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One Red Rose for Christmas

God loves and cares for all human beings and manifests the same divine favors to a wayward child that He grants to a devout mother…

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Symposium on the Greatest Threats to the Church

Pope Leo must contend with difficult internal Church dynamics and the demands of a polarized world and an increasingly unlearned yet hypercritical world population.

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Tolkien’s Insights into the Feminine Soul

He had a great love for women and was neither a feminist nor a misogynist. For him, a woman is good as a woman, not…

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'Will no longer exclude' Christians who believe in biology

Is Diocese of Phoenix now second-largest in the U.S.?

As NYC adjusts down its data & Chicago drops to third

Pope calls for ‘more mission-oriented' Roman Curia

Warns against forces of internal division that take root

Salesians may overtake Jesuits as largest male order

Jesuits have 13,768 members; growing Salesians, 13,694

Albany bishop’s bankruptcy opens grim can of worms

Jury's odd finding of liability may have ill knock-on effects

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Leo issues letter on formation, ministry, life of priests

'A Fidelity that Generates the Future' looks at V2 decrees

Mass. halts pro-trans requirement for foster parents

'Will no longer exclude' Christians who believe in biology

Is Diocese of Phoenix now second-largest in the U.S.?

As NYC adjusts down its data & Chicago drops to third

Pope calls for ‘more mission-oriented' Roman Curia

Warns against forces of internal division that take root

Salesians may overtake Jesuits as largest male order

Jesuits have 13,768 members; growing Salesians, 13,694

Albany bishop’s bankruptcy opens grim can of worms

Jury's odd finding of liability may have ill knock-on effects

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Soul of the University

By Marcus Peter
December 22nd 2025 12:28 PM

Truth being under siege, the university -- once the Church’s cathedral of the intellect -- has become a temple to relativism, technocracy, and soulless pragmatism.…

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The Polish Round Table

By John M. Grondelski
December 19th 2025 1:18 PM

A vicious controversy has just erupted in Poland over the “Round Table.” The “Round Table” refers both to the literal circular table and the historic…

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The Bill of Rights and Christian Culture

By Marcus Peter
December 18th 2025 12:54 PM

December 15, 1791, stands as a quiet hinge of history, since on that day the ratification of the first ten amendments to the United States…

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Front & Center

One Red Rose for Christmas

God loves and cares for all human beings and manifests the same divine favors to a wayward child that He grants to a devout mother…

READ ARTICLE
Symposium on the Greatest Threats to the Church

Pope Leo must contend with difficult internal Church dynamics and the demands of a polarized world and an increasingly unlearned yet hypercritical world population.

READ ARTICLE
Tolkien’s Insights into the Feminine Soul

He had a great love for women and was neither a feminist nor a misogynist. For him, a woman is good as a woman, not…

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Leo issues letter on formation, ministry, life of priests

'A Fidelity that Generates the Future' looks at V2 decrees

Mass. halts pro-trans requirement for foster parents

'Will no longer exclude' Christians who believe in biology

Is Diocese of Phoenix now second-largest in the U.S.?

As NYC adjusts down its data & Chicago drops to third

Pope calls for ‘more mission-oriented' Roman Curia

Warns against forces of internal division that take root

Salesians may overtake Jesuits as largest male order

Jesuits have 13,768 members; growing Salesians, 13,694

Albany bishop’s bankruptcy opens grim can of worms

Jury's odd finding of liability may have ill knock-on effects

VIEW ARCHIVE
Leo issues letter on formation, ministry, life of priests

'A Fidelity that Generates the Future' looks at V2 decrees

Mass. halts pro-trans requirement for foster parents

'Will no longer exclude' Christians who believe in biology

Is Diocese of Phoenix now second-largest in the U.S.?

As NYC adjusts down its data & Chicago drops to third

Pope calls for ‘more mission-oriented' Roman Curia

Warns against forces of internal division that take root

Salesians may overtake Jesuits as largest male order

Jesuits have 13,768 members; growing Salesians, 13,694

Albany bishop’s bankruptcy opens grim can of worms

Jury's odd finding of liability may have ill knock-on effects

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Soul of the University

December 22nd 2025 12:28 PM

Truth being under siege, the university -- once the Church’s cathedral of the intellect -- has become a temple to…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Polish Round Table

December 19th 2025 1:18 PM

A vicious controversy has just erupted in Poland over the “Round Table.” The “Round Table” refers both to the literal…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Bill of Rights and Christian Culture

December 18th 2025 12:54 PM

December 15, 1791, stands as a quiet hinge of history, since on that day the ratification of the first ten…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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From the NOR Dossiers
Literature & Literary Criticism

Is Modern Man Too Healthy for Literature?... Flannery O'Connor & the Representation of Mystery... Reading as Sacrament... more

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Sacred Music

Rising from the Mire... In Praise of Honest Sentiment... Why the Music Is So Bad... Offering Our Musical Best at Mass... and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Vital Works Reconsidered

When No Man Was His Own... A Thomistic Vision of Man’s Final End... Purgatory on Earth... What Is Free Time For?... 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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