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Into The Dark - A Conversation with Thanatologist Rev. Mary Bredlau

Into The Dark – A Conversation with Thanatologist Rev. Mary Bredlau
Jonathan Woodward

The Rev. Mary Bredlau officiates 350 to 500 funerals a year.

For Bredlau, an Episcopal priest and former Roman Catholic nun, there’s nothing more important than this painful ministry. Bredlau is a thanatologist, certified by the Association of Death Education and Counseling.


Beliefs producer Jay Woodward sat down with her in her adopted hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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