All Soul's Day 2023

Yesterday I shared that Marian Caskets was not able to purchase the house and garage across from Saint Thomas More parish in Scranton for our east coast shop…

BUT, a family who also attends the parish was led to stick their necks out, financially, to acquire the property. They bought it to use the house for a pro-life medical center. They knew nothing of the work of Marian Caskets nor our designs on the property and intended to use the garage to fix up old coal cars from Scranton’s mining days.

However, after we were introduced and they learned of our mission and cross country move they said, “it sounds like God wants you to have it and agreed to rent it to us at a reasonable rate. We took occupancy at the end of August and are busily working to build caskets there and transform an old automotive shop into Marian Caskets’ new east coast headquarters!

Shop across the street, being transformed

All Saint's Day 2023

A year and a half ago, on May 13, 2022, I wrote a long blog post about our adventures trying to start an east coast coffin shop. The impetus for the post was a building that had gone up for sale across the street from our parish and Marian Caskets’ attempt to purchase it. Amidst the post I included this picture:

Shop across the street, awaiting transformation

Marian Caskets was not able to make the purchase, but I would like to thank everyone who helped us, with their prayers and financial contributions, to try. And, over the course of this month in which we remember the faithful departed I will share with you how things have lined up in more wondrous ways than we could ever have plotted ourselves.

Larry Chapp's Blog Post - Recorded!

I Blossom On The Grave Of The God Who Died For Me: Evangelization In An Age Of Unbelief

When Larry Chapp writes a long blog post I find myself wishing I could listen to it while I work. He published his longest post so far last week and it took me a little while to get to it; in case there was anyone else out there who shared my desire to multitask I pressed record and read it out loud. Please pardon my French… my Latin… my German… my Russian, etc.