Keeping Ashes at Home: What You Should Know Before Deciding

For those who find meaning in spiritualist traditions, the emphasis is clear: love continues, but attachment to the physical remains should not hold the spirit — or the living — from moving forward in peace.

A Christian View: Honoring the Body and the Soul

Christianity approaches the subject of cremation and ashes with reverence for the body as part of God’s creation. Within this belief system, the body is seen as sacred, even after death, because it was once the vessel of a living soul.

In past centuries, cremation was discouraged in many Christian communities, but modern teachings have evolved. Today, most Christian denominations — including the Catholic Church — permit cremation. However, they emphasize respectful treatment and proper placement of the ashes.

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