Bryan Murdaugh's Posts
All Souls Day – Including Yours
November is the month in which the Church remembers the dead.
All Souls Day – Four Last Things
What happens to us when we die? We believe that firstly we will be judged.
Assumption and Cremation Homily
One day those who live and die in the Lord as Mary did will spend eternity body and soul in heaven, alongside her, alongside her son, with all the angels and saints who have gone before us.
Funeral: Children of God
As children of God, we have a glorious future because God in his goodness and generosity wants to share his love and life with us.
Funeral: In the Hands of God
What better place could we go after death than into the hands of God? What a beautiful way to describe God’s care for us.
Funeral: Praying for the Dead
When we lay a wreath in someone’s honor, the flowers will wither but the prayers we offer for someone will never wither.
Considering Cremation
A must-read for those “considering cremation” purely based on cost and/or a lack of understanding of Catholic guidelines.
Rituals with Meaning, Rituals that Heal
(4:54) – Rituals are key to comforting Christians in times of grief. Practical aspects of the Vigil, Funeral Mass, and Committal are explained from the perspective of how the rituals… Read More