maybe he rode to work on a bike . 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. Read 283 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The class received a certificate for each child they named. - Bob H. - Bob U. A lot of your story is fiction. Some conspiracy mongers doubted the existence of the pagan babies, even suggesting that the sisters were raiding the schoolchildrens piggybanks to fill their own coffers or the Churchs. Those were the days , eh ? At first, Sister tried to dissuade me from using Karen, as this was not a name on the published roster of saints. I could change the world. I thought they would all come in a box and be distributed at the end of the school year. Pagan babies may have disappeared from collection boxes but they started showing up in our families. Good hunting , though . 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 . ). James Dingwall picked that name and the girls immediately protested! We all nodded and agreed. He's probably still wondering, "How did I wind up with All good saints names . One guys said one time he was examining his conscience and realized he had tried to act like an adult, so he confessed to his priest that he committed adultery!!! . The price of adoption was five dollars, and Long time ago . Here a pagan ; there a pagan . You mean to tell me , he began , that we are supposed to sell a candy bar for a dollar that we could buy in the store for fifty cents 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. is the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other By letting civility happen, we take better care not only of others and of the world itself, but of ourselves. We also collected money in Sunday School for the missions, but we still didnt get to name anyone. an Irish name?" Im a veteran of catholic school and I remember so well about the pagan stories and purgatory, limbo and so on. I guess our efforts got similarly fierce , but I never got sucked into that . Ah , yeah . I ended up with about five babies!" What do we do , Sister , what do we do ? Ask for their blessings so that your home will remain safe and happy, or if you do not follow a particular deity, you can alternately ask the . Pontifical Mission Societies and launched by Pope Francis. . Saint Martins actoss the street from you back then. 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. . Your email address will not be published. Any questions ? UNICEF is the United Nations Childrens Fund. Each was presented with a medallion featuring a representation of the papal keys. St. Paul noted that baptism replaces circumcision and circumcision was for infants. The publics had no idea what we were talking about. My Jewish neighbors always bought a packet of the Childhood Catholic Christmas seals. 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. Charlie Bloomquist , of course , had a question . When the class received the certificate the class just stoppedto think that our class really had another Pagan Baby! Now they're in together for a bigger payoff than either could finagle alone. I remember collecting for Pagan Babies in my Catholic elementary school (I went to public high schoolwith the publics). - Karyn D. You know the drill . Or a beer. however, rings true today. Now I am teaching fourth grade in a little Catholic school in Venice . maybe NCIS or 60 minutes should get on the case? Bonus question: Did children in Europe collect coins for the pagan babies? 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. class voted on names. A Timeline. 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 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 salesman had charts and pictures and a poster for every classroom of the glorious prizes . No , Sid , Im pretty sure that Jewish people were not considered pagans - but , who knows with some of those nuns . 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. Catholic Church. Kind of a weird experience when we look back on it , eh ? 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. But I was in the mist of all of the Catholic Truths and those truths just werent ringing true to me. Sorry man , no money for you . That summer in Guaymas, I learned that people in poverty needed more than goodwill, and that social justice was not a simple matter of collecting spare change and sending it off to the right folks. I think the Catholic church needed better PR people back then. I Googled it because of my conviction that it was an acronym and I just couldnt quite figure out what the E stood for. Pagan Babies | Commonweal Magazine Pagan Babies By Linda A. McMillin March 12, 2012 I am a Catholic of a certain age, a graduate of parochial school, and a former member of the Association of the Holy Childhood. Ill bet you remember those . Yup. But Im a bit cynical . And once, the guy who considered himself the smartest kid in the class proposed the name Jean-Pierre. Oh . Your description is how I remember things! Thanks for commenting! 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. EIN 27-4581132 Should they be angry or should they just feel anguish for the sorry state of the religion these days ? Pagan Babies was a missionary effort by definition it took place in other countries where the Catholic Church was trying to make inroads. Well, when mama found out, she threw a fit. I kept a large plastic Seagrams Seven bottle bank in my room at home that I put all my loose change into to save up for stuff I wanted and an occasional pagan baby. Don't know why they are so eagerly upholding pagan traditions. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become Order Bulk SubscriptionsGet a discount on 6 or more copies sent to your parish, organization Gotta laugh about it now. Right, but there must be some type of guidelines that must be met for that to happen. Along with the Pagan babies does anyone remember selling books of small stamps people could use on envelopes? They folded out . 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. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ (Gal 3:27). Youre stirring up memories . Great memories!!! We went to Blessed Sacrament Grade School in LaCrosse and pagan baby buying was fierce and rampant; Within grades, boy / girl and between grades. My grandmother gave me $5 to buy my I used to take my dads loose change Oh my goodness! Yet, I wonder, if I had not saved those pagan babies, would I have had the confidence and motivation to go to Mexico? I seriously want to start a band now, just so I can name us that. I went to Catholic grade school at St. Amelias for 8 years. Remember what he said? Like using Necco wafers to practice First Holy Communion. In three years, we bought sixthree boys and three girls. Yes , of course , a money-raising strategy that tricked all of us kids I wonder now about our parents . Bog bodies, secret passages, and amazing tombstones are all possibilities as well as the latest archaeological discovery. Patti and her husband, Mark, live in North Dakota where they raised their 10 children. Imagine what they would cost now." We had Dominican Nuns. And yesyou know who you are. Chapter 1: Catholic Kids Make Great Faces But, in fact, the entire program was rooted in a sense of solidarity and charity in the broadest understanding of the word. Hosted a supper the other night for some friends from church. 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? RENEE! A bulletin board held the certificates, pinned to the wall. Bury it beneath your front step or porch during a full moon. 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 think most of them were in Africa and India. She went to Catholic school too, and I dont know if they had pagan babies then, but I bet they did. Every month after the money was collected, a students name was randomlypicked out of a bag with the chosen name becoming the Pagan Baby of the Month. Certificates were horizontally displayed above the green & yellow cursive writing examples atop the blackborads. Lets never forget that one day we will account for how we helped others. 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. When I was in second grade I ransomed my own pagan baby and named her Pauline Anne after St Theresas oldest sister. So how many pagan babies did you sell in Brentwood ? I vividly remember the certificate you have posted, with the various nationalities represented. Thanks for the comment . But the "pagan babies" were actual children being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests in their countries. Wow. talking about!" I remember this in Chicago St. John Fisher. 2000 Elmore Leonard, Inc. (P)2000 Recorded Books Inc. Unabridged Audiobook. Glad you enjoyed it . . every cent counts and just know the things we take for granted and have, these amazing . The money collected in the United States went to help feed, clothe and educate them. Thanks for the comment . 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. I ALSOvividly remember, that the certficates were five dollars each (pretty steep for thr 60s! https://www.ncregister.com/blog/where-did-all-the-pagan-babies-go. I also remember something about a bridge What did we kids know ! They were missionaries working somewhere in Africa . I too went to Catholic School in CA, and we definitely collected money for the Pagan babies. Ask the deities of your pantheon to watch over the residents of your home. That fits , I suppose . Despite its apparent condescending tone at times, it instilled a radical sense of urgency in children that we are responsible for one another.. Youre too late. Considering your background , I am honored that you thought my silly little post on pagan babies was worth reading . Never heard the term. We were expected to sell subscriptions to our local Archdiocese newspaper when I went to elementary school. He stood right in the middle of the group . I remember doing the rice bowl thing during Lent, but I dont remember it being for the pagan babies. 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). There was excitement in the air . 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. 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