Columnists
Kat Larson

That’s the Way It Is

When you want it the most There’s no easy way out When you’re ready to go And your heart’s left in doubt Don’t give up

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Life
Kat Larson

I am Woman

Having been raised according to the principles of Catholicism, I have always followed the Church’s teaching regarding the LGBTQIA+ community. I knew it was a

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Prayer
Kat Larson

Pruning Hurts

Once again, the Catholic Church has reached the point in its liturgical year called Ordinary Time. For most of my life, I have heard priests

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Columnists
Kat Larson

Servant Leadership

This world continues its descent into chaos. Every morning I have to actively resist not falling prey to fear. The news is all about terrorism;

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Feasts
Kat Larson

Broken Bread

This past Sunday the Catholic Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, also known as the feast of Corpus

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Life
Kat Larson

My Life For Rent

This was the title of a song by the artist Dido. I listened to her music almost nonstop for a period during my teenage years.

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Columnists
Kat Larson

Mysterious

When I was growing up, I thought it would be so cool to have that mysterious persona–a dark figure everyone noticed but no one really

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Feasts
Kat Larson

Heartburn

Last week we celebrated the birthday of the Church — Pentecost. I am amazed I looked forward to this feast day so much; sometimes it

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Life
Kat Larson

A Love Story

St. John of the Cross introduced the concept of the “Dark Night of the Soul.” The assumption is that if someone endures such a “dark

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Columnists
Kat Larson

Merciful Doubt

The new calendar year officially began in January and the new liturgical year started even before that. Nevertheless, the new Easter season seems to hold

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Health & Fitness
Kat Larson

What Do You Wish For?

I have been falling from grace recently. My life has not been going the way I had anticipated. To make matters worse, I have given

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Feasts
Kat Larson

Rejoice!

As Advent draws to a close, hope arises in anticipation of our Savior’s birth. However, as my pastor reached the ambo to begin his homily,

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Feasts
Kat Larson

Just Call Me Ms. Scrooge

I grew up hearing the story of Mr. Scrooge as often as I heard the story of the birth of the Christ child. My grandmother

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Health & Fitness
Kat Larson

Unexpected Surrender

I can still remember the sheer fear I experienced when I had to give up the doctor I had seen for my diabetes in Colorado.

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Politics
Kat Larson

The Calm After the Storm

Everyone references the old saying “the calm before the storm” in many of life’s most trying situations, but no one talks much about the calm

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Politics
Kat Larson

The Opposition

There has been so much hate, anger, and lies surrounding this election. People are claiming this election will be the most important one they have

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Health & Fitness
Kat Larson

Lord Have Mercy

I cannot remember a time in my life when I felt fully comfortable in my own skin. Looking in a mirror, I see only the

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Health & Fitness
Kat Larson

The Theology of the Body

I was diagnosed with Type I diabetes when I was 18 years old. The condition had been unknown for at least three months during my

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Religion
Kat Larson

Testimony

The current state of this world has caused me to withdraw from it in many ways. The depression I struggled with off and on my

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