As we get older, we all have to face the inevitability of the death of our loved ones. And in doing so, we have to come to terms with how we want to celebrate the lives they led. Memorial services are an important part of the grieving process, and can…
For millennia, religious institutions have governed people’s life passages. Weddings, funerals, welcoming new children into the community – worldwide, these were strictly religious ceremonies. But recently, as our society becomes more secular and religion recedes as a dominant social institution, non-religious ceremonies have become more prominent. The question many couples…