The entire membership of the CDF congregation, along with Opus Dei's Father O'Callaghan and many other church "authorities,"  would have done well to acquaint themselves with that best seller of yesteryear, The American Way of Death, by Jessica Mitford, whose own funeral cost under $600.  Reportedly, that book was a favorite of JK Rowling of Harry Potter fame.  While never a favorite of the (American) funeral industry, it remains a hit with many families who try and make some sense of a loved one's death.  The "authorities" might have learned something from a married Catholic priest of my acquaintance, whose family used his handmade wooden chalice box to receive his cremains.  And his was not the only instance!