Funeral services for Eliza Fletcher, the mother and teacher whose abduction captured the nation's attention, were held Saturday in Memphis. Fletcher, known to family and friends as "Liza," was a ...

Yogi Berra once quipped, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” If there is a time that I see church parishioners facing Yogi’s confused logic, it is when dealing with decision making for a funeral ...

I attended a Mass of Christian Burial for a 99-year-old Catholic friend a few weeks ago. The next day I attended a Presbyterian funeral service for a 101-year-old friend. Your conclusion may be that I ...