The Blessings of the Animals

The Blessings of the Animals
Author: Katrina Kittle
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2010-07-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062006797

“[A] beautifully crafted novel….A must-read not only for animal lovers, but for anyone who has found the courage to come back from heartbreak and find love again, without reservation, without fear.” —Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants “A marvelous page-turner, a story of an unexpected heartbreak and the unexpected blessings that result. I didn’t want to put this book down!” — Ellen Baker, author of Keeping the House “Wonderfully poignant characters and a deeply satisfying exploration of love in its many incarnations…make this novel Katrina Kittle’s most insightful yet.” —Lesley Kagen, New York Times bestselling author of Tomorrow River From Katrina Kittle, the critically acclaimed author of The Kindness of Strangers, comes The Blessings of the Animals—a wry, engrossing, and moving story of a veterinarian’s journey through the aftermath of divorce amidst a motley crew of beasts.

Blessing of the Animals

Blessing of the Animals
Author: Gary A. Kowalski
Publisher: Lantern Books
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2012
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1590563646

Come into the Cathedral of the Earth to worship and to... find out how "swarm intelligence" is creating smarter phone systems inspired by the creativity and collective wisdom of the common ant; discover what happens when a visionary artist travels to Africa to bury the portraits of 23 primates who died in a Philadelphia zoo; ponder how cultures as diverse as the Cherokee, Chinese, Egyptians, and ancient Hindus identified the night's brightest star with a canine spirit guide; explore how meditation practice helps a Buddhist beekeeper fend off a disease that threatens most of the world's honeybees. These true stories and many more will make you laugh, weep, and marvel at the amazing creatures who share our planet, from the earthworm to the elephant, all in Blessings of the Animals.

Pet Prayers and Blessings

Pet Prayers and Blessings
Author: Laurie Sue Brockway
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2008
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9781402741524

A collection of blessings that addresses the spiritual needs of modern-day pet owners. In encompassing elements from many cultures, faiths and traditions, it includes healing prayers, ceremonies for special occasions (such as the arrival of a new pet), and blessings for a long and happy life with your animal companion.

Blessing the Animals

Blessing the Animals
Author: Lynn L. Caruso
Publisher: SkyLight Paths Publishing
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1594732531

Make a spiritual journey through this beautiful collection of blessings, prayers and meditations about the creatures, wild and tame, that inhabit our world. These moving contributions about all types of animals?playful dogs and beloved cats, giant whales and powerful elephants, tiny insects and delicate birds?are drawn from many faith traditions, including Native American, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist.A special section also provides animal blessing ceremonies you can use to memorialize the loss of a companion animal, offer prayers for an animal suffering illness or injury or simply recognize the spiritual connection we create when we fully appreciate another member of God?s creation.

Blessing of the Animals

Blessing of the Animals
Author: Brenda Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

In Brenda Miller's second collection of award-winning essays, the reader is drawn into a conversation on topics ranging from new dogs to old stained glass, from a walk in Portland's Japanese Garden to a sojourn in Jerusalem, from model airplanes to Magic 8 Balls. As in her acclaimed first collection, Season of the Body, Miller leads us on a pilgrimage through her life as a woman driven by spiritual yearning. Together, these essays prompt us to consider how our hard-won abilities to bless others become ways of blessing ourselves.

Dog Blessings

Dog Blessings
Author: June Cotner
Publisher: New World Library
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2008
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1577316169

With heartwarming, funny, silly, and sad tributes, "Dog Blessings" honors the special connection between people and their canine friends. The essays collected here wax eloquent on subjects ranging from dog days at the beach to the lives of rescue and shelter dogs.

The Dog who Rescues Cats

The Dog who Rescues Cats
Author: Philip Gonzalez
Publisher: Hampton Falls, N.H. : Beeler Large Print
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781574900378

The True Story Of Ginny. Philip Gonzales had lost all interest in life after a disabling industrial accident so a friend suggested he adopt a dog. Reluctantly he went to a shelter where Ginny, a badly abused one-year-old pup, quickly won him over. On their first walk together, Ginny pulled Philip into a vacant lot where she immediately found a starving stray cat. This was the beginning of Ginny's ongoing mission to rescue, with Philip's help, abandoned cats, using her incredible "radar of the heart" to find them in even the most unlikely places. Their mission has given Philip a new sense of purpose and a new lease on life.

Animal Rites

Animal Rites
Author: Andrew Linzey
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2015-06-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725235781

Christians believe that the logos is the source of all life, yet Christian worship remains unashamedly human-centric. The world of creation, and animals in particular, is almost invisible in our worship. The churches do not have the liturgical means of celebrating the life of animals, giving thanks for their companionship, praying for the relief of their suffering, or marking their death. This unique book provides a variety of liturgies that are animal-friendly and animal-inclusive. They include services in celebration of animal companionship, services for animal welfare, healing liturgies, new eucharistic prayers "for the whole creation," and animal burial services. Underlying all these new forms is a serious theological purpose: to help us to draw deeper into the mystery of God's work in creation and to affirm other sentient beings as co-creatures with us.

Prayers for Animals

Prayers for Animals
Author: Carol J. Adams
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Animal welfare
ISBN: 9780826416513

Learning of one animal's suffering or many animals' suffering may touch us very deeply. Sometimes, we do not want to be that deeply touched since we know how much it hurts to care about another's suffering. Praying for animals allows us to unburden ourselves of these feelings by sharing them.