by Joan Gecik | Sep 8, 2023 | TCC Blog
Why use a Catholic Cemetery? Aren’t all cemeteries the same? Aren’t they all a place to place a body in the ground/mausoleum/columbarium? What’s so special about a Catholic cemetery? These are valid questions. I don’t believe we have done a great job in helping...
by Joan Gecik | Aug 11, 2023 | TCC Blog
The Importance of Ritual The definition of ritual is “a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or objects, performed according to a set sequence. Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community.”...
by Joan Gecik | Jul 27, 2023 | TCC Blog
What does it mean when a cemetery is listed as being “closed”? Every cemetery has a limited life dependent upon the amount of land that it owns. Cemeteries that only do earth burial often run out of “saleable” space for burials more often than cemeteries...
by Joan Gecik | Jul 14, 2023 | TCC Blog
What to do with Cremated Remains For the last 50 years, cremation has been allowed by the Catholic Church as long it was not done as a sign of denial of the resurrection of the dead. This permission was incorporated into the 1983 Code of Canon Law. What was not...
by Joan Gecik | Jun 30, 2023 | TCC Blog
What is the difference between regular and direct cremation? Direct cremation is having a person’s remains cremated immediately after death without any extra funeral procedures, such as a viewing, a wake, or a visitation. Cremation occurs immediately following death,...
