I consider my pets as my brothers and sisters worthy of love, dignity and respect.
I try to make sure they enjoy their lives.
I will say this: your beloved pets have souls. You’ll see them again.
How do I know? Without going into too much detail I will say that I had a pet visitation during a very difficult period in my life, back in California, when I was in meditation/prayer.
I could feel the cat walking on the bed, felt its whiskers on my face and heard it purring. I had no cat at the time. I was not asleep. I was astounded.
Now, when I left, basically almost had to flee, California and came to Arizona, I came with my mom, brother and adopted sister. My mom was recently divorced and was told by the judge she had to work. She was a house wife her whole life so it was a big change for her.
She ended up getting a job at a local Catholic Church as an administrative assistant. The name of the Church was St. Jerome.
I thought of Michael Savage’s brother Jerome. The story of his disabled brother tore my heart out. I have an older disabled sister and younger disabled brother and watched my mom and dad struggle to raise them.
Though not as profoundly disabled as Jerome, they can function with guidance, I understand the plight. As a matter of fact, we’re working with a lawyer now so that I can have guardianship of my brother since my mom is getting up in age and my dad just died. His welfare is now in my hands.
Regarding St. Jerome Church and Michael Savage a thought came to my mind. Michael’s disabled brother Jerome is a saint. A special kind of one. I considered that perhaps…I don’t know how to say this and I don’t want to be disrespectful…perhaps, like Christ in his innocence, Jerome too suffered for the sins of the world in his own way. His suffering had a higher purpose…that higher good could come from such tragic, unfair and cruel circumstances.
I speak as a Catholic Christian having been raised as such. I sometimes offer my merited and unmerited suffering for forgiveness of my own sins…which are often many.
The good news is we will be reunited with our loved pets as much as our beloved relatives and friends when we cross to the further shore…
Michael has spoken about the many faiths leading to God. Bishop Fulton Sheen has a good sermon on this on YouTube.
Without belaboring the controversial subject I have come to my own conclusion based on my Christian upbringing and world view and it is solely my personal belief.
Jesus Christ is the way…but there are many ways to Christ. He is the hub at the center….the Alpha and Omega…from which all good, faithful and true roads lead, like spokes on a wheel. But not all roads are the same. Some are cold and mountainous; some are hot , deserty and arid; others are swampy, rainy, or slippery and more difficult to traverse.
I believe the Christian path is the surest, safest and easiest to travel. I would expect a Muslim, Hindu or Jew to feel the same about their faiths, their paths.
Make of it what you will… The good news is that we’re all going to find out when our time comes. As of now we’re all in the same boat so to speak with our own respective faiths and hopes as companions and guides.
Thank God I live in the Ark that is the USA. It’s worth fighting to preserve…