Episode 91 - Pets and Their Place in our Practice

2022-05-12

CW: This episode discusses pet loss and grief surrounding it. One of the strange things about owning pets is that they become an integral part of our lives, our practice, and the spaces we inhabit. And, with limited exceptions, we may be with them for their entire lives, but they are only with us for a part of ours. Both Rev. Avende and Rev. Dangler have lost pets, and both have had to find ways to work those pets into their own religious lives, and those of their families. We spend a lot...

CW: This episode discusses pet loss and grief surrounding it.

One of the strange things about owning pets is that they become an integral part of our lives, our practice, and the spaces we inhabit. And, with limited exceptions, we may be with them for their entire lives, but they are only with us for a part of ours.

Both Rev. Avende and Rev. Dangler have lost pets, and both have had to find ways to work those pets into their own religious lives, and those of their families. We spend a lot of time chatting about that aspect of our work during this discussion, as well as memorial prayers

Rev. Dangler's Prayer for a Departed Pet - Tumblr | Facebook
Rev. Dangler's video Prayer for A Pet Crossing Over (#PrayerADay 2019)
Rainbow Bridge Poem

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