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Sr. Elizabeth Johnson warns that if we take literally the "naming" of God in the "image of powerful men," we turn God into an "idol."

To the list of things Jesus could have been but wasn’t, there is now one more to add: A new movement would recast Our Lord…

The evidence is clear that our society will decompose, long before the human species dies out, when the traditional family is dethroned from its place…
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Including president, VPs, 10 state governors, other VIPs
With Pope, Anglican Welby, Presbyterian Greenshields
He repeats 'who am I to judge?' answer from 2013
Appears organized to minimize ideological clashes
$21M edifice seats 3,200; will serve 15,000/weekend
While public schools lost 1.3M students from 2019-21
Including president, VPs, 10 state governors, other VIPs
With Pope, Anglican Welby, Presbyterian Greenshields
He repeats 'who am I to judge?' answer from 2013
Appears organized to minimize ideological clashes
$21M edifice seats 3,200; will serve 15,000/weekend
While public schools lost 1.3M students from 2019-21
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How Remarried Catholics Can Validly Receive Communion... Blessed Are the Shack-Ups... 'Til Annulment Do Us Part?... more
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Vital Works Reconsidered
When No Man Was His Own... A Thomistic Vision of Man’s Final End... Purgatory on Earth... What Is Free Time For?... and more
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Gregory’s Last Years
By James ThunderFollowing the council of 381, Gregory returned to Nazianzus. For Lent, he gave up speaking! (Newman, Historical Sketches, p. 86) In his autobiographical poem, Gregory…
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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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Sr. Elizabeth Johnson warns that if we take literally the "naming" of God in the "image of powerful men," we turn God into an "idol."

To the list of things Jesus could have been but wasn’t, there is now one more to add: A new movement would recast Our Lord…

The evidence is clear that our society will decompose, long before the human species dies out, when the traditional family is dethroned from its place…
In The News

Including president, VPs, 10 state governors, other VIPs
With Pope, Anglican Welby, Presbyterian Greenshields
He repeats 'who am I to judge?' answer from 2013
Appears organized to minimize ideological clashes
$21M edifice seats 3,200; will serve 15,000/weekend
While public schools lost 1.3M students from 2019-21
Including president, VPs, 10 state governors, other VIPs
With Pope, Anglican Welby, Presbyterian Greenshields
He repeats 'who am I to judge?' answer from 2013
Appears organized to minimize ideological clashes
$21M edifice seats 3,200; will serve 15,000/weekend
While public schools lost 1.3M students from 2019-21

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Gregory’s Last Years
Following the council of 381, Gregory returned to Nazianzus. For Lent, he gave up speaking! (Newman, Historical Sketches, p. 86)…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTA Culture of Life Issue
The cost of an uncomplicated birth, even for parents with employer-provided health insurance, has gotten way out of hand. The…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTGregory Picks Up the Fight
Until Gregory’s father’s death in 374, Gregory stayed in Nazianzus. Despite the rupture between Gregory and Basil, Basil attended Gregory’s…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTTopics

Marriage, Divorce, & Annulments
How Remarried Catholics Can Validly Receive Communion... Blessed Are the Shack-Ups... 'Til Annulment Do Us Part?... more
VIEW DOSSIER
Literature Matters by Michael S. Rose
What “Old Books” Have to Teach Us About Being Human in the 21st Century... Dracula By Bram Stoker... “William Wilson” By Edgar Allan Poe... and more
VIEW DOSSIER
Vital Works Reconsidered
When No Man Was His Own... A Thomistic Vision of Man’s Final End... Purgatory on Earth... What Is Free Time For?... 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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