Full disclosure: This is a book review of The Day the Angels Fell. The author, Shawn Smucker, is my good friend. We’ve shared a number of early morning breakfasts and a couple kayaking trips. Shawn is a better person than I am. He’s kinder and more courageous than I’ll ever be. But that’s not entirely […]
(As per all my posts, details of this story have been changed to respect the privacy of those involved.) I picked up the phone with my rehearsed, “Hello. This is the Wilde Funeral Home. Caleb speaking.” The voice on the other end says abruptly, “I have a problem … my son-in-law was killed in a […]
It was late summer. I had worked a 70 hour week, capped off with a Saturday funeral that lasted (viewing to burial) 7 hours (most last 3 hours). I got home at five, settled in by watching Penn State football and then my cell phone rang. “Caleb,” it was my grandfather’s voice, “we have a […]
My blog is read by people of all religions and none. I love that! And I continue to look for guest bloggers who are willing to share how their religion (or lack of) influences their understanding of death. I come from the Christian tradition. I actually hold a Masters Degree in Christian theology. This post, […]
Last year a gurney with a deceased person on it fell out of a coroner’s vehicle and ended up on the busy Street Road in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. At the time, I proclaimed this “the worst”. And, the nightmare of all nightmares. Well, it looks like I was wrong. It looks like a single dead […]