confession

personal narratives

Cutting out the middleman.

The Cock Crows

By Mary Valle | August 19, 2010

Anne Rice has denied Catholicism, but will it deny her?

Entrance to the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City.

Sure and Certain Hope

By Andrew Marantz | July 28, 2010

Walking with grandma through an exhibit about death.

Illustration by the author.

Farewell, Little Piece of Me!

By Mary Valle | July 15, 2010

Skin-punch biopsies in remembrance of Christ.

"Stone Circle" by clspeace via Flickr.

Lughnasadh

By Eric Scott | June 17, 2010

A new generation, an ancient festival, a spot in the park.

Photo by B Tal via Flickr

Anywhere but Here

By Brenda Peterson | April 22, 2010

Transmigration in the heart of Dixie.

Photo by the author.

Why I Am Not a Mystic

By Stephen Prothero | April 12, 2010

When the love of God isn’t the right kind of love.

"48/365: Ashes To Ashes" by The Cleveland Kid, via Flickr.

For Godforsakenness’ Sake

By Christopher Cocca | April 2, 2010

Another Lenten season. Still not quite believing.

Purgatory, page 1

Para Purgatorio

By Kayla Placencio | February 13, 2010

Stuck in the middle with you.

"Mountains By Night" by Timitrius via Flickr

A Fresh End

By Zachary Redfearne | January 18, 2010

He was supposed to go up and never come down.

AWOL Lipstick by pawpaw67 via Flickr

Heathen Color

By Ellen Black | December 31, 2009

Lipstick as a means of escape.

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The Rosary

By Kayla Placencio | October 26, 2009

Bringing it down to earth.

Original art by Susan Morningstar

Barbershop Dharma

By Jeff Wilson | October 19, 2009

God-breathed, with a little off the side. A new excerpt from the KtB anthology, Believer, Beware.

By JOE M500 via Flickr

There Is No Such Thing as Half

By Joanna Brooks | October 15, 2009

What comes out when a Mormon and a Jew raise a kid?

'infinite lights' by LiveFromAmsterdam via Flickr

Why I Don’t Pray

By Arthur Goldwag | October 9, 2009

God just might not be that kind of God.

Small buddha statues at the Oeosa temple, Pohang, South Korea.

Breakin’ It Down

By Carol Scott | September 30, 2009

A meditation on ass-shaking.

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Exoneration Blues

By Laurel Snyder | September 20, 2009

A call from Crappy Ex-boyfriend spurs a crisis of faith.

Believer Beware

Cowboy for Christ

By Quince Mountain | September 2, 2009

From Believer, Beware: Gender-bending love at Christian camp.

By kian Elyassi Bakhtiari, via Wikimedia

Stop Looking at Me Like That

By Aisha Gawad | August 24, 2009

In search of the new Muslim woman.