caskets
As coronavirus death rates multiply, these monks are giving away caskets
By Yonat Shimron — April 3, 2020
(RNS) — The Trappist monks of New Melleray Abbey have always given away child caskets. Now they're offering adult caskets to people in need.
Green burials reflect a shift to care for the body and soul
By Lauren Markoe — January 23, 2014
(RNS) A green burial is a way to care for the Earth and answer to the part of the soul that recoils at the pomp of the average American funeral, and takes seriously the biblical reminder: “For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
Supreme Court affirms monks’ right to sell caskets
By Katherine Burgess — October 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) “We really can now move forward without worrying about being shut down,” said Deacon Mark Coudrain, manager of St. Joseph Woodworks in Covington, La.
Louisiana monks score second win in bid to sell caskets
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — March 22, 2013
(RNS) A group of woodworking Louisiana monks is celebrating after a federal appeals court ruled they can sell simple handmade caskets – and local funeral directors can’t stop them.
Monks win latest court battle in bid to sell caskets
By Richard A. Webster — October 24, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) A federal appeals court smacked down the Louisiana funeral board's continued attempts to prevent a group of Catholic monks from selling their hand-crafted caskets. By Richard A. Webster.
Monks’ caskets suit heads back to court
By Ramon Antonio Vargas — June 4, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) A group of Catholic monks who sued for the right to sell handmade caskets will head back to court this week, this time fending off an appeal from the state funeral industry after a federal judge ruled last year that the monks should be able to sell the caskets. By Ramon Antonio Vargas.
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