Death Then And Now
Increase Mather, one of Puritan New England’s foremost ministers and scholars, died in 1723 at his home in Boston. As he lay “feeble and sore broken” upon his death bed, he faced his life’s end with...
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Calling All Souls
When my cat Tiger died she left a nearly unbearable ache in my heart. Animals do this: They hold joy and love and solace in a way humans can’t, and then they die. But after she died, I heard her. I was sitting at my desk and the...
Read MoreHalloween: Remembering the Dead
Halloween is one of the world’s oldest Holidays and is celebrated around the world. For us here in the states it is a night of dressing up and going door to door to collect treats. But for many cultures it is a time to...
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Famous Last Words
The inevitable end will come to us all, we will all fall victim to the looming claws of the...
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Famous Last Words
The inevitable end will come to us all. We will all fall victim to the looming claws of death. But...
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Halloween, Customs and Remembering
As one of the world’s oldest Holidays, Halloween is celebrated around the world in many countries....
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Death in Literature
In literature death is often symbolized as the Grim Reaper or a Dark Shadow. Words to describe the...
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Cultural Perspectives and Customs Around Death
CHRISTIAN BELIEFS Christians trust they will go to heaven to be with God once they have died and...
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Halloween & Rituals
As one of the world’s oldest Holidays, Halloween is celebrated around the world in many countries....
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The American Way of Death
By Jeffery A. Johnson In a remote farmhouse, six adults and one child are stranded. They reinforce...
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History of Death
Years ago in Roman times death was too common to be frightening; each life was quietly intertwined...
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Talking Death Cards
Talking Death Cards provide you with engaging questions that inspire deep and meaningful conversations among family, friends and colleagues in an easy to use playing card format.