt glow , but she was in a sort of a case shaped like a bullet with two doors that could close her in . adoption pledge. Im glad youu got a kick out of it . When you get to heaven have it in your pocket . Pope Benedicts Resignation: Debate Continues 10 Years On, Example of Their Lives: 6 American Black Catholics Are on the Road to Sainthood, Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Asks for Dismissal of Sex Abuse Case Against Him, Citing Dementia, Albany Diocese Bans Latin Masses Following New Guidance From the Vatican, What Have the Jesuits Done About Rupnik? Wowi do remember that now that you mention it. 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. Your class picked out a name for the child, and the Catholic church baptized the baby with that name into the Catholic faith. 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.. 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. My grandmother gave me $5 to buy my The publics had no idea what we were talking about. I went to Catholic grade school at St. Amelias for 8 years. After about a year it didnt seem to grow as fast but I put it down to my own spending habits. - Kathy F. It is so very true the whole Pagan baby scam my mom complained to the principal about how us kids were made to feel guilty for not coming up with the cash every day some of the richer kids would buy 10s of these Pagan babies I think we came close to sponsoring an entire small tribe in those days, Funny as hell reading this story great memories! They spoke for an hour and I think that every sentence they uttered had the word pagan in it . Considering your background , I am honored that you thought my silly little post on pagan babies was worth reading . Were they some mythic group like the starving kids in China, Hungary, Elsewhere who would have been happy to have your brussels sprouts? So how many pagan babies did you sell in Brentwood ? I still have the ransom certificate to prove it. 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. Never heard the term. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Has anyone else heard this phrase before, and if so, do you remember what it . I still say none of that money ever got beyond the archdiocese downtown , certificate or no certificate . 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. That fits , I suppose . It used to be a full acronym - United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund. Design by. I went to Christ the King in Pleasant Hill, CA. Pagan ,pagan, pagan . Thank God someone sent this information to me and redeemed my sanity. (CCC 1213). Great memories!!! We sold The Tidings , which was the L.A. Archdiocese newspaper , and there were prizes . Named mine Margaret Ann. 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. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. I thought the amount was $10, but $5 does sound more realistic. possibly before that, the Catholic schools sponsored an ongoing drive to raise money an Irish name?" Bog bodies, secret passages, and amazing tombstones are all possibilities as well as the latest archaeological discovery. I guess this went on everywhere. They also helped keep things quiet. 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. Its a mystery! (After Vatican II beanies were no longer necessary.) 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. Youre too late. Their adopted Pagan Babies were then given the Sacrament of Baptism. Some became doctors and lawyers and schoolteachers and others became lay catechists, sisters and priests, operating clinics and schools, colleges and seminaries, Father Small explained, and let me tell you something they need your help today as much as they needed it 30 and 40 years ago. He didnt say that the big winner was the salesman himself , who had spent only a couple of hours with the principal and with the students but now had three hundred children who would be desperately trying to sell his candy for the next two weeks . 1961 66. we collected for pagan babies, but we never got to name them, and there was no box that folded out. 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. I just re-read your comment and am laughing about all that back then . A Philadelphia punk band formed in 1986. When five dollars was collected the box would go.somewhere ..and a new box would be folded out by the teacher . Oh, yes, I remember raising money to save pagan babies. Your email address will not be published. If they're actually disabled, they can file the application with the city to get a handicap spot installed. I was not called to be a full-time missionary. and Holy Hacks: Everyday Ways to Live Your Faith & Get to Heaven. Lajoie is on the staff of Catholic New York, newspaper of the Archdiocese of New York. EWTN News, Inc. is the worlds largest Catholic news organization, comprised of television, radio, Founded In Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States More than one artist goes by Pagan Babies 1. That was the early sixties . My most cherished reward for raising money for the missions was a Madonna-and-Child nightlight that graced my bedside table well into adolescence. Any questions ? In most classrooms to encourage donations, the nuns pitted the boys against the girls. 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 had several, actually all girls named Mary, of course." Hilarious ! Thanks for sharing that. MJ, yes, the price was $5.00 and the money was kept in a cigar box, of all things! Thanks for the comment . I taught in Catholic schools in the 1970s and pagan babies were a thing of the past ( as far as I know ; but never underestimate the nuns ). 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., 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.. But for five dollars we could play Name That Pagan Baby . Thanks . Or maybe Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories. 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. Christianity is significantly losing members. Yes , of course , a money-raising strategy that tricked all of us kids I wonder now about our parents . Why would I sell overpriced candy to people and never get the bike anyway because no one could sell that much candy anyway ? Pontifical Mission Societies and launched by Pope Francis. Thanks for your comment . It seemed like an honorable thing, he explained. They wore full habits in the old style . It seems hard to believe, but according to the National In order to raise money for the missions, the grade school students were asked to bring in pennies and nickels to save a Pagan Baby. We all worked hard to buy four boy pagan babies so we could name them John, Paul, George, and Ringo. I remember the rice bowls but no actual rice. There were just people who needed another shoulder on their plow. I dont think he really believed me. Im sure that Beverley Anne is fine and doing well . Yes, as a lesson for us to be generous the Pagan Babies idea may well have been beneficial . I guess we survived . 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. Good luck. Anybody have some spare change ? When the book was filled, it was turned in for a US Savings Bond. The one boys name that sticks in my head is Zachary. Thanks for your input . 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). I dont know what state you were in at the time, but I have lived in California for the last 60 years. In closing, Bless the Maryknolls for the work they do in spreading the message of the Gospel! ( Sorry for the delay. Youre an idiot that is exactly what happened at my grade-school as well. When we got five dollars the children would pick a name for the pagan baby, send the five dollars to the priest at the mission who would snatch the baby from an eternity of suffering and baptize it with the name we sent along. talking about!" I cant remember now if they ever answered Charlies question . I seriously want to start a band now, just so I can name us that. SubscribeStart your Register subscription today. This is hilarious, love this! Hello Mike. I attended St. Judes Grade School in Detroit, Michigan (1958 to 1966) and as I recall Pagan Babies were a big thing. I had a lot of Pagan Babies named Mary Margaret!! Written right on the top of the looseleaf paper, smack dab in the middle. We were expected to sell subscriptions to our local Archdiocese newspaper when I went to elementary school. We didnt know any better (though Church elders should have, but thats another story, isnt it?). To get the bike we have to sell nine million thirty six thousand three hundred and eight candy bars .. And of course, she knew that no pagan baby was coming to stay at 159 Findlay Avenue, no matter what I said. , Those madcap Catholics. Pagan Babies is classic crime fiction from the master of suspense, Ne. What do we do , Sister , what do we do ? 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 Or a beer. She prayed, and she prayed, and she prayed with her rosary novena for my vocation. 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. - Karyn D. Instead, she found Jesus Christ. I had the vocation, the novenas were working! I do not remember the term pagan babies at all, although I remember the little paper boxes quite well. We had the cardboard boxes and there was stiff competition Without her mothers knowledge ! 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 . 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. Yesit must have been everywhere even Deer Lodge, Montana where I went to Catholic School. Cary had guts, for sure , for such a bold attempt at fraud . Especially loud clunkers could turn heads and ignite giggles. "Baptism . Charlie was in my class . 1969 From Pioneer to Poet by Isabelle Pagan, vintage Astrology book zodiac Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I attended Dominican High School (1966 to 1970) and actually it was in those years that I started my wayward path. The class received a certificate for each child they named. NOT catholic, hallelujah. 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. 0 coins. - Donna B. *One of them may have been slightly Asian, but that was pushing things in those days. Blessing By Iron. Theres the priority. probably denoting how much money was collected. Prizes were given if we were successful. Every month after the money was collected, a students name was "randomly"picked out of a bag with the chosen name becoming the "Pagan Baby of the Month.". I have my doubts that any of ours got past downtown L.A. Oh , well . Premium Powerups . I knew immediately what you were referring to even though we never went to church & I went to public school. Pagan baby names continue to be popular name choices for many new parents. 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. 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. That $5.00 bought you naming rights. Anyway, I attended Catholic grade school from 1962 - 1970, and we collected money for pagan babies during Lent. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Anyone have proof the Catholic Church ( the dedicated Nuns ) were able to get the pagan baby money to its intended recipients? For whatever reason, we googled pagan baby today.My husband and I thought we were the only two people who remembered pagan babies!!!! No one was, in fact, adopted or bought. A lot of your story is fiction. It is Catholic mission crowd-funding,making it easy to support those givingspiritual and material comfort to the sufferingand marginalized . If you want, you can contact the director of music programming at Hawaiian Public Radio, and ask him if hes still using it, though. He chose Herman . Read 283 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. We also collected money in Sunday School for the missions, but we still didnt get to name anyone. He told how we had to examine our consciences. Gaming. grade 6A, 6B, 6C,). I won the [ now I really dont remember which of the above things I won ] but a classmate wanted to exchange her prize , the other thing , for mine . I know its not a politically correct term, but babies are not getting baptized or raised in the faith. And my mother prayed. And of course, there was competition between the classrooms. In return they were given a decorative certificate commemorating their I well remember my days as a grade schooler at St. Helenas School in Philly. I found a bunch of them in my moms cedar chest she saved all of them! RENEE! All good saints names . Names chosen for each baby were REQUIRED to be the names of bonefide saints, beatified by process through Rome. 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. Yet, I wonder, if I had not saved those pagan babies, would I have had the confidence and motivation to go to Mexico? It seemed like an honorable thing, he said. Check out our pagan babies selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. We all started reminiscing together as if we attended the same school! Bonus question: Did children in Europe collect coins for the pagan babies? Good story about your uncles revelation Ah , the mendacity of the whole thing ! UNICEF is the United Nations Childrens Fund. A friend of mine, from back in the 80s, played guitar in a band with that name (weird thing about that is, hes Jewish). There were no poor pagan babies to be pitied in Guaymas. Only we had to write JMJD, for Dominic, as ours were Dominican nuns. Maybe it was a Toledo thing?! The oldest nun asked : Any questions , children ? Im a veteran of catholic school and I remember so well about the pagan stories and purgatory, limbo and so on. I also had a more personal reason for hitting the $5 markthe point at which you actually saved a baby and got naming rights. I may have turned into a pagan . 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? Im sure none of that money got further than the downtown Archdiocese offices . Sometimes, I was that girl. Thanks for a trip down memory lane and validating my recollection. Catholic mom and grandparents here. Id give my expected nickel or dime each week . 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. Some had a lot more than others. - Sharen D. Good hunting , though . Many of those kids still have their adoption certificate, like Bob Her latest books are What Would Monica Do? Does ANYONE know where the money did go? Renew or manage your subscription here. if you can open your heart and you want to do something to help, PLEASE donate here to the Gonzalez Family . People needed food, water, medical care, and were looking to us to step up and provide it. If you know tell me . . In accepting his medallion, Cardinal McCarrick summed up the missionary spirit. He was a bartender later in life , at least for awhile . Herman . I suspect nowhere . 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. (There were a lot of Christines then for some reason it was the favorite name of a lot of the girls). My family Lived out that way. 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. 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. Technically, Jews could not be pagan, because they believe in the same monotheistic god Catholics do/did. The teacher had a stack of them . Remember JMJ ? Happy Fathers Day! It took $10.00 to save a baby. Pingback: A Poor Church For the Poor | Vox Nova, Pingback: Remembering a Different A-to-Z Challenge | No Facilities, This was too much fun. Thanks for the comment . Each pagan baby cost five dollars. I ended up with about five babies!" But in 1969 the names we fourth graders favored were names like Ringo and Twiggy. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. You may be a pagan , but I think youre too late . ago. I got JUG in high school - Jesuits a few times. What did we kids know ! The assembly was buzzing . Ransom a Pagan Baby (late 1950s). collections to save unbaptized children not taught about God (Pagan Babies). Don't know why they are so eagerly upholding pagan traditions. I hope my Pagan Baby, Elizabeth Cecilia, is alive and well. Pagan Names for your baby boy Achak: The name Achak is a Native American Origin name which means "Spirit." Adonis: Adonis means extremely good-looking (handsome), also of the Greek god of beauty and desire. Posted Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:53 am PT | Updated Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:40 pm PT. James Dingwall picked that name and the girls immediately protested! Im thinking that was awful high up for our Sister, so maybe the janitor had to do it for us. Theres the priority. This made my day. Each in his or her own way has been a missionary of the Gospel of Christ. Thanks for the comment. Father Andrew Small, O.M.I., national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies and host of the evening, welcomes the archbishop. Theology should be at the heart of any Catholic university. Did the Catholic Schools consider Jewish People Pagans? I too went to Catholic School in CA, and we definitely collected money for the Pagan babies. Being a Jewish kid born and raised in South Philadelphia, I never heard about Pagan Babies until I married my Catholic Bride. Reproduction of material from this website without written permission, or unlicensed commercial use or ). 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. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Then we got a certificate and the children got a medal. She said she named them after me. Youre welcome . Maybe the program was intended , at least partially , to teach us generosity . Wow. Acts 2:38, 22:16, Rom. Each was presented with a medallion featuring a representation of the papal keys. The nuns encouraged us to bring in our pennies and when we saved up five bucks, bingo!, we bought a baby. "We can smile at it now at perhaps how silly it was," Father Small said. 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 ) ? And in pagan lands, there are pagan babies. And then she went down to the school and repossed those things. Bury it beneath your front step or porch during a full moon. Then I could choose the bike I wanted . Not a word of a lie, early 70s, my sister had just gotten her photo of her wee black baby and was in my grannys house showing her it, one of my uncles looks at it, laughs, disappears upstairs and about half an hour later comes down with his scraps box, complete with several pictures of his black babies as collected when he was at school in the 50s, and there, in his pile, was the same baby (albeit in higher quality and printed on better paper). However, this 2012 article from Catholic News Service might be of interest: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1202140.htm. I went to Catholic school in the 50s and 60s too, but in Chicago. 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 the "pagan babies" were actual children being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests in their countries. 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