Many people consider their pets part of the family, so it isn't uncommon for questions to arise about animals having souls or an afterlife. There are many differing opinions on whether animals have ...

The evangelist Billy Graham is being buried today, and I am wondering if he is sharing Heaven with his dog Lars. The Reverend Billy Graham was a big presence in western North Carolina. In fact, he ...

In Garth Stein's novel The Art of Racing in the Rain, the narrator tells us that in Mongolia, dogs are buried high in the hills so no one walks on the graves. The master whispers into his dog's ear ...

This column is included in Terry Pluto’s new book, “The Guy With the Sign and Other Thoughts on Faith in Everyday Life” ($16.95 paperback, Gray & Co.) Available at Northeast Ohio bookstores and Amazon ...

DEAR ABBY: “Missing My Cat in Georgia” (June 20) was told by his Catholic friend that his cat wouldn’t be joining him in the afterlife. I have been an ordained pastor for 27 years. Last summer my cat, ...

My aunt once asked me if there will be animals in Heaven. Perhaps it is a good question to ask during this season when pets have played such an important role in helping us survive COVID-19. When many ...

(RNS) — The Rev. Terry Martin wrote his book after his own suffering in silence connected him, he says, to the suffering of animals. (RNS) — The Rev. Terry Martin had served large, busy Catholic ...

Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then ...

My aunt once asked me if there will be animals in heaven. Perhaps it is a good question to ask during this season when pets have played such an important role in helping us survive COVID. When many of ...