I am a Catholic of a certain age, a graduate of parochial school, and a former member of the Association of the Holy Childhood. My first lessons in social justice came through saving pagan babies. 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 (...)
The Last Word
Pagan Babies
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Linda, thank you for this article. I too was in elementary school during the age of "pagan babies" I really liked the way you transition from help from afar to actual experience of the poor. There is nothing like first hand experience. Your students are lucky to be invited to that experience through mission trips.
A lovely reminiscence. Thank you. David Philippart