Guest Commentaries

Judge John Sandy pens a reflection on Rembrandt's The Return of the Prodigal Son and Henri Nouwen's book based on the painting and the Scripture. He then relates the parable to his work in the legal system.

Our freelance writer, Lori Berglund of the Fort Dodge area (Dayton) and member of Holy Trinity Parish in Webster County penned this column: What I learned at my grandfather's funeral: Life, death and Catholic funerals have much to teach. Recall that Nov. 1 is the solemnity of All Saints and Nov. 2 is the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, or All Souls.

Judge John Sandy penned The conjunction we keep forgetting: Catholic social teaching and the immigrant in northwest Iowa, recent published in Christian Ethics Today. Sandy often authors articles on social justice issues.

Judge John Sandy of Spirit Lake, and frequent guest columnist for Lumen Media, wrote an article on pastoral planning in Iowa, published by America Magazine. We have a link to the full article with permission from America.