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The Priesthood Is Not Just a Job

The priest is a living reminder that it is Christ, made visible sacramentally in the "icon" of the priest, who calls the Church into being…

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Two Immediate Threats to Contemporary Liturgics

Problems with how liturgical studies uses history and canon law are tied together by an undercurrent: how liturgical studies fails to use theology.

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Miami archbp. urges pastoral care at Alligator Alcatraz

Wenski & his prison ministry staff have been denied access

16 state AGs oppose abortion shield laws in joint letter

Which protect abortionists from pro-life laws in other states

Seminaries today see psych evaluations as vital tool

For gatekeeping; factor in U.S. seminary 'renaissance'

New study backs 2012 finding on kids of gay parents

Who fare worse than kids with married mother & father

Wales: Anglicans elect first female, lesbian archbishop

Her bio says she lives with her civil partner & two dogs

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North Carolina enacts law on trans issues, porn access

And religious school opt-outs; overriding governor's veto

Miami archbp. urges pastoral care at Alligator Alcatraz

Wenski & his prison ministry staff have been denied access

16 state AGs oppose abortion shield laws in joint letter

Which protect abortionists from pro-life laws in other states

Seminaries today see psych evaluations as vital tool

For gatekeeping; factor in U.S. seminary 'renaissance'

New study backs 2012 finding on kids of gay parents

Who fare worse than kids with married mother & father

Wales: Anglicans elect first female, lesbian archbishop

Her bio says she lives with her civil partner & two dogs

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A Catholic 'No' to Freebies

By John M. Grondelski
July 30th 2025 11:30 AM

Governors Kathy Hochul of New York and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania have announced they are providing free breakfasts to all kids in schools of those…

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Intellectual Engagement

By James Hanink
July 29th 2025 12:04 PM

“Everyone has their own religion.” So said my mother, a thoroughly Irish Catholic. What was I to make of it? (My father, whose piety was…

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Liturgics & Vesting Prayers

By John M. Grondelski
July 28th 2025 11:41 AM

The July-August NOR features my article "Two Immediate Threats to Contemporary Liturgics." In it, my thesis is that three disciplines employed in the methodology of…

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Front & Center

The Priesthood Is Not Just a Job

The priest is a living reminder that it is Christ, made visible sacramentally in the "icon" of the priest, who calls the Church into being…

READ ARTICLE
Two Immediate Threats to Contemporary Liturgics

Problems with how liturgical studies uses history and canon law are tied together by an undercurrent: how liturgical studies fails to use theology.

READ ARTICLE
The News You May Have Missed: June 2025

A Catholic Coup... A Sign from Heaven... Run, Robot, Run... Tiny Contraband... Jackhammer Beak... Love of Neighbor, Love of Books... The Good Missus... and more

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
North Carolina enacts law on trans issues, porn access

And religious school opt-outs; overriding governor's veto

Miami archbp. urges pastoral care at Alligator Alcatraz

Wenski & his prison ministry staff have been denied access

16 state AGs oppose abortion shield laws in joint letter

Which protect abortionists from pro-life laws in other states

Seminaries today see psych evaluations as vital tool

For gatekeeping; factor in U.S. seminary 'renaissance'

New study backs 2012 finding on kids of gay parents

Who fare worse than kids with married mother & father

Wales: Anglicans elect first female, lesbian archbishop

Her bio says she lives with her civil partner & two dogs

VIEW ARCHIVE
North Carolina enacts law on trans issues, porn access

And religious school opt-outs; overriding governor's veto

Miami archbp. urges pastoral care at Alligator Alcatraz

Wenski & his prison ministry staff have been denied access

16 state AGs oppose abortion shield laws in joint letter

Which protect abortionists from pro-life laws in other states

Seminaries today see psych evaluations as vital tool

For gatekeeping; factor in U.S. seminary 'renaissance'

New study backs 2012 finding on kids of gay parents

Who fare worse than kids with married mother & father

Wales: Anglicans elect first female, lesbian archbishop

Her bio says she lives with her civil partner & two dogs

VIEW ARCHIVE

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A Catholic 'No' to Freebies

July 30th 2025 11:30 AM

Governors Kathy Hochul of New York and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania have announced they are providing free breakfasts to all…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Intellectual Engagement

July 29th 2025 12:04 PM

“Everyone has their own religion.” So said my mother, a thoroughly Irish Catholic. What was I to make of it?…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Liturgics & Vesting Prayers

July 28th 2025 11:41 AM

The July-August NOR features my article "Two Immediate Threats to Contemporary Liturgics." In it, my thesis is that three disciplines…

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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

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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

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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