I originally learned about caskets made by monks online as i researched wooden caskets in keeping with the ideals of green burials. The caskets are made of hardwood and fulfilled the desire to stay as close to nature as my mom had described back in the Caribbean. The website allowed me to see such a serene atmosphere where the monks create the caskets as their stewardship and as their trade. The caskets are blessed before being shipped out and a memorial tree is planted in that person's name! Aside from that beautiful thought, a removal wooden cross, inset into the cover can be removed, as a keepsake and other crosses are included and may be ordered to give to others. The top cover of the casket can be inscribed and a biblical verse added. Everyone remarked at the physical beauty of these caskets, but also at the very spiritual dimensions that made this inevitable episode that much more consoling and serene, I pre-ordered mine too. read more