A Christian Ending
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  • Inside the Book
    • Dedication
    • Table of Contents
    • Foreword
    • Introduction
    • PART ONE
      • Chapter 1 An Anthropology of Burial
      • Chapter 2 Development of an Industry
      • Chapter 3 An Alternative Way
      • Chapter 4 Why Man? Why Death?
      • Chapter 5 Overcoming the Fear of Death
    • PART TWO
      • Chapter 6 Education and Flexibility
      • Chapter 7 The Initial Preparations
      • Chapter 8 Final Preparation of the Body for Burial
      • Chapter 9 Lying in Repose
      • Chapter 10 A Word About Grief
      • Chapter 11 Personal Pre-planning
      • Chapter 12 Pre-planning in Community
      • Chapter 13 Prayers and Readings for the Preparation of the Dead
    • Appendices
      • Appendix A – Contents of the Preparation Kit
      • Appendix B Post Mortem Forms
      • Appendix C Websites of Interest
      • Appendix D Christian Sources for Incense
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A Christian Ending – Podcast 8, Hospice Care

Posted in: Christian, Podcast|By: Deacon Mark|June 6, 2014

PODCAST 8 – HOSPICE CARE This podcast is available for listening at Ancient Faith Radio Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory forever. This is Deacon Mark for A Christian Ending. Well so far we’ve talked about assessing your own motives and abilities to provide long term care. This is an essential first step if you find […]

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PODCAST 7 – CAREGIVING FOR THE SICK AND SUFFERING

Posted in: Christian, Podcast|By: Deacon Mark|May 16, 2014

PODCAST 7 – CAREGIVING  FOR SICK AND SUFFERING Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory forever. This is Deacon Mark for A Christian Ending. Today we’re going to continue talking about what is involved in becoming a primary care giver. Much of the information we have is applicable to anyone in a long-term care situation, but we’ll […]

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PODCAST 6 – MAKING THE CAREGIVER DECISION 2

Posted in: Christian, Podcast, Uncategorized|By: Deacon Mark|April 28, 2014

PODCAST 6 – MAKING THE CAREGIVER DECISION 2 This podcast is available for listening at Ancient Faith Radio http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/christianending/making_the_caregiver_decision_part_two Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory forever. This is Deacon Mark for A Christian Ending. In our last meeting, we started to discuss some of what to expect if you should decide to become a long-term caregiver, […]

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PODCAST 5 – Making the Caregiver Decision Part 1

Posted in: Christian, Podcast, Uncategorized|By: Deacon Mark|March 7, 20141 Comment

PODCAST  5 – Making the Caregiver Decision Part 1 This Podcast is available for listening at Ancient Faith Radio http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/christianending/making_the_caregiver_decision_part_one Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory forever. This is Deacon Mark for A Christian Ending. In earlier podcasts we’ve tried to gain a more patristic understanding of death and the problem of suffering. In our last […]

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PODCAST 4 – The Problem of Suffering

Posted in: Christian, Podcast, Uncategorized|By: Deacon Mark|February 21, 2014

PODCAST 4 – The Problem of Suffering This Podcast is available for listening at Ancient Faith Radio http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/christianending/the_problem_of_suffering Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory forever. This is Deacon Mark for A Christian Ending. In our previous podcasts we’ve tried to get a better, more patristic understanding of the problem of death.  We talked about the fact […]

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PODCAST 3 – UNDERSTANDING DEATH 2

Posted in: Christian, Podcast, Uncategorized|By: Deacon Mark|February 4, 2014

PODCAST 3 – UNDERSTANDING DEATH 2 This Podcast is available for listening at Ancient Faith Radio http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/christianending/understanding_death_part_two Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory forever. This is Deacon Mark for A Christian Ending. Christ is Risen from the dead, Trampling down death by death and upon those in the tombs bestowing life. As I said in my […]

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A Christian Ending Podcast 2 – Understanding Death Part 1

Posted in: Christian, Podcast, Uncategorized|By: Deacon Mark|July 26, 2013

Here is the text of Deacon Mark’s second podcast on Ancient Faith Radio; Understanding Death Part 1 PODCAST 2 – UNDERSTANDING DEATH 1 This Podcast is available for listening at Ancient Faith Radio http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/christianending/understanding_death_part_one Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory forever. This is Deacon Mark for A Christian Ending. Christ is Risen from the dead, Trampling […]

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A Christian Ending Podcast 1 – Cremation

Posted in: Christian, Podcast, Uncategorized|By: Deacon Mark|July 18, 2013

A Christian Ending Podcast 1 – Cremation This podcast is available for listening at Ancient Faith Radio http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/christianending/cremation Glory to Jesus Christ – Glory forever This is Deacon Mark for A Christian Ending Greetings from the Deep South and the Holy City – Charleston SC The suggestion for this podcast came after my interview with […]

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What’s it like to prepare a body for burial for the first time?

Posted in: Christian, Uncategorized|By: Deacon Mark|January 28, 2013

Deacon Mark recently traveled to Greenville, SC to assist the good folks at Saint John of the Ladder Orthodox Church prepare a parishioner for burial. This was the first preparation performed by their fledgling burial guild. We were honored to be able to help them prepare a beloved parishioner for burial. One of the participants […]

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A New Magazine Article by Deacon Mark

Posted in: Christian, Uncategorized|By: Deacon Mark|December 6, 2012

A New Magazine Article by Deacon Mark Below is a new article written by Deacon Mark for Alleluia magazine. A Christian Ending to Our Lives,  Burial in the Ancient Christian Tradition by Mark Barna Mother died early one  afternoon in April. She had lived with us for six years, having been bed-ridden for the last […]

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