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What the Holocaust & Abortion Have in Common

On a worldwide annual basis the abortion toll has reached astronomical proportions: 50 to 60 million. And there is no letup in sight!

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An Invitation to a Spiritual Smorgasbord

Douthat is correct that people come to faith in various ways. But his message is that Christianity is simply one path among many, all of…

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Prisoner of Love

Other inmates were shocked that pro-life rescuers got two to five years in prison for doing a sit-in, handing out brochures, livestreaming a sit-in, or…

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Ukraine Catholic bishop: Only 37 of 80 parishes remain

Others 'closed, are under occupation, or were destroyed'

Alabama vicar general on leave after allegation surfaces

He began a 'relationship' with a woman when she was 17

Laos: Christians in rural areas driven from their homes

Country of 8M has 300,000 Christians, incl. 50,000 Catholics

Fed. court upholds Christian org’s hiring, firing rights

Cites ministerial exception; case over same-sex marriage

Jesuit U. of Scranton brings on pro-abort Bob Casey Jr.

Who betrayed pro-lifers and will teach on ‘values, ethics’

Vatican adds SSPX pilgrimage to official Jubilee lineup

Will culminate in procession at St. John Lateran, Aug. 20

VIEW ARCHIVE
Ukraine Catholic bishop: Only 37 of 80 parishes remain

Others 'closed, are under occupation, or were destroyed'

Alabama vicar general on leave after allegation surfaces

He began a 'relationship' with a woman when she was 17

Laos: Christians in rural areas driven from their homes

Country of 8M has 300,000 Christians, incl. 50,000 Catholics

Fed. court upholds Christian org’s hiring, firing rights

Cites ministerial exception; case over same-sex marriage

Jesuit U. of Scranton brings on pro-abort Bob Casey Jr.

Who betrayed pro-lifers and will teach on ‘values, ethics’

Vatican adds SSPX pilgrimage to official Jubilee lineup

Will culminate in procession at St. John Lateran, Aug. 20

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Biblical Scholarship & Controversies

Which Church Is the Real Bible Church?... The Jesus Seminar: Making Uncomplicated Things Complicated... The Ineffectual Jesus of the Jesus Seminar... more

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Revert's Rostrum by Casey Chalk

Learning the Meaning of Longsuffering... Humanae Vitae: A Manual for Better Sex?... The Strange Magnetism of Virtual Fisticuffs... and more

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Travelogues

Freak Bus Across Afghanistan... The Divine Life of St. Nazianz... Postcards from the Ruins of a Christian Civilization... and more

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A 'News' Outlet that Holds You in Low Regard

By James Thunder
August 15th 2025 9:02 PM

On this Feast of the Assumption, we need to continue to deliver news to the world about how we should treat women -- both as…

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The Significance of the Assumption

By John M. Grondelski
August 15th 2025 11:50 AM

The Solemnity of the Assumption is these days an underappreciated and undervalued holy day. Indeed, next year it won’t even be a feast of precept…

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Streets Are Thoroughfares, Not Beds

By John M. Grondelski
August 14th 2025 11:08 AM

Two days ago, alongside President Trump’s announcement to federalize law enforcement in Washington, D.C., which could include dismantling homeless encampments, I tweeted “streets are thoroughfares,…

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Chesterton

The Optimistic Pessimism of G.K. Chesterton… A Curmudgeon for Our Times… Distributism’s Significance for Our Social Predicaments… and more

St. Thomas Aquinas & Thomism

Can Neo-Scholasticism Make a Comeback?... Can Thomism Save Science?... Dumb Ox?... Can We Revitalize Catholic Higher Education?... more

Walker Percy

Walker Percy, the Episcopal Church & Kierkegaard’s “Apostle”... Human Alienation & Our Biotech Future... Attempting to Discredit Walker Percy... and more

Stand up and defend your faith.

Culture is shifting, but you can count on The New Oxford Review for an unwavering Catholic point of view. The message of the Church is easily muddled in today’s increasingly hostile, secular culture. We understand what’s coming at you, and we have articles and resources to help you defend your faith and grow in your understanding of Catholic teachings.

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Front & Center

What the Holocaust & Abortion Have in Common

On a worldwide annual basis the abortion toll has reached astronomical proportions: 50 to 60 million. And there is no letup in sight!

READ ARTICLE
An Invitation to a Spiritual Smorgasbord

Douthat is correct that people come to faith in various ways. But his message is that Christianity is simply one path among many, all of…

READ ARTICLE
Prisoner of Love

Other inmates were shocked that pro-life rescuers got two to five years in prison for doing a sit-in, handing out brochures, livestreaming a sit-in, or…

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Ukraine Catholic bishop: Only 37 of 80 parishes remain

Others 'closed, are under occupation, or were destroyed'

Alabama vicar general on leave after allegation surfaces

He began a 'relationship' with a woman when she was 17

Laos: Christians in rural areas driven from their homes

Country of 8M has 300,000 Christians, incl. 50,000 Catholics

Fed. court upholds Christian org’s hiring, firing rights

Cites ministerial exception; case over same-sex marriage

Jesuit U. of Scranton brings on pro-abort Bob Casey Jr.

Who betrayed pro-lifers and will teach on ‘values, ethics’

Vatican adds SSPX pilgrimage to official Jubilee lineup

Will culminate in procession at St. John Lateran, Aug. 20

VIEW ARCHIVE
Ukraine Catholic bishop: Only 37 of 80 parishes remain

Others 'closed, are under occupation, or were destroyed'

Alabama vicar general on leave after allegation surfaces

He began a 'relationship' with a woman when she was 17

Laos: Christians in rural areas driven from their homes

Country of 8M has 300,000 Christians, incl. 50,000 Catholics

Fed. court upholds Christian org’s hiring, firing rights

Cites ministerial exception; case over same-sex marriage

Jesuit U. of Scranton brings on pro-abort Bob Casey Jr.

Who betrayed pro-lifers and will teach on ‘values, ethics’

Vatican adds SSPX pilgrimage to official Jubilee lineup

Will culminate in procession at St. John Lateran, Aug. 20

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

A 'News' Outlet that Holds You in Low Regard

August 15th 2025 9:02 PM

On this Feast of the Assumption, we need to continue to deliver news to the world about how we should…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Significance of the Assumption

August 15th 2025 11:50 AM

The Solemnity of the Assumption is these days an underappreciated and undervalued holy day. Indeed, next year it won’t even…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Streets Are Thoroughfares, Not Beds

August 14th 2025 11:08 AM

Two days ago, alongside President Trump’s announcement to federalize law enforcement in Washington, D.C., which could include dismantling homeless encampments,…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
Biblical Scholarship & Controversies

Which Church Is the Real Bible Church?... The Jesus Seminar: Making Uncomplicated Things Complicated... The Ineffectual Jesus of the Jesus Seminar... more

VIEW DOSSIER
Revert's Rostrum by Casey Chalk

Learning the Meaning of Longsuffering... Humanae Vitae: A Manual for Better Sex?... The Strange Magnetism of Virtual Fisticuffs... and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Travelogues

Freak Bus Across Afghanistan... The Divine Life of St. Nazianz... Postcards from the Ruins of a Christian Civilization... and more

VIEW DOSSIER

Stand up and defend your faith.

Culture is shifting, but you can count on The New Oxford Review for an unwavering Catholic point of view. The message of the Church is easily muddled in today’s increasingly hostile, secular culture. We understand what’s coming at you, and we have articles and resources to help you defend your faith and grow in your understanding of Catholic teachings.

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