Tag: funerals
Long Island parishioners fulfill message of Matthew 25 at funeral
Parishioners at St. Joseph Church in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., wanted to make sure Celia Teresa de Jesus Alferez went home to God surrounded by friends.
So...
In the age of COVID-19, our usual way of grieving is...
Some days, the losses we have sustained from the COVID-19 pandemic seem almost too great to comprehend.
So many families and friends are mourning the...
Pandemic means delayed grief for those who mourn
Three weeks after her husband died, I called the widow to see how she was doing. Sadly, the man had died shortly after the...
Italian priests rise to challenges of connecting separated family and deceased...
ROME -- When Father Mario Carminati went to bless the remains of one of his parishioners, he called the deceased man's daughter on WhatsApp...
Coronavirus restrictions on large gatherings limit size of funerals, but local...
In Bill Doherty II’s line of work, business doesn’t ever really come to a halt.
As president of Doherty Funeral Homes, he deals with weather...
Proper disposition of a cremated body is important
Last year the parishes in the Diocese of Wilmington recorded 1,681 funerals with 417 of these being for cremated bodies. Of the 417 cremations,...