
Are you aware of green burial options? Antal introduces us to two today: promession and resomation. – editor Today, our after-death disposition choices in the U.S. are almost exclusively limited to cremation and burial. When most people think of burial,…
Read More2012 Thing on Thursday #6 We continue our series of questions on liturgy. Our poll asked about the most important elements of ritual liturgy, the third most popular element was the communal meal. The breaking of bread together could be…
Read More– by B. T. Newberg Deep in the mountains of South Korea, a cicada hummed its last. Walking along the roadside, I saw a spider fall upon it with its venomous mandibles. Caught in the web, it had no escape,…
Read More2012 Thing on Thursday #5 Two weeks ago, our poll asked about the most important elements of ritual liturgy, and last week’s dug into methods of “giving thanks.” The second most popular method, after spoken words of gratitude, was making…
Read MoreTwo and a half years ago my world was rocked to its core when a friend was tragically killed in a car accident aged only 23. He was a very close friend. Coming to terms with his loss was very…
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