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Our baptismal grace calls us to evangelize, and our distinctively lay task is to restore to people their lost human dignity and hope by bringing…

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Farewell, Francis. Hello, Leo XIV

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When we move from the spiritual good of love to its material, concrete incarnation, we move into the realm of material goods that diminish by…

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Hamburg sex-ed guide is bad fruit of 'Synodal Way'

'Catholic parents are checkmated at every turn,' in 'trap'

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SCOTUS: States can withhold Medicaid funds from PP

6-3 decision greenlights cutting public funds for abortion

Vatican security rattled by rabble at papal audience

Barrier almost toppled, Pope hit on head by soft object

West Bank: Christian town persecuted by Israeli settlers

Families have left due to ongoing violence & harassment

Hamburg sex-ed guide is bad fruit of 'Synodal Way'

'Catholic parents are checkmated at every turn,' in 'trap'

Pope decries suffering of Christians in Middle East

Violence rages in Christian East with 'diabolical intensity'

PA: Canonical case to begin for Candy Crush priest

Who got addicted to online video games after an injury

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Slapping a Bishop, No, Three Bishops

By James Thunder
June 25th 2025 5:54 PM

Under canon law, a person "who uses physical force…against a Bishop incurs a latae sententiae interdict” (Canon 1370, sec. 2), that is, the penalty is…

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Perplexing Phenomena

By James Hanink
June 24th 2025 8:50 PM

Here in Inglewood, and in many areas of greater Los Angeles, we deal with a perplexing urban phenomenon: coyotes, sometimes in packs, prowl about at…

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On Defining Religion Too Narrowly

By John M. Grondelski
June 20th 2025 11:40 AM

On June 16, the U.S. Supreme Court kicked back Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Harris to the New York Court of Appeals (the state’s…

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Front & Center

The Ministry of the Laity

Our baptismal grace calls us to evangelize, and our distinctively lay task is to restore to people their lost human dignity and hope by bringing…

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Farewell, Francis. Hello, Leo XIV

Perhaps we'll get concern for the poor, advocacy for peace, and a reaching out to believers on the margins along with a restoration of jettisoned…

READ ARTICLE
The Right Ordering of Love in the Political Sphere

When we move from the spiritual good of love to its material, concrete incarnation, we move into the realm of material goods that diminish by…

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
SCOTUS: States can withhold Medicaid funds from PP

6-3 decision greenlights cutting public funds for abortion

Vatican security rattled by rabble at papal audience

Barrier almost toppled, Pope hit on head by soft object

West Bank: Christian town persecuted by Israeli settlers

Families have left due to ongoing violence & harassment

Hamburg sex-ed guide is bad fruit of 'Synodal Way'

'Catholic parents are checkmated at every turn,' in 'trap'

Pope decries suffering of Christians in Middle East

Violence rages in Christian East with 'diabolical intensity'

PA: Canonical case to begin for Candy Crush priest

Who got addicted to online video games after an injury

VIEW ARCHIVE
SCOTUS: States can withhold Medicaid funds from PP

6-3 decision greenlights cutting public funds for abortion

Vatican security rattled by rabble at papal audience

Barrier almost toppled, Pope hit on head by soft object

West Bank: Christian town persecuted by Israeli settlers

Families have left due to ongoing violence & harassment

Hamburg sex-ed guide is bad fruit of 'Synodal Way'

'Catholic parents are checkmated at every turn,' in 'trap'

Pope decries suffering of Christians in Middle East

Violence rages in Christian East with 'diabolical intensity'

PA: Canonical case to begin for Candy Crush priest

Who got addicted to online video games after an injury

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Slapping a Bishop, No, Three Bishops

June 25th 2025 5:54 PM

Under canon law, a person "who uses physical force…against a Bishop incurs a latae sententiae interdict” (Canon 1370, sec. 2),…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Perplexing Phenomena

June 24th 2025 8:50 PM

Here in Inglewood, and in many areas of greater Los Angeles, we deal with a perplexing urban phenomenon: coyotes, sometimes…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

On Defining Religion Too Narrowly

June 20th 2025 11:40 AM

On June 16, the U.S. Supreme Court kicked back Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Harris to the New York…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Liturgy, Liturgical Rites & Devotions

Liturgy that Speaks to the Soul... Altar Boys: The Problem or the Solution?... Turning Catholics Into a Stiff-Kneed People... and more

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Neoconservatism

Delusions of Grandeur... A Pox On Both Your Houses... What Is a Neoconservative & Does It Matter?... 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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