Funeral or prayer cards are frequently distributed at funerals as mementos of the deceased. They can also be valuable in genealogical research. (Photo by Danny Klein) When I first started researching ...
In a used bookstore in Philadelphia, I paid eight dollars for a collection of dead people. Of course, bookstores generally do not deal in cadavers. But they do sell objects imbued with history: a ...
As Catholics prepare to enter All Souls’ Month in November, diocesan priests and parishioners suggest ways to pray for the dead both in November and throughout the year.