February 13, 2025 During the Victorian Age from 1837 to 1901 — long before selfie photos, videos and family albums — loved ones who died were memorialized in ways that may seem strange to us. One of the most common practices was to make what was known as “mourning...
February 12, 2025 “In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all…it comes with bitterest agony.” — Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, who is often considered America’s greatest president, understood grief and personal loss. He was born in a log cabin in Kentucky...
February 11, 2025 “From Heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.” — Teresa of Avila Many people familiar with near-death experiences believe that the medieval artist Hieronymus Bosch depicted a scene similar to what...
February 10, 2025 “Life is so much bigger than we know. Death is not the end.” It was a busy time for Father Norm. A really busy time. He had ten funerals in two weeks and hadn’t had a day off in a while. As much as he needed it, he knew that it was more...
February 9, 2025 More than 100 artists have covered the song, “You Raise Me Up,” written by novelist and songwriter Brendan Graham and composed by Rolf Løvland, The song was performed for the first time at Løvland’s mother’s funeral. Josh Groban performed the song at...
February 8, 2025 “I’m freezing, put the heat up!” So much of their life revolved around the thermostat. It sounded crazy, but it wasn’t. His life had become nothing more, it seemed, than a succession of old rituals and habits. Every day every winter, she would say,...
