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G.K. Chesterton, a Curmudgeon for Our Times

Chesterton opines that if we give up on original sin, we give up on human equality, for original sin has it that all human beings…

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Possessed by an Alien Philosophy

In our unconscious reactions, we too privilege the pronouncements of modern science and regard other types of knowledge as, at best, secondary.

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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.

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IUSG includes half a million nuns in 1,900 congregations

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Admin says decision aims to ensure school is 'sustainable'

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Calif.: Chaldean bishop arrested for embezzlement

And money laundering; after a Vatican-ordered probe

Christians in southern Lebanon refuse to leave towns

They've rebuffed Hezbollah, now want no part of new war

Sisters' union unites in livestream prayer for peace

IUSG includes half a million nuns in 1,900 congregations

NY: St. John’s U. ceases recognizing faculty labor unions

Admin says decision aims to ensure school is 'sustainable'

Pew survey asks adults to rate fellow citizens’ morals

Most lefty Americans see others as morally, ethically bad

Pope thanks world’s oldest priest on 110th birthday

B. Kant of Fulda, Germany, says, 'Prayer keeps me young'

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Dealing with Mortality

By James Hanink
March 6th 2026 11:54 AM

“Ivan Ilych has died,” an acquaintance reads from the announcement of a formal obituary. Having followed earlier reports of Ivan’s mysterious illness, his colleagues in…

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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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Front & Center

G.K. Chesterton, a Curmudgeon for Our Times

Chesterton opines that if we give up on original sin, we give up on human equality, for original sin has it that all human beings…

READ ARTICLE
Possessed by an Alien Philosophy

In our unconscious reactions, we too privilege the pronouncements of modern science and regard other types of knowledge as, at best, secondary.

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

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Calif.: Chaldean bishop arrested for embezzlement

And money laundering; after a Vatican-ordered probe

Christians in southern Lebanon refuse to leave towns

They've rebuffed Hezbollah, now want no part of new war

Sisters' union unites in livestream prayer for peace

IUSG includes half a million nuns in 1,900 congregations

NY: St. John’s U. ceases recognizing faculty labor unions

Admin says decision aims to ensure school is 'sustainable'

Pew survey asks adults to rate fellow citizens’ morals

Most lefty Americans see others as morally, ethically bad

Pope thanks world’s oldest priest on 110th birthday

B. Kant of Fulda, Germany, says, 'Prayer keeps me young'

VIEW ARCHIVE
Calif.: Chaldean bishop arrested for embezzlement

And money laundering; after a Vatican-ordered probe

Christians in southern Lebanon refuse to leave towns

They've rebuffed Hezbollah, now want no part of new war

Sisters' union unites in livestream prayer for peace

IUSG includes half a million nuns in 1,900 congregations

NY: St. John’s U. ceases recognizing faculty labor unions

Admin says decision aims to ensure school is 'sustainable'

Pew survey asks adults to rate fellow citizens’ morals

Most lefty Americans see others as morally, ethically bad

Pope thanks world’s oldest priest on 110th birthday

B. Kant of Fulda, Germany, says, 'Prayer keeps me young'

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Dealing with Mortality

March 6th 2026 11:54 AM

“Ivan Ilych has died,” an acquaintance reads from the announcement of a formal obituary. Having followed earlier reports of Ivan’s…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

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…

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Higher Education

Twilight of the Universities... The Cult of Diversity at Providence College... Ivy League Culture Wars... Is Georgetown Still Catholic?... and more

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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

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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