Children | Coping with Death | Grief | Resources | Spiritual
Helping a Child Grieve and Grow
When our firstborn was new, I read a news story about the brutal murder of a child. A mother tiger roared…
Aging Parent | Coping with Death | Elderly Care | Family Caregiving | Funeral Planning | Resources | Spiritual | Wills & Estates
Talking About End-of-Life Decisions With Your Parent
When we were children and adolescents, our parents had the challenging responsibility of talking with us about difficult topics. Teaching us…
Francis of Assisi Embracing “Sister Death” With Hope
Birth and death provide the bookends on our lives. Yet we live in a culture that often fails to recognize death…
Coping with Death | Events | Grief | Resources | Spiritual
Giving Your Worries to God
“I can’t. God can. I think I’ll let God.” I came upon those words at the bottom of the last pile…
Coping with Death | Grief | Holidays | Resources | Spiritual
Finding Comfort for Your Grief in Christmas Traditions
As the holiday classic by Meredith Wilson merrily observes, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!” Houses twinkle with thousands…
Burial | Caskets | Coping with Death | Cremation & Urns | Funeral Planning | Resources | Wills & Estates
Questions to Consider Before You Prepay
You may have considered preplanning, or even prepaying, for your funeral arrangements. Planning for your funeral, or the funeral of a…
Saint Meinrad Archabbey Wetlands Reserve Program
In the spring of 2007, Saint Meinrad Archabbey converted about 375 acres of crop and pasture land into forest in cooperation…
Embalming Not Required
Most people are under the assumption that embalming is a state requirement. Most funeral homes will require embalming if you plan…
What is a Funeral Home GPL?
If you decide to start preplanning for your funeral arrangements, know that you can contact more than one funeral home and…
Casket Choices
The loss of a loved one brings a chaos of emotion. Not only are you mourning your loss you are trying…