Natural Burial: An option for FSPA

 

As Franciscans we recognize the beauty and oneness of all creating knowing that all we do affects everyone and everything. Natural burial is a way to honor the sacredness of our Sister Earth as well as the natural cycle of life and death.

Our sisters have the opportunity to choose a natural burial. Those who choose this option will be buried on FSPA property at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wis., in a designated cemetery site currently undergoing restoration to native prairie grasses and flowers. To help sisters discern this option and share information with their families we created Natural Burial: An option for FSPA, an informational brochure which includes links to additional resources for individuals interested in natural burial. These resources include:

• Caring for the Dead: Your Final Act of Love, by Lisa Carlson (available on Amazon),
• Green Burial Council and
• Natural Legacies, Inc.

We also included a natural burial article in our Perspectives magazine (see page 9). For more information regarding FSPA's natural burial option contact Sister Sharon Berger.

 

 

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