For the Feast of St. Francis and Other Holy Men

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."--Mahatma Gandhi (Oct. 2, 1869 - 1948)

My Cats' Favorite Scripture (besides the Talmudic commandment to always feed your beasts first)

"The Divine Mother revealed to me in the Kali temple that it was She who had become everything...That was why I fed a cat with the food that was to be offered to the Divine Mother. I clearly perceived that the Divine Mother Herself had become everything--even the cat."--from The Gospel of Ramakrishna

8:18:48 PM    

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Dramatis Felinae, with Approprite Noms de Net

Their names shall be derived from when they arrived. The first is my son's cat Mr. Christmas, monster cat, now 10 years old and diabetic.

The next also came in December a few years later. So he will be known as Hanukkah, or by his function, co-alpha but in the Taoist manner. Very supportive. Trains foster kittens in the Jedi cat way. I give you Han the Yodacat.

This dumb but gorgeous metaphorical blonde is one of Han's pupils, remaindered to our house because of a heart defect. We hadn't planned on a another cat, but I blubbered to my husband that she was going to be put down if we didn't take her, that the shelter vet said she'd be lethargic, stunted, and short lived. Of course, that vet also said she was a male. Based on how she's fulfilled the first two prophecies, she'll live to be 20. Born on Feb. 16, her name has to be Valentine.

We took a very pregnant teenage cat off the streets (via the HSUS) just before Easter. Easter wishes she were an only cat.

8:17:16 PM    

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Thank you for the abundance of small animals that share our home. May I always perceive that the Divine Mother has become the little cats, no matter what they destroy or when they wake me up. Bless them and all the creatures You asked us to care for.

7:55:55 PM    

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