(RNS) — Sarah Bowen says she’s been doing the work of an animal chaplain since she was 6 years old. Raised in the Midwest as a Presbyterian preacher’s kid, she was often hauled to hospice facilities ...

Sarah A. Bowen's newest book Sacred Sendoffs: An Animal Chaplain’s Advice for Surviving Animal Loss, Making Life Meaningful, and Healing the Planet, a follow up to Spiritual Rebel, is a gem in which ...

Everyone has a spirit animal. Spirit animals are special creatures that have been talked about since practically the beginning of time. Most people confuse the idea of a spirit animal and think you ...

While bats are often associated with darkness, vampires, death and witchcraft, some bats are incredibly important to the ecosystem. Not only does their dung, known as guano, provide nutrients for ...

"The reason we can experience grief and relate spiritually is because we’re animals, not despite the fact that we’re animals." —Teya Brooks Pribac It's clear that humans are not the only animals who ...

DEAR READERS: The spirits of animals -- whether wild, captive, tamed or domesticated -- have only recently been considered by, or factored into, conventional veterinary medicine. The same is true for ...

Charles Darwin was once asked about how humans are linked to the animals and, with all of our knowledge about evolution, there was still anything unique about being a human. Darwin answered, “Man is ...

If your minister or rabbi isn’t giving the spiritual guidance you need, why not consult your dog? Dogs, like all animals, "serve as an intimate link to the intuitive and to the Divine," animal ...

Animal loss can also trigger existential questions about God’s existence and character, or whether animals are in the afterlife. Trained chaplains aren’t there to provide answers but are familiar with ...