For decades traditional hymns such as “Abide with Me” and “The Lord Is My Shepherd” have been staples at British funerals. But their popularity is waning as more people opt instead for cheerier ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Queen Elizabeth II is being laid to rest in a state funeral on Monday (19 September). The late monarch's funeral began at 11am, ...

One of the things the baby boomer generation has introduced into the liturgical sphere is the “celebration of life” service. That’s quite unfortunate. A “celebration of life” points to a dead person.

My lawyer has advised me to bring my will up to date, seeing as how I wrote my last one 25 years ago. Suffice it to say that things have changed since then. One of the things that hasn't changed is ...

Last January in Beverley Hills, Meryl Streep sang “Happy Days Are Here Again” at the funeral service for actors Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. It was a duet, sung for a small congregation ...

I attend a lot of funerals, and as the final sending away hymn is played, my own mortality comes to mind. More and more, in November, I have been acknowledging the dead with prayer and in ceremony. I ...