Quote of the day
“Taking a deep look at my own death I began to envisage how exactly I would like my death to be. It made me realise that what I am leading my clients through in the hospice is definitely not what I would want myself and I see now that I must take a new look […]
The case for a secular funeral ritual
Though secular people are increasingly saying no to a religious funeral, we note that it’s taking them forever to do it. Why so? Because, though they reject the theology, they like the ritual. Ritual is the antidote to chaos. It brings order. Everyone knows what to do. When death turns our life upside down, convention conquers […]
Fair dos for Henry Scott Holland
Posted by our religious correspondent Richard Rawlinson In this initial blog, Fr Tim Finnigan explains his irritation with this famous reflection on death by the Anglican Canon Henry Scott-Holland (1847-1918): “Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as […]
