Every Catholic is entitled to a place and a record … a place for family and loved ones to come and pray for the deceased and ...

Local columnist Joe Phillips reflects on attending his friend Ace’s bleak funeral after losing both Ace and his wife, leaving him saddened by empty rituals.

My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning, at her home in Ojai, ...

Not only is there a biblical basis for the teaching on purgatory, but the teaching also makes sense based on the promises contained in Scripture to those who have been called to be saints.

This Sunday's readings tell us we are capable of realizing how deeply united we are as God's creatures. We are created to live in full union with God and one another: here and hereafter, altogether, ...

November 2, 2025, The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed: The Feast of All Souls reminds us that our loved ones shine like stars, beckoning us to eternal life in the merciful hands of God.

A few days after the 2018 shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers got an email from the Rev. Eric ...

Family members, friends, and many supporters gathered at the entrance to the Great Synagogue on Oneg Shabbat Street in Rishon ...

Born on August 27, 1953, in Struthers, Ohio, Ruby was the treasured child of George and Dorthy Penson, whose love and ...

Wherever I am and whatever I do, Lord, you are with me. I had to fly out to Germany this week to attend the funeral of my ...

Dear Abby advises a person who doesn't know if she should attend her friend's mom's funeral when she dies because she avoids funerals as much as she can. Kzenon - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: My close ...

Dear Abby: My close friend “Annie” came to my father’s funeral. She had met him only a couple of times. While I realized she was doing it to be there for me, I felt responsible for her since she knew ...