My buddy Ripley had to be put down this week while I was away. She had been failing for some time. Ripley, was Fr. Jack’s Olde English Sheepdog here at the parish and I loved her. She was a 2 year old rescue dog from Indianapolis and she came with Quigley who left us last …
Tag Archive: dogs
Jan
06
Jun
07
When A Pet Dies
Quigley, one of our parish’s two Old English Sheepdogs went over the Rainbow Bridge to be with God yesterday. It’s never easy. Fr Jack, our pastor, has been a bit sad these past days. Here’s Quigley in our 50 day video feature: I truly believe that there are are animals in heaven, so may Quigley …
May
28
A Dog Never Leaves His Master
A Terrier Mix did the unbelievable this week. After being caught in the Twister and missing for weeks, the dog dragged his two broken front paws all the way home. Telegraph has details: Dogs have ways of teaching us things. How far do we go to reconnect with our master? I know that there have …
Mar
12
Day 6: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: The Doggie Mousepad
As you all know, all too well, I love dogs. When you tell people that you love dogs they tend to give you dog-like stuff. I have photo frames and figurines and a whole load of dog accouterments. We’re a dog friendly workplace, Ripley and Quigley are Fr. Jack’s Old English Sheepdogs. Sr. Jeremy loves …
Nov
04
For Anyone Who’s Lost a Pet
This was brave of Snoopy’s best friend. Pets give us so much of themselves. I was asking Fr. Jack about whether he had dogs before his Old English Sheepdogs (Ripley and Quigley) the other day and you could see the sadness wash over him as he spoke of Duffy and Ryan, his old Golden Retrievers. …
May
05
Some Can’t Even Teach Young Dogs Old Tricks…
Warning for some language here–but this is hysterical and makes me appreciate my mostly obedient dog even more: Let us rejoice in the silliness that is our lives–that things don’t always work out the way we hope and yet, we can laugh at ourselves anyway. For students, this week as they finish finals, may they …
Apr
14
If a Dog is Too Hard to Love…
They say that when you look at how a culture treats its animals, you can make a direct correlation to how it treats vulnerable people as well. Jarrad Venegas, who was our crackerjack office manager at BustedHalo® pointed me towards this video that is the epitome of that remark. Take a quick look and I …
Jan
10
Believe in the Power of the Doggie Jersey
I’m not much into superstitions but… The New York Jets won their playoff game over the Bengals yesterday, and more importantly, my dog haze was wearing his Jets jersey. Every time he wears it –the Jets win. Believe in the power of the doggy jersey! I wanted to get him the number “1/2″ but they …
Oct
04
A Suitable Partner
As many of you know… I love my dog, Haze! He’s a good boy and I often refer to him as “my best friend.” Each time I do this, I get a dirty look from my wife as if to say, “What the hell am I? Chopped Liver?” To which I usually reply, “If you …
Oct
01
A Dog?… In Church?
Every once in awhile I would be running late from one appointment or another and would bring my dog to church. Some folks were OK with it while others were very uncomfortable with the idea of having a dog in church. I think that there’s a huge pastoral opportunity for someone who would consider doing …
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Mike Hayes is an author, commentator, Campus Minister and Spiritual Director. He founded the award winning BustedHalo.com in 2001 and wrote the book Googling God with Paulist Press in 2007. Mike is currently a Campus Minister at The University at Buffalo where he serves on the staff of St Joseph University Church. He is available for speaking engagements, retreats and personal spiritual direction.
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