Tom Long, well-known American Presbyterian preacher and professor, decided more than a decade ago that it was time to do a state of the art book on the Christian funeral. “What I did not anticipate ...

Priests bless a casket following a funeral service for Marcus Guara and his family at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Credit: AP Photo/Lynne Sladky.) Listen As ...

When Elizabeth Janzen died in a Minneapolis nursing home, the staff immediately notified the closest relative, her daughter Sarah in St. Louis. Sarah, who had faithfully visited her mother once a ...

COMMENTARY: Incorporating noteworthy contributions from Catholics, the Church of England provided a model to all Christians for how funerals ought to be conducted. King Charles III follows behind the ...

I took a funeral this week too. It wasn’t for a well-known Liverpool celebrity. Cliff didn’t come along to sing. And 15,000 people didn’t line the streets to say goodbye. But nonetheless both services ...

A full 1 hour lesson looking over the Christian funeral rites - covering the Christian beliefs about the afterlife, the rituals carried out at a Christian funeral and at a Roman Catholic funeral and ...