A year after my mother died, my family spread some of her ashes off the Irish coast and decided to spread the remaining ashes later. That was in 2011. When my father died four years later, he also ...
If you have recently lost a loved one or pet, having them cremated and scattering their ashes can be a meaningful way to say goodbye — especially if you have a special place in mind to scatter those ...
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In recent years, Catholics have increasingly chosen to scatter the ashes of loved ones – or keep them close by, at home – as a way to honor their lives. The Vatican, though, doesn’t condone the ...
I don’t tend to like sharing pieces from news aggregator Huffington Post (because they do not pay their bloggers, even though they can well afford to); but this fascinating piece, inspired by a cover ...
PARIS — Funeral rites have undergone a stunning change in just a generation. Whereas societies have buried their deceased for thousands of years, cremation has suddenly become a mass phenomenon. Today ...
To judge by the box-office receipts, millions of Americans saw the final scene in the movie "The Bridges of Madison County." In it a son and daughter honor their mother's last request by scattering ...
The rise in requests for cremation is changing the way funeral homes and cemeteries are doing business in Massachusetts. Since 1960, the rate of cremations has risen nationwide from 3.6 percent to ...