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Mexican bishops urge faithful to 'prudence and prayer'

Amid violence in six states after military kills cartel boss

Cdl. Sarah calls SSPX to remain in unity & obedience

Says he who abandons the Chair of Peter leaves Church

Sydney archdiocese sees record number of converts

Echoing trends in some areas of Europe and the U.S.

India high court rules on burial in public cemeteries

Protects Christians' rights after exhumations in villages

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Parents won't be forced to endorse gender ideology

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Notre Dame: The Good News & the Bad News

By James Thunder
February 24th 2026 10:53 PM

Folks, the good news out of the University of Notre Dame is shockingly good. The bad news out of Notre Dame is shockingly bad. I’ll…

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President’s Day Is an Occasion for Gratitude

By Marcus Peter
February 24th 2026 12:29 PM

President’s Day arrives every February with historical aura but then gets swallowed by appliance discounts and mattress commercials, as though civic memory can be replaced…

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The Limited Power of Positive Thinking

By James Hanink
February 20th 2026 11:32 AM

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On Divorce

When do we think of marriage as a hugely important good, to be nourished and sustained with all possible conviction, energy, passion?

READ ARTICLE
Every Life a Mass

Unlike any other transcendent experience, the Mass contains the whole breadth and depth of life. It is birth and death and resurrection, again and again.

READ ARTICLE
Letters to the Editor: December 2025

The Art of Dying... How the Atonement Works... The Incomparable Kreeft... Moonie Mistakes... Invigorating... and more

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Mexican bishops urge faithful to 'prudence and prayer'

Amid violence in six states after military kills cartel boss

Cdl. Sarah calls SSPX to remain in unity & obedience

Says he who abandons the Chair of Peter leaves Church

Sydney archdiocese sees record number of converts

Echoing trends in some areas of Europe and the U.S.

India high court rules on burial in public cemeteries

Protects Christians' rights after exhumations in villages

Vermont backs down, will allow Christians to adopt

Parents won't be forced to endorse gender ideology

Kuwait Church signals goodwill to Muslims in Ramadan

Priests give out water, dates before sunset call to prayer

VIEW ARCHIVE
Mexican bishops urge faithful to 'prudence and prayer'

Amid violence in six states after military kills cartel boss

Cdl. Sarah calls SSPX to remain in unity & obedience

Says he who abandons the Chair of Peter leaves Church

Sydney archdiocese sees record number of converts

Echoing trends in some areas of Europe and the U.S.

India high court rules on burial in public cemeteries

Protects Christians' rights after exhumations in villages

Vermont backs down, will allow Christians to adopt

Parents won't be forced to endorse gender ideology

Kuwait Church signals goodwill to Muslims in Ramadan

Priests give out water, dates before sunset call to prayer

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Notre Dame: The Good News & the Bad News

February 24th 2026 10:53 PM

Folks, the good news out of the University of Notre Dame is shockingly good. The bad news out of Notre…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

President’s Day Is an Occasion for Gratitude

February 24th 2026 12:29 PM

President’s Day arrives every February with historical aura but then gets swallowed by appliance discounts and mattress commercials, as though…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Limited Power of Positive Thinking

February 20th 2026 11:32 AM

Is ours the best of all possible worlds? The philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) thought so, and it’s…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Communism & Marxism

The Soviets’ Doomed Battle with Byt... Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... Croatia: “The Ramparts of Christendom”... If Not Communism or Capitalism, What?... The Crumbling of Communism: Good for the Catholic Church?... and more

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Fanatical Feminism & Women Religious

The Prayers of Moloch’s Modern Priestesses... Feminists: The Worst Misogynists?... Our Testosterone-Depleted Church... and more

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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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