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The Meaning of Feminine Submission

Eve, though derived from Adam, completes him. She is his body, “bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” Eve provides Adam his masculine…

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Self-interest is often recast as “love.” The facile slogan “love is love” blocks any moral critique that could reveal that “love” isn’t always love.

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Appointment of pro-abort prof is nixed at Notre Dame

After push by bishops, pro-life students, even president

U.S. bishops recover refugee resettlement funds

Owed after contract cuts; USCCB drops ongoing lawsuit

Mother Cabrini wins vote for statue in Chicago park

To replace Columbus in historically Italian neighborhood

Ohio: Franciscan sisters' Lourdes University to close

Due to falling enrollment, rising costs; founded in 1958

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Jonah, Signs, and the Modern 'Culture War'

By John M. Grondelski
February 26th 2026 1:01 AM

At Mass for Wednesday in the First Week of Lent, the First Reading focuses on Jonah’s successful conversion of the Ninevites. Threatening them with God’s…

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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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Dracula or Jesus?

Why is Christianity so important to Romania? Because it stands squarely for freedom of thought and against rabid, discriminatory nationalism.

READ ARTICLE
The Meaning of Feminine Submission

Eve, though derived from Adam, completes him. She is his body, “bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” Eve provides Adam his masculine…

READ ARTICLE
Zhivago’s Women & the Moral Vice of Our Time

Self-interest is often recast as “love.” The facile slogan “love is love” blocks any moral critique that could reveal that “love” isn’t always love.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Appointment of pro-abort prof is nixed at Notre Dame

After push by bishops, pro-life students, even president

U.S. bishops recover refugee resettlement funds

Owed after contract cuts; USCCB drops ongoing lawsuit

Mother Cabrini wins vote for statue in Chicago park

To replace Columbus in historically Italian neighborhood

Ohio: Franciscan sisters' Lourdes University to close

Due to falling enrollment, rising costs; founded in 1958

India: Christian woman denied even a private burial

Despite recent high court order defending minority

Religious items dot cartel boss ‘El Mencho’s’ home

Incl. crucifix, altar with figurines of Guadalupe, St. Jude

VIEW ARCHIVE
Appointment of pro-abort prof is nixed at Notre Dame

After push by bishops, pro-life students, even president

U.S. bishops recover refugee resettlement funds

Owed after contract cuts; USCCB drops ongoing lawsuit

Mother Cabrini wins vote for statue in Chicago park

To replace Columbus in historically Italian neighborhood

Ohio: Franciscan sisters' Lourdes University to close

Due to falling enrollment, rising costs; founded in 1958

India: Christian woman denied even a private burial

Despite recent high court order defending minority

Religious items dot cartel boss ‘El Mencho’s’ home

Incl. crucifix, altar with figurines of Guadalupe, St. Jude

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Jonah, Signs, and the Modern 'Culture War'

February 26th 2026 1:01 AM

At Mass for Wednesday in the First Week of Lent, the First Reading focuses on Jonah’s successful conversion of the…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

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…

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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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