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September Buddha-killing Update

By KtBniks | September 29, 2014

Whenever something we publish on KtB prompts a surprising response, I like to take a little time and then weigh in to the conversation editorially speaking. Last week’s feature, “White…

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Vatican: Bad Romance

By Mary Valle | January 27, 2014

Thanks, Irish Times, for answering a bewildering question. How did the Vatican get a seat amongst the nations of the world? “It just did.” OK, so how do they retain…

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Is The Pope a Rock Star?

By Mary Valle | January 23, 2014

I recently saw a banner hanging on a nearby hospital which said “Our Nurses Are Rock Stars!” I took a moment to imagine a soul-deadening cycle: the people who thought…

Thoughts & Prayers

Thoughts and Prayers

By Mary Valle | January 16, 2014

People say “I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers” all the time. I have said it myself; I also say “I am thinking of you,” or, occasionally, “I…

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Happy New Year from KtB!

By KtBniks | December 31, 2013

Herewith, in the spirit of the season, a highly subjective New Year’s Eve countdown of our favorite KtB moments of 2013. 10 Illustrated posts by Communicant Mary Valle. 9 New…

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Giving Thanks For Torn Bread

By Brook Wilensky-Lanford | November 26, 2013

Last week, the  awesome Kaya Oakes, who’s written several beautiful personal essays for KtB, entrusted us with a new one, which she felt was a little more experimental, less linear…

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Douthat’s Atheist

By Mary Valle | December 19, 2011

Oh Ross. You are making me violate my custody of my mind with your words again. You’re talking Hitchens and his “atheism” or whatever, but the most important thing about…