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November 2019

November 06, 2019

The Walking Dead: South Koreans hold funerals for the living

“Once you become conscious of death, and experience it, you undertake a new approach to...

October 2019

October 24, 2019

Chicago issues guidelines on funerals and eulogies

From WBBM: Cardinal Blase Cupich is issuing new guidelines for Catholic funerals in the Archdiocese...

August 2013

August 14, 2013

When a priest dies

Since this is a subject my parish is now facing, I thought I'd share some...

August 02, 2013

The problem of instant canonizations at Catholic funerals

This is a common problem in the preaching at Catholic funerals, and something every priest...

January 2013

January 26, 2013

A growing trend: home funerals

Here's an interesting glimpse into this phenomenon from Jaweed Kaleem at Huffington Post. I suspect...

September 2012

September 04, 2012

Lay ministers to lead funerals in U.K.

It's happening in Liverpool, according to The Tablet: Twenty-two Lay Funeral Ministers, men and women,...

February 2011

February 18, 2011

The rite done right: making a funeral easier for everyone

It's a recurring problem at some Catholic liturgies -- notably, weddings and funerals -- where...

February 07, 2011

Everything old is new again: Colorado town offers funeral pyres

A practice many might consider taboo is available in one western town -- and it's...

January 2011

January 25, 2011

Would you like your funeral streamed live?

Welcome to the brave new world of the YouTube funeral, where grieving friends and relatives...