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Not “Either/Or,” but “And”

by CreatureKind Fellow, Estela Torres  I was raised in a conservative Catholic environment in Monterrey, Mexico. I felt a deep love for animals from a very young age and was very sensitive to their suffering. Perhaps it was my mother’s stories about her childhood dog, Bobby, that made an impression on

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Fasting from Injustice, Feasting in Freedom

by Alyssa Moore I identify as Catholic, but until I began to study theology at a Jesuit university, I knew few other Catholics or practicing Christians my age. Among those vaguely familiar with Catholicism, a few common factoids floated around: we make a huge deal about “the holy wafer thing” at

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Dwelling in the Wild Places, Welcoming the Light

Advent Meditations on Multispecies and Interspiritual Encounter by Ed Sloane For the last several months—since June—along with my friend and colleague, Michael, I have been involved in a spiritual adventure. Oddly, this adventure doesn’t require going anywhere. It is an adventure in the arts of dwelling. Out of a desire to

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Gopala, Jesus, and the Friendly Beasts

Interspiritual Friendships and the Care of Animals by Michael J. Iafrate A few months ago, I sat in a crowded movie theatre watching the local premiere of the documentary Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All. The majority of the audience was made up of

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A Prayer for Hard Days

On hard days, in hard seasons, I turn and return to this prayer. I turn to it especially when I start to get wrapped up in the anxiety that comes with being called to do a big thing. 

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Why CreatureKind?

Seeing ourselves as one creature among many is therefore a profound truth of Christian faith. There are two kinds of things: God and God’s creatures. We’re one of the second kind: we’re creaturekind. 

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