Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast made headlines recently for issuing a formal decree banning eulogies during Catholic funeral Masses. According to the Archbishop, “the homily can make some ...

Eulogies are indeed a non-Catholic invention, and while many dioceses stay faithful to the no-eulogy rule, Ottawa’s Catholics have apparently lapsed in recent years You can save this article by ...

Preaching at a funeral Mass must be a real challenge for priests. American culture always wants you to say “nice things” that don’t “disturb” others. Pace St. Paul (1 Corinthians 13:13), one suspects ...

The archdiocese of Ottawa will make it official next month — no more eulogies at funeral masses. A spokeswoman said the news was true, but no official comments would be made until February. A short ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago promulgated revised guidelines for funerals on All Souls' Day. The document doesn't exactly break new ground in its recommendations, which range from when and where a ...

Guidelines to counter the “dumbing down” of Catholic funerals issued by the Bishop of Meath appear to contradict those from the Archdiocese of Dublin. Guidelines for the conduct of funerals from Dr ...

I REALISE this may sound a bit odd, but one of the nicest parts of being a regional journalist is the feedback you get when you cover a local funeral, or write an obituary for a deceased family member ...

When Debbie Miller of Glen Rock was informed she couldn't deliver the eulogy at her mother's funeral, held last month at a Catholic church in Toms River, she was shocked. "It really bothered me," said ...

Sir, – Were Kathy Sheridan to attend more funerals across different dioceses, she might realise that no two funerals are the same (“Treatment at family funeral showed how Catholic Church just keeps ...