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Understanding Probate

While just about every adult has heard of probate, many have no clear idea of exactly what it is and why steps should be taken to ease or avoid it. A simple explanation: When you die, you leave behind your estate, which consists of your assets (all of your money, property, belongings, etc.) and all of your

05Jan

Let’s Talk About Death

“I know this is gross…” “I know this is morbid…” “If I die…” One thing that all people have in common is the fact that someday we will die. It’s a part of living. From the moment we are born, we are dying. And yet it is one of the most difficult conversations to start and to have. Because we

15Dec

Ways to Cope with Holiday Grief

The Holiday season can be an emotional and stressful time, especially after the loss of a loved one. Here are six ways to make your season a little easier. Spend time with people who restore your spirits. Your family and friends understand that you are hurting this holiday season. Surround yourself with people who

01Dec

The Holidays After Losing a Loved One

The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are usually a joyful season, a time for traditional family gatherings that become a source of countless treasured memories for years to come. Ironically, that’s also what can make the holidays so difficult after the loss of loved one. When lingering grief meets the feelings

11Nov

CareNotes Help You Find the Words

When friends or loved ones are dealing with a painful loss, it’s often a struggle to find the right words of comfort. We may be afraid of saying too little … or too much … and sometimes the sad result is that we repress our instinct to reach out and instead say almost nothing at all. Abbey Caskets has a suggestion

27Oct

All Saints Day and All Souls Day

Right after our children celebrate Halloween in all its candy-collecting glory, the Catholic community takes pause to celebrate a far more significant kind of glory – that recognized by the Church with All Saints Day and All Souls Day. All Saints Day has been celebrated on Nov. 1 for more than a thousand years. It

04Oct

The Importance of Having a Living Will

It’s not just the elderly who should seriously think about having a living will. Adults of any age can be unexpectedly incapacitated when they have reached a potential end-of-life medical crossroads. A living will makes clear your wishes during times when you cannot speak for yourself – for instance, if you are in

24Aug

Pre-planning a funeral

When dealing with the death of a loved one, those left behind can be overwhelmed by their grief, finding it difficult to focus on even the most routine tasks. Why leave them with the enormous challenge of hurriedly organizing your funeral? By pre-planning your funeral, you are able to personalize your own farewell

24Aug

The Catholic Church’s Position on Cremation

It should come as no surprise that, in addition to beautifully crafted wood caskets, Abbey Caskets builds equally elegant cremation urns. After all, while it is true that the Catholic Church prohibited cremation for centuries, that has not been the case for decades. However, the Church does have some very specific

Abbey Caskets’ Blog

Understanding Probate

Let’s Talk About Death

Ways to Cope with Holiday Grief

The Holidays After Losing a Loved One

CareNotes Help You Find the Words

All Saints Day and All Souls Day

The Importance of Having a Living Will

Pre-planning a funeral

The Catholic Church’s Position on Cremation

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