Walker Larson: Remember, remember, the dead in November

As November sucks the color from the landscape and wind stirs the crackling leaves of the graveyards into little flurries, I stand under swaying pine branches, surrounded by headstones, and offer a few prayers. The cemetery is wrapped in a sacred stillness and silence, the kind of silence that surrounds mysteries too deep for words.

For members of the Catholic Church, November is dedicated to praying for the souls who have died in the friendship of God but still require purification before entering His presence.

Remembering the dead is not solely a religious value. Although Veteran's Day in America is observed to honor living veterans who fought for our country, many also use November as a time to remember those who have died fighting for our country. We understand that we owe remembra