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What Baylor & Notre Dame Can Learn From Each Other

To render Notre Dame finally and fully secular would require tearing it down and rebuilding it -- and renaming it! Baylor possesses no such barriers…

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Why Cormac McCarthy Stands Alone Among Novelists

He saw the enduring presence of Christ — or, more exactly, Jesus and Mary — and the reliability of the promises implicit in the Incarnation,…

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Who Murdered Christendom?

“The Western World,” Wilhelmsen writes, is “the shrunken husk of what was once Christendom, wracked from within by doubts and betrayals.”

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Arkansas faith leaders denounce gas-execution plan

Lawmakers authorized nitrogen hypoxia method in Mar.

Pope Leo calls for fasting and prayer for peace, today

On liturgical feast of Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Fed. court halts Ten Commandments in Texas schools

Judge: On faith & belief, people 'just want to be left alone'

James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder, dies at 89

Across decades he 'turned the tide' in the culture wars

Former Chicago cathedral rector cleared of allegation

Cupich: IRB recommended he be reinstated to ministry

Nashville Dominicans now have more than 320 sisters

Meanwhile, greying communities walk 'path to completion'

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Arkansas faith leaders denounce gas-execution plan

Lawmakers authorized nitrogen hypoxia method in Mar.

Pope Leo calls for fasting and prayer for peace, today

On liturgical feast of Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Fed. court halts Ten Commandments in Texas schools

Judge: On faith & belief, people 'just want to be left alone'

James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder, dies at 89

Across decades he 'turned the tide' in the culture wars

Former Chicago cathedral rector cleared of allegation

Cupich: IRB recommended he be reinstated to ministry

Nashville Dominicans now have more than 320 sisters

Meanwhile, greying communities walk 'path to completion'

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

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Capital Punishment & the Death Penalty

Is There a Biblical Basis for Capital Punishment?... Sister Prejean's Lack of Credibility… Vengeance Is NOT Mine, Says "the Lord"… more

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Dads' Views & Summer Jobs

By John M. Grondelski
August 22nd 2025 10:40 AM

A recent TikTok video posted to X is ostensibly the work of a white mother explaining to her 10-year-old the difference between a Democrat and…

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On Black History

By Jason Morgan
August 21st 2025 11:59 AM

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Glenn Loury. Many readers may remember his rise in the 1980s as a “black conservative,” a brilliant economist…

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Religion: A Matter of Faith or Feelings?

By John M. Grondelski
August 20th 2025 12:33 PM

Anthony Esolen has spilled no small amount of ink challenging the doctrinal and other issues that plague contemporary Catholic hymnody. Demonstrating how today’s “Catholic” ditties…

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

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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 Baylor & Notre Dame Can Learn From Each Other

To render Notre Dame finally and fully secular would require tearing it down and rebuilding it -- and renaming it! Baylor possesses no such barriers…

READ ARTICLE
Why Cormac McCarthy Stands Alone Among Novelists

He saw the enduring presence of Christ — or, more exactly, Jesus and Mary — and the reliability of the promises implicit in the Incarnation,…

READ ARTICLE
Who Murdered Christendom?

“The Western World,” Wilhelmsen writes, is “the shrunken husk of what was once Christendom, wracked from within by doubts and betrayals.”

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Arkansas faith leaders denounce gas-execution plan

Lawmakers authorized nitrogen hypoxia method in Mar.

Pope Leo calls for fasting and prayer for peace, today

On liturgical feast of Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Fed. court halts Ten Commandments in Texas schools

Judge: On faith & belief, people 'just want to be left alone'

James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder, dies at 89

Across decades he 'turned the tide' in the culture wars

Former Chicago cathedral rector cleared of allegation

Cupich: IRB recommended he be reinstated to ministry

Nashville Dominicans now have more than 320 sisters

Meanwhile, greying communities walk 'path to completion'

VIEW ARCHIVE
Arkansas faith leaders denounce gas-execution plan

Lawmakers authorized nitrogen hypoxia method in Mar.

Pope Leo calls for fasting and prayer for peace, today

On liturgical feast of Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Fed. court halts Ten Commandments in Texas schools

Judge: On faith & belief, people 'just want to be left alone'

James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder, dies at 89

Across decades he 'turned the tide' in the culture wars

Former Chicago cathedral rector cleared of allegation

Cupich: IRB recommended he be reinstated to ministry

Nashville Dominicans now have more than 320 sisters

Meanwhile, greying communities walk 'path to completion'

VIEW ARCHIVE

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The New Oxford Blog

Dads' Views & Summer Jobs

August 22nd 2025 10:40 AM

A recent TikTok video posted to X is ostensibly the work of a white mother explaining to her 10-year-old the…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

On Black History

August 21st 2025 11:59 AM

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Glenn Loury. Many readers may remember his rise in the 1980s as a…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Religion: A Matter of Faith or Feelings?

August 20th 2025 12:33 PM

Anthony Esolen has spilled no small amount of ink challenging the doctrinal and other issues that plague contemporary Catholic hymnody.…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
Cultural Counterpoint by Jason M. Morgan

“Raising Awareness”: Reducing Philanthropy to Vanity... Denizens of a Pale Blue Dust Mote... Emblem of an Exhausted Era... Finding Security Behind Closed Doors... and 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
Capital Punishment & the Death Penalty

Is There a Biblical Basis for Capital Punishment?... Sister Prejean's Lack of Credibility… Vengeance Is NOT Mine, Says "the Lord"… 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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