Louise, My Cathy was born in 1963 and baptized at two weeks of age and, like I said before, she couldn't be baptized Cathy so I decided on Catherine. Then, my mother in law was upset as my mom's name was Katherine. My MIL said I name Cathy after my mom. I didn't feel that I did. I wanted a Cathy and my mom was called Katherine or Kate. So, sometimes it isn't the custom but the in-law's that stick their nose in. I remember a good friends who had an Italian father in law and his name was Fani. Her husband wanted her to name their son that and she said no and named him Steven and they got over it. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 9:46 AM Subject: [CROATIA-L] Re: CROATIA-D Digest V05 #149 > When I had my daughter baptized in Jan. 1962 in a parish in the Chicago > area > I told the priest that her name was to be Karen Marie. He said that he had > to use the Christian name Catherine Mary and that no name could come > before > Mary; therefore, she was baptized as Mary Catherine. > Louise > > > > On 5/11/05 3:00 AM, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] [Croatia} Baptism >> >> The Christian name thing didn't end until after Vatican II for the >> Catholic's. I wanted "Cathy" but had to choose Catherine for the baptism >> of >> our daughter. Now, it seems like anything goes when I hear the names >> that >> the poor babies are being given by their parents. >> Margaret >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: " Karen Heiser" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 3:56 PM > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.8 - Release Date: 5/10/2005 > >