Death Cafe

Join us for a warm, open-hearted gathering where people come together to talk about life, death, and everything in between.


A Death Cafe offers a space for conversation — not grief counseling or a seminar — but a relaxed and respectful environment where thoughts about mortality can be shared freely. There’s no agenda, no wrong questions, no religious affiliation, and no judgment. Just coffee, tea, snacks, and meaningful discussion by people who are curious, reflective, and open to exploring what death means to us and how it shapes how we live.


Whether you’re pondering legacy, loss, or simply what it means to be human, you’ll find compassionate company here.


Tuesday, August 5 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Leppert Mortuary

740 East 86th Street, Indianapolis 


Inspired by the global Death Café movement.

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Your host will be Richard Brendan, founder and president of JourneysFire International, co-founder and emcee of the Walk the Talk speaker series, executive producer of a CD with Cathy Morris titled Sacred Romance (featuring the music of Cathy Morris and Richard giving voice to the mystic poetry of Rumi and Hafiz), and host and producer of a weekly talk radio show for over twenty years on 88.7fm, WICR at the University of Indianapolis. The show, JourneysFire with Richard Brendan, featured a full hour of conversation with leading visionaries and social change artists.