Date posted: September 9, 2025
Given the plethora of weddings I have attended, I naively thought that weddings were a fixed ceremony, a ritual with a durable sequence that brings two people together.
Tag: family
On Obscurity: Pandemic Memory Work and the National COVID Memorial Wall (UK)
Date posted: August 8, 2025
A reflection on the visibility, values, and demands of pandemic memory work at the UK’s national COVID memorial.
The Work of Remembrance, 5 Years On: Rami’s Heart 5th Annual Lighting Ceremony
Date posted: March 31, 2025
Rituals in the Making joined Rami’s Heart Memorial for their fifth annual lighting ceremony on March 15, 2025.
“All of Us Were Willing to Run into the Fire”
Date Posted: Feb 2, 2025.
An interview with Dr. Ashwin Shankar on Forging Community Bonds and Pediatric Healthcare during the COVID-19 Pandemic
For Noni and countless others, the pandemic reshaped daily life
DATE POSTED: MARCH 9, 2025
Moving to an assisted living home in the midst of a global pandemic might seem like a
controversial choice, but for Ilona Lund (“Noni”) and her husband, the decision was simple. “The
isolation, and not knowing how the pandemic was going to end, played a large role in our
decision to move.”
Gift Baskets and Memory Making: Rami’s Heart COVID Memorial Holiday Bazaar
Date posted: December 23, 2024
RIM team members attended Rami’s Heart COVID Memorial holiday bazaar in November 2024.
Across Pixels and Wi-Fi Connections: Making Zoom Funerals Sacred
Date Posted: June 25, 2024
Does language always fail us when we struggle to communicate about loss, or grapple with the discomfort of online funerals?
Ritual in motion: Rami’s Heart Covid-19 Memorial 4th Annual 5k “Walk to Remember”
Date Posted: June 20, 2024
RIM team member Sarah Wagner joined in the memorial’s annual remembrance walk at Belmar Beach.