February is often called the month of love, a time when we celebrate the bonds we share with family and friends. For Catholics, February [...]

Losing a loved one is somewhat of a misnomer. Our loved ones are never truly gone, though they may not be able to physically be [...]

When someone visits a cemetery, the hope is that their visit will be tranquil and that the peaceful environment will allow them to feel close [...]

In 2010, BillionGraves was started with a goal to preserve one billion graves. That goal is still a work in progress, but to date, [...]

When we think about funerals and burials, we may only be able to picture what we know. Perhaps our family traditions or religious convictions dictate [...]

Roman Catholic refers to a religious body that acknowledges the pope as its authority and the Vatican as the center of ecclesiastical unity. The [...]

If you are of a certain age you may have grown up as a “free range child.” Children born after the second world war, mid-century [...]

Cemeteries keep us connected to the ones we love, providing us with a physical location to come visit and spend time with the ones we’re [...]

When we think of the memorials and tributes to loved ones in a cemetery, we often picture their memorial markers, whether they be headstones [...]

Memorial markers and headstones commemorate the lives of those laid to rest there. As these people lived unique lives, their headstones, as such, are equally [...]