Mourning in Brooklyn
After a ride on the Chinatown bus from Buffalo, I’m sitting in a Brooklyn bagel shop (one of the most glorious places in the world!) awaiting the wake and funeral…
What Will People Wear to Your Funeral?
An English teacher I had in high school had us write our own obituary as an exercise. In college, I took a class called Death and Dying where we did…
You Are Going To Die…Perhaps in the Pulpit…
…if this guy keeps this up. This video really sickened me because of the arrogance of the preacher. I like the fact that he at least pointed the finger at…
“They Called Him Boobie” (and other dumb things I’ve heard at funerals and wakes)
I have attended many funerals of family members and friends and even served a bunch of funerals and wakes as an altar server or some other ministerial role. I think…