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The Guilty Secret of Liberal Christianity

American religion has shown a remarkable capacity not only for surviving massive social dislocations but for actually thriving in their midst.

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More Dispatches from the Spiritual Battlefront

Priests get involved in deliverance ministry to help the suffering. All the problems exorcists endure they consider “a small price to pay for another person’s…

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Is Moral Truth Immutable or Historically Conditioned?

Historicism and normative flexibility are incompatible with Scripture and Tradition, which includes the witness of countless martyrs to eternal moral truths.

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Pope says funeral Mass for JPII collaborator Cdl. Ruini

Formidable strategist of Italian Church, late 20th-C. culture

June 'Fidelity Month' effort gains steam in third year

Promotes faithfulness to God, family, community, country

Daunting challenges await new nuncio to Germany

Such as first meetup of Synodal body, gay blessings row

Panama, Puerto Rico send Communion hosts to Cuba

As unreliability of electricity in Cuba limited production

Ethicist commends Anthropic's call for AI slowdown

As AI 'self-improvement' stage increases risk for everyone

Southern Lebanon: Two Christian communities press on

Amid electricity & water shortages, poor economy -- photos

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Pope says funeral Mass for JPII collaborator Cdl. Ruini

Formidable strategist of Italian Church, late 20th-C. culture

June 'Fidelity Month' effort gains steam in third year

Promotes faithfulness to God, family, community, country

Daunting challenges await new nuncio to Germany

Such as first meetup of Synodal body, gay blessings row

Panama, Puerto Rico send Communion hosts to Cuba

As unreliability of electricity in Cuba limited production

Ethicist commends Anthropic's call for AI slowdown

As AI 'self-improvement' stage increases risk for everyone

Southern Lebanon: Two Christian communities press on

Amid electricity & water shortages, poor economy -- photos

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On Man’s Many Attempts to “Kill Death”… Breaking the Species Barrier… Human Alienation & Our Biotech Future… and more

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Delusions of Grandeur... A Pox On Both Your Houses... What Is a Neoconservative & Does It Matter?... and more

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There Is No Virtue in Fragility

By Marcus Peter
June 18th 2026 11:01 AM

When graduates of New York University booed Jonathan Haidt at Yankee Stadium on May 14, and a smaller group walked out during his commencement address,…

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The Sacred Heart, Pride Month, and Notre Dame

By James Thunder
June 17th 2026 12:28 PM

In February and March I wrote at length about the University of Notre Dame and the shockingly bad and shockingly good news from that campus…

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Pugin's Vision for Christian Land Use

By James Thunder
June 15th 2026 12:24 PM

This essay is the latest of several I have written on what I call “faith-based land use planning,”[i] planning that integrates love of…

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Front & Center

The Guilty Secret of Liberal Christianity

American religion has shown a remarkable capacity not only for surviving massive social dislocations but for actually thriving in their midst.

READ ARTICLE
More Dispatches from the Spiritual Battlefront

Priests get involved in deliverance ministry to help the suffering. All the problems exorcists endure they consider “a small price to pay for another person’s…

READ ARTICLE
Is Moral Truth Immutable or Historically Conditioned?

Historicism and normative flexibility are incompatible with Scripture and Tradition, which includes the witness of countless martyrs to eternal moral truths.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Pope says funeral Mass for JPII collaborator Cdl. Ruini

Formidable strategist of Italian Church, late 20th-C. culture

June 'Fidelity Month' effort gains steam in third year

Promotes faithfulness to God, family, community, country

Daunting challenges await new nuncio to Germany

Such as first meetup of Synodal body, gay blessings row

Panama, Puerto Rico send Communion hosts to Cuba

As unreliability of electricity in Cuba limited production

Ethicist commends Anthropic's call for AI slowdown

As AI 'self-improvement' stage increases risk for everyone

Southern Lebanon: Two Christian communities press on

Amid electricity & water shortages, poor economy -- photos

VIEW ARCHIVE
Pope says funeral Mass for JPII collaborator Cdl. Ruini

Formidable strategist of Italian Church, late 20th-C. culture

June 'Fidelity Month' effort gains steam in third year

Promotes faithfulness to God, family, community, country

Daunting challenges await new nuncio to Germany

Such as first meetup of Synodal body, gay blessings row

Panama, Puerto Rico send Communion hosts to Cuba

As unreliability of electricity in Cuba limited production

Ethicist commends Anthropic's call for AI slowdown

As AI 'self-improvement' stage increases risk for everyone

Southern Lebanon: Two Christian communities press on

Amid electricity & water shortages, poor economy -- photos

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

There Is No Virtue in Fragility

June 18th 2026 11:01 AM

When graduates of New York University booed Jonathan Haidt at Yankee Stadium on May 14, and a smaller group walked…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Sacred Heart, Pride Month, and Notre Dame

June 17th 2026 12:28 PM

In February and March I wrote at length about the University of Notre Dame and the shockingly bad and shockingly…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Pugin's Vision for Christian Land Use

June 15th 2026 12:24 PM

This essay is the latest of several I have written on what I call “faith-based land use planning,”[i]

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
America: History, Culture & Politics

Losing Our Religion… American Libidocracy… Twilight of the Idols… The Most Segregated Hour… This Land is Not Our Land… and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Biotechnology & Posthumanism

On Man’s Many Attempts to “Kill Death”… Breaking the Species Barrier… Human Alienation & Our Biotech Future… and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Neoconservatism

Delusions of Grandeur... A Pox On Both Your Houses... What Is a Neoconservative & Does It Matter?... 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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