
‘Natural Burial’ Option Debuts in Archdiocese of Chicago
Catholics will now have the option of using natural burial plots at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, about 25 miles outside of Chicago.
Catholics will now have the option of using natural burial plots at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, about 25 miles outside of Chicago.
While skulls and skeletons have assumed a scary, morbid and often occultish connection, the religious sister says that’s not the case if viewed with the right frame of mind.
BOOK PICK: The Four Last Things: A Catechetical Guide to Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell
In an extract from his latest book-interview, 'Last Testament', Benedict XVI reflects on death, God's judgment, and the afterlife.
COMMENTARY: Advent offers a perfect opportunity to reflect on and prepare ourselves for the end, of all days or our days..
Bishop John Barres of Allentown, Pa., reflects on the basketball-faith connection.
COMMENTARY: Remembering Dr. Jack Willke, a pro-life pioneer.
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