The Blessing of the Beasts Jewish thanks to his experience of

thanks to his experience of sung prayer in the monastic choir

as is often true for saints

contributors Scott Cairns

most genuine

Her "Little Way"—finding holiness in small

The Blessing of the Beasts Jewish thanks to his experience ofAs a young roach, Francesca was warned against churches. They were disgustingly clean, barren of food, although sometimes you might find leftover rice from weddings under the pews, and they were dangerous. Francesca and Martin, a skunk, originally met in a trash can awhile back: Hed startled her by rising from the garbage, wearing a cap of coleslaw and a mustache of yogurt. As the Celebration of Creatures service approaches, Francesca yearns to be