What The Catholic Church Says About Cremation
The last responder’s work exposes one to all manner of cultural territories, spiritual and otherwise. We’ve considered the varieties of religious experience’s traditions and credos before at CD,...
Cremation
Star Wars + Terrible Funeral Christmas Songs! | FFFW #64
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Today is a special day! On this day in 1971, Lucasfilms Ltd was founded. This was George Lucas’s production company that brought us many great films...
Revolutionizing Temporary Cremation Containers
When looking at the history of cremation and the struggles our profession has faced in communicating the value of cremation services to the public, it’s apparent that one...
Shoulder Canes & Breakfast Funerals | 4M #7
Welcome to the seventh edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup (4M #7), where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Strengthening Cremation Services in the Experience Economy
History shows us that funeral rituals were never just for burial families, and with the rapidly evolving deathcare space we are seeing today, there are new opportunities for...
The History of Cremation Rituals and Why They Aren’t Going Away
Ritual has been an important part of understanding grief and loss for centuries. Many grief counselors and death educators agree that ritual is helpful in the healing process...
Will Green Burial Slow Cremation Rates?
There is no doubt that consumers today are looking for environmentally friendly options, even in deathcare. A 2017 survey by NFDA reveals that 53.8% of funeral consumers indicated...