Recently I heard on the radio that a local Christian church was going to be hosting a community-wide “Blessing of the Animals Ecumenical Service” at a nearby park this month. My first thought upon hearing the announcement was that it must be some sort of church picnic where they would be asking a blessing on the barbeque before they ate, but then I realized that I totally misunderstood what this whole “blessing of the animals” was about. Apparently they were talking about blessing live, uncooked animals. Go figure. In case you aren’t aware of this “animal blessing” phenomenon, let...
