Since the Church started allowing cremation, many challenges and difficulties have arisen. To help makes things more clear, please bear in mind the following:

• Cremated remains ARE NOT to be scattered;
• Cremated remains ARE NOT to be divided up and distributed among loved ones;
• Cremated remains ARE NOT to be turned into jewelry or any other material items that can be worn, placed on a desk or shelf, used in a garden, etc.;
• Cremated remains ARE NOT to be placed in an urn and simply stored on a shelf, the mantle, a home-made shrine, etc.

This may seem like a lot of "NO," but there is good reason for it. In short, all that we do with the cremated remains of our deceased loved ones is to show respect for the body that has been redeemed by Jesus and will be raised by Him on the Last Day. We honor created remains in the same way we honor a body:

"The cremated remains of a body should be treated with the same respect given to the human body from which they come. This includes the use of a worthy vessel to contain ashes, the manner in which they are carried, the care and attention to appropriate placement and transport, and the final disposition. the cremated remains SHOULD BE BURIED IN A GRAVE OR ENTOMBED IN A MAUSOLEUM OR COLUMBARIUM. The practice of scattering cremated remains on the sea, from the air, or on the ground, or keeping cremated remains in the home of a relative or friend of the deceased are not the reverent disposition that the Church requires"