A Proper Christian Burial

by Mark Bauerlein

Tim Perry joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Funerals: For the Care of Souls.  Continue Reading »

6 Dec 2021

Learning to Mean What the Liturgy Says

by Raymond J. de Souza

Prince Philip’s funeral allowed the liturgy to speak powerfully. Continue Reading »

28 Apr 2021

Where Two or Three Are Gathered

by James A. Hamel

Social distancing rules have complicated the Rites of Christian Burial and the customary human interactions that accompany the death of a loved one. Continue Reading »

11 May 2020

Nothing to Celebrate

by Carl R. Trueman

The rites surrounding Justice Antonin Scalia's death offer a sober contrast to the childish superficiality of this present age. Continue Reading »

23 Feb 2016

Justice Scalia on Funeral Sermons

by Timothy George

When Jessica Mitford first published The American Way of Death in 1963, she unleashed a broadside against the entire funeral industry in this country. She criticized the way funerals were done in America, including cosmetic excrescences and high expenses stemming from the greed of morticians. Some . . . . Continue Reading »

22 Feb 2016

Funeral Homily for Justice Antonin Scalia

by Paul Scalia

We are gathered here because of one man. A man known personally to many of us, known only by reputation to even more; a man loved by many, scorned by others; a man known for great controversy, and for great compassion. That man, of course, is Jesus of Nazareth.It is He Whom we proclaim: Jesus . . . . Continue Reading »

22 Feb 2016

Star Wars, Give Me Those Star Wars . . .

by Sally Thomas

Nothing but Star Wars, Star Wars todaaaaaay . . . The more I think about Jedi as an organized religion, the more I can’t stop thinking about it. Actually, I use the word “organized” loosely. It seems that being a Jedi is more like being a Mason, or maybe a Boy Scout, than it is . . . . Continue Reading »

24 Sep 2009

In the Midst of Life

by Sally Thomas

Stonecutter Karin Sprague revives the nearly-lost art of the tombstone. Though she encourages clients to explore “less-traditional” images which “offer more personal meaning,” for my money it’s her interpretations of traditional gravestone iconography — the tree . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Apr 2009