Brett & Kate McKay write an simple etiquette on how one responds to a death of a family member or friend. Death is always a part of our existence, and it is almost certain that we will experience the death of others before we face our own. As a priest I appreciate how difficult this time can be for mourners and their friends. Alas, I also have experienced more than a few inappropriate moments when people committed some major faux pas that has made the grief experience worse for the people intimately involved.
Click here or on the title of this post to read it for yourself if you want to review how to act in such difficult times.
15 February, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
About Fr. Tim
- Fr. Tim Moyle
- A Roman Catholic Evangelical Priest of the Diocese of Pembroke, Canada. Shown in my profile photo with my canine companion, Mateo.
Subscribe To This Blog
Posts
Comments
Followers of this blog:
Favorite Links
- American Papist Blog
- American Spectator
- Archbishop Tim Dolan's (NY) Blog
- Big Blue Wave
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News Site)
- Catholic Dialogue Blog
- Catholic Education Resource Center
- Catholic Exchange
- Catholic Heritage Website (Ireland)
- Catholic Insight
- Catholic News Agency
- Catholic Online
- Catholic Sensibility
- Catholic, and Loving It
- CTV News Site
- Ethics and Public Policy Center
- First Things
- Fr. Raymond De Souza - National Post Columnist
- Fr. Raymond deSouza personal blog
- Freethroughthought blog (excellent site)
- Friar Rick's Webblog
- Get Religion.org
- Global TV News Site
- Holy Post - National Post Religious Blog
- Inside Catholic Blog
- LifeSiteNews
- New Advent
- Pave the Way Foundation
- Priests for Life Canada Website
- ProLife Blog
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke
- Rosary for the Bishops
- Salt & Light TV - Canadian Catholic Television Website
- Sandro Magister
- Sane Conservatism
- SoCon (social conservative)
- Sylvia's Website: Canadian Clergy Sex Abuse Cases
- The Catholic Register
- The Hermeneutic of Continuity
- The National Post: Canada's National Daily
- The New Jesuit Review
- The New York Times Website
- Vox Nova
- What Does Prayer Really Say - Priest bolg
- Whispers in the Loggia
Visitors to this page
Google Analytics
Excellent article full of really good suggestions. If I might add a couple from personal experience:
ReplyDeleteIf you're going to the funeral, put a couple of pocket-packs of tissues into a handy pocket or sleeve, and be ready to slip them quietly to anyone who needs them. Chances are very good that many people will not think of this for themselves, having other, more urgent things on their minds.
Carry cough lozenges, as well. They will soothe the irritation in one's throat and help calm the urge to cough.
Reactions to death vary from one culture to another, and if you're not sure what's appropriate, don't be afraid to ask! The very act of making an effort is an act of honoring the deceased and his family.
Lady Janus: Excellent advice. I couldn't agree more. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteFr. Tim