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Here we review Gender Ideology and Pastoral Practice: A Handbook for Catholic Clergy, Counselors, and Ministerial Leaders.

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Approx. 24% of all Catholics, per CARA at Georgetown Univ.

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Previous policy based on measure of testosterone level

Pope extends term of dean of College of Cardinals

Although Cdl. Re is 91 & role is key in event of conclave

Bishop Zanchetta appeal rejected in sex-abuse case

He is still in Rome, in good standing despite conviction

Trump creates DOJ task force to fight anti-Christian bias

AG Bondi to prosecute anti-Christian violence, vandalism

U.S. private military contractors are going to Gaza

To work checkpoints & security, part of ceasefire deal

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U.S. Sunday Mass attendance back to pre-2020 levels

Approx. 24% of all Catholics, per CARA at Georgetown Univ.

NCAA bans men from women’s sports after Trump EO

Previous policy based on measure of testosterone level

Pope extends term of dean of College of Cardinals

Although Cdl. Re is 91 & role is key in event of conclave

Bishop Zanchetta appeal rejected in sex-abuse case

He is still in Rome, in good standing despite conviction

Trump creates DOJ task force to fight anti-Christian bias

AG Bondi to prosecute anti-Christian violence, vandalism

U.S. private military contractors are going to Gaza

To work checkpoints & security, part of ceasefire deal

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February 6th 2025 1:11 PM

Romanian Rain on Francis’s Common Easter Parade Pope Francis’s idea of launching a “common Easter” hit a road block when the Orthodox Patriarch of Romania…

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February 4th 2025 12:53 PM

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January 31st 2025 1:20 PM

Welcome to today’s episode of “As the Holydays Turn.” When last we tuned in, the Catholic bishops of the United States were in a quandary.…

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Front & Center

All Catholics Should Major in Double E

The Eucharist without the episcopacy is invalid. The episcopacy without the Eucharist is more or less useless. The two are mutually reinforcing.

READ ARTICLE
Letters to the Editor: January-February 2025

Stirred Up... The Sincerest Form of Flattery... Not the Same Mountain... That “Last Chance” at Grace... Very Necessary Work... and more

READ ARTICLE
Briefly Reviewed: December 2024

Here we review Gender Ideology and Pastoral Practice: A Handbook for Catholic Clergy, Counselors, and Ministerial Leaders.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
U.S. Sunday Mass attendance back to pre-2020 levels

Approx. 24% of all Catholics, per CARA at Georgetown Univ.

NCAA bans men from women’s sports after Trump EO

Previous policy based on measure of testosterone level

Pope extends term of dean of College of Cardinals

Although Cdl. Re is 91 & role is key in event of conclave

Bishop Zanchetta appeal rejected in sex-abuse case

He is still in Rome, in good standing despite conviction

Trump creates DOJ task force to fight anti-Christian bias

AG Bondi to prosecute anti-Christian violence, vandalism

U.S. private military contractors are going to Gaza

To work checkpoints & security, part of ceasefire deal

VIEW ARCHIVE
U.S. Sunday Mass attendance back to pre-2020 levels

Approx. 24% of all Catholics, per CARA at Georgetown Univ.

NCAA bans men from women’s sports after Trump EO

Previous policy based on measure of testosterone level

Pope extends term of dean of College of Cardinals

Although Cdl. Re is 91 & role is key in event of conclave

Bishop Zanchetta appeal rejected in sex-abuse case

He is still in Rome, in good standing despite conviction

Trump creates DOJ task force to fight anti-Christian bias

AG Bondi to prosecute anti-Christian violence, vandalism

U.S. private military contractors are going to Gaza

To work checkpoints & security, part of ceasefire deal

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Random Ruminations #18

February 6th 2025 1:11 PM

Romanian Rain on Francis’s Common Easter Parade Pope Francis’s idea of launching a “common Easter” hit a road block when…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Does Virginity Matter?

February 4th 2025 12:53 PM

As a young man marries a virgin, your Builder shall marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride,…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

More Holy Day Havoc

January 31st 2025 1:20 PM

Welcome to today’s episode of “As the Holydays Turn.” When last we tuned in, the Catholic bishops of the United…

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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
Short Stories

Screwtape 2020... A Trialogue with C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther, & Thomas Aquinas... Miracles Do Not Speak Halfway... Socrates on Pot... 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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