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September 03, 2016

FDA bans chemicals in antibacterial soap

The FDA has banned a host of chemicals found in antibacterial soaps, including the two...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

A belief in a God bigger than any book or religion

Whether Josh Grisetti actually met God or not doesn't matter. He walked away from the...

November 2013

November 19, 2013

If your dog could talk, would he speak like a preschooler?

A friend posted on Facebook today: "Who decided that if dogs were able to speak...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Living more with less

The homes in this village were ramshackle sheds, put together with scrap metal, cardboard and...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Some thoughts on modern slavery – refuse to do nothing but don’t be overwhelmed trying to do everything

As I write, I'm sitting in a cafe in a small village that, in our...

February 20, 2013

Can dogs be introverted or extroverted?

Not long ago, I did a post reflecting on Susan Cain’s book, “Quiet: The Power of...

February 08, 2013

Confessions of a non-recovering introvert

I’m an introvert. When I said it to friends a few times over the last...

October 2012

October 07, 2012

When science and faith meet – infinity

I once had a conversation with a university biology student about the possibility that God created...

June 2012

June 19, 2012

Join Patricia McConnell in a discussion about animals at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Thursday, June 21

If you're in the Madison, Wisconsin area and are also an animal lover, here's a...

June 05, 2012

Summer Top 10 Reading List – dogs, dogs and a little mystery

As summer nears, we bloggers here at Patheos have been asked to share our summer...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Animal testing and a little Monday morning crankiness

It's Monday, and to be quite frank, I'm feeling a little cranky, animal-wise. It's 10:30...

March 2012

March 21, 2012

Wisdom, wonder and the nature of creation

I should know better than to volunteer to read and reflect on a book written...

February 2012

February 15, 2012

McDonalds and Hormel to end use of gestation crates

McDonald's Corporation and Hormel both recently announced that they will phase out the use of sow gestation stalls...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

Friday food for thought quote: stray cats … or not?

Not to discount the work of cat rescuers who rescue and care for stray cats....

December 21, 2011

The real family behind “We Bought A Zoo”

On December 23, the movie "We Bought A Zoo," starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson,...

December 18, 2011

Leo, one of the Michael Vick dogs, passes away

When it comes to being the poster pup for resilience, there may be no other...

December 09, 2011

Bring back the Wooly Mammoth? Have we learned nothing from the bunny rabbit?

It came out this week that Japanese and Russian scientists have recovered viable bone marrow...

November 2011

November 28, 2011

Books for the animal-loving reader on your Christmas list

If you've got an animal lover on your Christmas list who also happens to love...

November 28, 2011

Book review: “Stay,” by Allie Larkin

It’s the age old story: girl loves boy, boy falls in love with girl’s best...

November 28, 2011

Book review: “Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts,” by Lucy Dillon

I’m not much for romance novels, or chick lit for that matter. But I gladly made...

November 13, 2011

Streams of contentment and lessons learned from animals

In the classic song, “Thank God I’m A Country Boy,” John Denver sang, “Life on...

October 2011

October 28, 2011

DreamWorks picks up movie rights to NY Times bestseller "A Dog's Purpose"

Fans of writer W. Bruce Cameron will be wagging for joy at this news: DreamWorks...

October 27, 2011

"The Lost Dogs" author Jim Gorant to pen memoir of Wallace the pit bull

When Sports Illustrated editor Jim Gorant set out to cover the story of Michael Vick...

October 21, 2011

Friday Food For Thought, from Suzanne Clothier

"The leading cause of death in dogs in Western countries is behavior - unacceptable, uncontrollable,...

October 20, 2011

Book review: The Lost Dogs by Jim Gorant

In 2007, then Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick was indicted in a dogfighting case that...