Tag: Pets
SmartLoving: The rise of the fur baby
We tolerate a dog in the restaurant, but would we be as generous towards a young couple with their fussing baby trying to have a date night? Are we more amenable to “dog sitting” for a few weeks than to having the grandkids over for a long weekend?
Francis’ furry friends
Animals big and small, real and stuffed, got a blessing from Fr Bernie Thomas OFM for this year’s feast of St Francis of Assisi at Mary Immaculate Waverley, with parishes across Sydney following suit.
Caring for pets can teach us about Christian love
Caring for animals reminds us of our common “littleness” and dependence on God, and can teach us important lessons about Christian love, writes Olivia Dunn
Society loses when ‘dogs and cats take the place of children’:...
Denial of fatherhood and motherhood "diminishes us"
By Courtney Mares
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that it is a civilisational loss when dogs and cats replace...
Simcha Fisher: How to talk your kids out of getting pets
So your kids want a pet, and you don't?
I'm not saying you absolutely have to let your kids have pets. I'm just saying, sooner...
Blessing of animals great and small
Father Paul Ghanem ofm says he has witnessed “very intense” bonds between pets and their owners annual blessings of animals.


















