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I thank the Almighty Lord for my mom's provoking, at times unnerving, insistence upon "pride" as the great moral and psychological measuring rod.

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Who Really Killed Goliath?

What if I told you there is a competing tradition in the Old Testament about an individual with a much lower profile who slayed Goliath?

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The News You May Have Missed: March 2026

Sons of Thunder... Death Defying... The Hangman Cometh... Outlawned... A Stroll Down Penny Lane... Blazing Saddles... Stuffed Menace... and more

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Pope, at Chrism Mass, preaches on Christian mission

'In this dark hour of history, it has pleased God to send us'

Leo to wash the feet of 12 Roman priests on Holy Thurs.

Thereby restoring custom abandoned by previous pope

Friar: Good Fri. meditations inspired by 'current reality'

Says 'zealots,' as in Jesus’ time, 'have come back in fashion'

France again has record number of non-infant baptisms

62% of adult catechumens are women, & 38% are men

Spain: Province to probe claims against Jesuits in Bolivia

Org: They used place as 'dumping ground for pedophiles'

Canada: Woman offered euthanasia at ER for back pain

And says 3 years ago her husband had been offered same

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Pope, at Chrism Mass, preaches on Christian mission

'In this dark hour of history, it has pleased God to send us'

Leo to wash the feet of 12 Roman priests on Holy Thurs.

Thereby restoring custom abandoned by previous pope

Friar: Good Fri. meditations inspired by 'current reality'

Says 'zealots,' as in Jesus’ time, 'have come back in fashion'

France again has record number of non-infant baptisms

62% of adult catechumens are women, & 38% are men

Spain: Province to probe claims against Jesuits in Bolivia

Org: They used place as 'dumping ground for pedophiles'

Canada: Woman offered euthanasia at ER for back pain

And says 3 years ago her husband had been offered same

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Just War Theory & the Iraq War

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Latin Mass

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Mary, Mother of God

Marian Devotion as a Way of Life... Return to the Message of Fatima... The Virgin Birth: Where Science Meets Scripture... and more

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The Heresy that Jesus Is Mr. Nice Guy

By James Thunder
April 2nd 2026 12:22 PM

No doubt we know from the life, suffering (sometimes called “passion”), and death of Jesus Christ that God is a God of unbelievable love and…

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A Neglected Problem of Modified Universalism

By John M. Grondelski
April 2nd 2026 4:51 PM

Universalism is the heresy that all persons will eventually be saved. It is fueled by various motives: that a “loving” God could not condemn a…

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Two Easter Vigils Worth Remembering

By James Thunder
April 1st 2026 1:07 PM

How ancient is the Great Easter Vigil liturgy? We have evidence of a severe fast undertaken during Holy Week as early as 329 A.D. With…

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Pope St. John Paul II

Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... The Pope as Playwright... Neither East nor West: On the Pope's Radical New Encyclical... and more

St. Thomas Aquinas & Thomism

Can Neo-Scholasticism Make a Comeback?... Can Thomism Save Science?... Dumb Ox?... Can We Revitalize Catholic Higher Education?... more

Walker Percy

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

Pride

I thank the Almighty Lord for my mom's provoking, at times unnerving, insistence upon "pride" as the great moral and psychological measuring rod.

READ ARTICLE
Who Really Killed Goliath?

What if I told you there is a competing tradition in the Old Testament about an individual with a much lower profile who slayed Goliath?

READ ARTICLE
The News You May Have Missed: March 2026

Sons of Thunder... Death Defying... The Hangman Cometh... Outlawned... A Stroll Down Penny Lane... Blazing Saddles... Stuffed Menace... and more

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Pope, at Chrism Mass, preaches on Christian mission

'In this dark hour of history, it has pleased God to send us'

Leo to wash the feet of 12 Roman priests on Holy Thurs.

Thereby restoring custom abandoned by previous pope

Friar: Good Fri. meditations inspired by 'current reality'

Says 'zealots,' as in Jesus’ time, 'have come back in fashion'

France again has record number of non-infant baptisms

62% of adult catechumens are women, & 38% are men

Spain: Province to probe claims against Jesuits in Bolivia

Org: They used place as 'dumping ground for pedophiles'

Canada: Woman offered euthanasia at ER for back pain

And says 3 years ago her husband had been offered same

VIEW ARCHIVE
Pope, at Chrism Mass, preaches on Christian mission

'In this dark hour of history, it has pleased God to send us'

Leo to wash the feet of 12 Roman priests on Holy Thurs.

Thereby restoring custom abandoned by previous pope

Friar: Good Fri. meditations inspired by 'current reality'

Says 'zealots,' as in Jesus’ time, 'have come back in fashion'

France again has record number of non-infant baptisms

62% of adult catechumens are women, & 38% are men

Spain: Province to probe claims against Jesuits in Bolivia

Org: They used place as 'dumping ground for pedophiles'

Canada: Woman offered euthanasia at ER for back pain

And says 3 years ago her husband had been offered same

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

The Heresy that Jesus Is Mr. Nice Guy

April 2nd 2026 12:22 PM

No doubt we know from the life, suffering (sometimes called “passion”), and death of Jesus Christ that God is a…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

A Neglected Problem of Modified Universalism

April 2nd 2026 4:51 PM

Universalism is the heresy that all persons will eventually be saved. It is fueled by various motives: that a “loving”…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Two Easter Vigils Worth Remembering

April 1st 2026 1:07 PM

How ancient is the Great Easter Vigil liturgy? We have evidence of a severe fast undertaken during Holy Week as…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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From the NOR Dossiers
Just War Theory & the Iraq War

The Blood Crying Out from the Ground... The Woeful Plight of Iraqi Christians... Fuel Conservation: No War Needed... War’s Challenge to the Christian Conscience... more

VIEW DOSSIER
Latin Mass

At Mass, Actions Speak Louder Than Words... Where Has All the Latin Gone?... The New Mass Just Can't Be Fixed... Whither the Roman Rite?... more

VIEW DOSSIER
Mary, Mother of God

Marian Devotion as a Way of Life... Return to the Message of Fatima... The Virgin Birth: Where Science Meets Scripture... 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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