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The Many Identities of GKC

Chesterton believed that the purpose of literature was to engage and change its readers, and that the masses had fundamentally good taste.

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The Exalted & the Despised

Old categories of class, politics, and education have given way to a deep-down hatred for one another that traditional social sets can no longer begin…

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The Halifax School & the Fallacy at the Heart of Anglicanism

This is a tale of a well-organized and lofty effort by theologians, parish clergy, and laymen to recover the essence of Anglicanism in Canada.

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House Judiciary Committee: FBI targeted Catholics

Even interviewed priest & choir director in Richmond VA

Abp. Broglio seals Holy Door at national basilica in DC

In preparation for 2025 Jubilee Year, on virtue of hope

Thousands of charismatic Catholics gather in Dubai

CHARIS convention attended by faithful from 6 countries

V2 document on mass media, Inter Mirifica, turns 60

Decree’s clear moral guidelines remain timely as ever

Mex. presidential candidate will fight gender ideology

E. Verástegui must gather 1M signatures to be on ballot

Hong Kong Catholic & democracy activist now in exile

Agnes Chow was jailed for attending 'unlawful' protest

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House Judiciary Committee: FBI targeted Catholics

Even interviewed priest & choir director in Richmond VA

Abp. Broglio seals Holy Door at national basilica in DC

In preparation for 2025 Jubilee Year, on virtue of hope

Thousands of charismatic Catholics gather in Dubai

CHARIS convention attended by faithful from 6 countries

V2 document on mass media, Inter Mirifica, turns 60

Decree’s clear moral guidelines remain timely as ever

Mex. presidential candidate will fight gender ideology

E. Verástegui must gather 1M signatures to be on ballot

Hong Kong Catholic & democracy activist now in exile

Agnes Chow was jailed for attending 'unlawful' protest

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The Catholic Dramatist in a Protestant Land... An Academic Undoes the Renaissance... Shelter From the Storm... more

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The Committee of 434

By John M. Grondelski
December 5th 2023 12:56 PM

In a recent post here, I reminisced about the “Committee of Ten Million,” Gil Durand’s 1973 lay initiative to amass ten million petition signatures to…

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Defending Fr. Gilligan's Courage

By James Thunder
December 1st 2023 2:52 PM

Fr. Gilligan was a wily American priest who served in the Vatican Diplomatic Corps and saved many lives during the Communist takeover in China. As…

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SOS for Pregnancy Centers

By John M. Grondelski
December 1st 2023 1:11 PM

If you are reading this on Friday, December 1, you have until midnight to act on a pro-life matter. On October 2, the U.S. Department…

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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

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The Catholic Dramatist in a Protestant Land... An Academic Undoes the Renaissance... Shelter From the Storm... more

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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

The Many Identities of GKC

Chesterton believed that the purpose of literature was to engage and change its readers, and that the masses had fundamentally good taste.

READ ARTICLE
The Exalted & the Despised

Old categories of class, politics, and education have given way to a deep-down hatred for one another that traditional social sets can no longer begin…

READ ARTICLE
The Halifax School & the Fallacy at the Heart of Anglicanism

This is a tale of a well-organized and lofty effort by theologians, parish clergy, and laymen to recover the essence of Anglicanism in Canada.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
House Judiciary Committee: FBI targeted Catholics

Even interviewed priest & choir director in Richmond VA

Abp. Broglio seals Holy Door at national basilica in DC

In preparation for 2025 Jubilee Year, on virtue of hope

Thousands of charismatic Catholics gather in Dubai

CHARIS convention attended by faithful from 6 countries

V2 document on mass media, Inter Mirifica, turns 60

Decree’s clear moral guidelines remain timely as ever

Mex. presidential candidate will fight gender ideology

E. Verástegui must gather 1M signatures to be on ballot

Hong Kong Catholic & democracy activist now in exile

Agnes Chow was jailed for attending 'unlawful' protest

VIEW ARCHIVE
House Judiciary Committee: FBI targeted Catholics

Even interviewed priest & choir director in Richmond VA

Abp. Broglio seals Holy Door at national basilica in DC

In preparation for 2025 Jubilee Year, on virtue of hope

Thousands of charismatic Catholics gather in Dubai

CHARIS convention attended by faithful from 6 countries

V2 document on mass media, Inter Mirifica, turns 60

Decree’s clear moral guidelines remain timely as ever

Mex. presidential candidate will fight gender ideology

E. Verástegui must gather 1M signatures to be on ballot

Hong Kong Catholic & democracy activist now in exile

Agnes Chow was jailed for attending 'unlawful' protest

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

The Committee of 434

December 5th 2023 12:56 PM

In a recent post here, I reminisced about the “Committee of Ten Million,” Gil Durand’s 1973 lay initiative to amass…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Defending Fr. Gilligan's Courage

December 1st 2023 2:52 PM

Fr. Gilligan was a wily American priest who served in the Vatican Diplomatic Corps and saved many lives during the…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

SOS for Pregnancy Centers

December 1st 2023 1:11 PM

If you are reading this on Friday, December 1, you have until midnight to act on a pro-life matter. On…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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From the NOR Dossiers
Pakistani Refugees

Overcoming Our Culture of Indifference... In Bureaucracy's Grip... Learning the Meaning of Longsuffering... From a Witness in Bangkok to a Near Martyr in Karachi... and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Race Relations

Should Christians Pay Reparations for Racial Injustices?... I Am Not White... The Liberal as Graceless Pharisee... Religion & Race in the South... and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Shakespeare

The Catholic Dramatist in a Protestant Land... An Academic Undoes the Renaissance... Shelter From the Storm... 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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