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Denizens of a Pale Blue Dust Mote

Carl Sagan’s immanent nihilism is premised on the seemingly conflicting notions that mankind is nothing and yet everything, simultaneously.

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The News You May Have Missed: January-February 2025

Wanna Get Away?... Warning: Christian Worldview... Vigilance Advised... The Great Cheese Heist... Your Word of the Year... and more

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Whither the Roman Rite?

Arguing that the Novus Ordo Missae is substantively different from the old Mass is not easy, even as it is plain that something is very…

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DDF head on Rupnik: Other abuse cases 'are worse’

Was asked about urgency to resolve case, lengthy delay

Trump pardons 23 pro-lifers, incl. Jonathan Darnel

Att'y: FACE Act was 'completely weaponized' under Biden

Nigeria: 47 Christians slain in attack in Benue State

Attackers burnt down churches, clinics, schools, homes

Mex. bishops react to new Trump immigration policies

Voice 'solidarity, prayers, determination to keep serving'

Georgetown U. seeks transgender-studies Lit prof

Two-thirds of its English faculty have CRT/fem/queer focus

Vatican releases papal video call to parish in Gaza

Pope Francis has called them nightly since Oct. 9, 2023

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DDF head on Rupnik: Other abuse cases 'are worse’

Was asked about urgency to resolve case, lengthy delay

Trump pardons 23 pro-lifers, incl. Jonathan Darnel

Att'y: FACE Act was 'completely weaponized' under Biden

Nigeria: 47 Christians slain in attack in Benue State

Attackers burnt down churches, clinics, schools, homes

Mex. bishops react to new Trump immigration policies

Voice 'solidarity, prayers, determination to keep serving'

Georgetown U. seeks transgender-studies Lit prof

Two-thirds of its English faculty have CRT/fem/queer focus

Vatican releases papal video call to parish in Gaza

Pope Francis has called them nightly since Oct. 9, 2023

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Common-Home Confusion

By John M. Grondelski
January 23rd 2025 10:01 PM

If you own a home, how many guests do you have to welcome? Most normal people would say, “As many or as few a I…

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Privileged Lectors

By John M. Grondelski
January 22nd 2025 1:45 PM

Yesterday Washington Episcopal “Bishop” Mariann Edgar Budde’s "lectored" a captive Donald Trump and J.D. Vance during her National Cathedral sermon ("lectored" is my neologism: "lecture"…

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'Winter Light' and Heat in Sweden

By John M. Grondelski
January 20th 2025 12:18 PM

Here I begin experimenting with something new. I have long thought that film -- especially classic films -- often raises important religious and/or moral questions…

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Denizens of a Pale Blue Dust Mote

Carl Sagan’s immanent nihilism is premised on the seemingly conflicting notions that mankind is nothing and yet everything, simultaneously.

READ ARTICLE
The News You May Have Missed: January-February 2025

Wanna Get Away?... Warning: Christian Worldview... Vigilance Advised... The Great Cheese Heist... Your Word of the Year... and more

READ ARTICLE
Whither the Roman Rite?

Arguing that the Novus Ordo Missae is substantively different from the old Mass is not easy, even as it is plain that something is very…

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
DDF head on Rupnik: Other abuse cases 'are worse’

Was asked about urgency to resolve case, lengthy delay

Trump pardons 23 pro-lifers, incl. Jonathan Darnel

Att'y: FACE Act was 'completely weaponized' under Biden

Nigeria: 47 Christians slain in attack in Benue State

Attackers burnt down churches, clinics, schools, homes

Mex. bishops react to new Trump immigration policies

Voice 'solidarity, prayers, determination to keep serving'

Georgetown U. seeks transgender-studies Lit prof

Two-thirds of its English faculty have CRT/fem/queer focus

Vatican releases papal video call to parish in Gaza

Pope Francis has called them nightly since Oct. 9, 2023

VIEW ARCHIVE
DDF head on Rupnik: Other abuse cases 'are worse’

Was asked about urgency to resolve case, lengthy delay

Trump pardons 23 pro-lifers, incl. Jonathan Darnel

Att'y: FACE Act was 'completely weaponized' under Biden

Nigeria: 47 Christians slain in attack in Benue State

Attackers burnt down churches, clinics, schools, homes

Mex. bishops react to new Trump immigration policies

Voice 'solidarity, prayers, determination to keep serving'

Georgetown U. seeks transgender-studies Lit prof

Two-thirds of its English faculty have CRT/fem/queer focus

Vatican releases papal video call to parish in Gaza

Pope Francis has called them nightly since Oct. 9, 2023

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Common-Home Confusion

January 23rd 2025 10:01 PM

If you own a home, how many guests do you have to welcome? Most normal people would say, “As many…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Privileged Lectors

January 22nd 2025 1:45 PM

Yesterday Washington Episcopal “Bishop” Mariann Edgar Budde’s "lectored" a captive Donald Trump and J.D. Vance during her National Cathedral sermon…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

'Winter Light' and Heat in Sweden

January 20th 2025 12:18 PM

Here I begin experimenting with something new. I have long thought that film -- especially classic films -- often raises…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Economics & Catholic Social Teaching

Cooperation & Supernatural Brotherliness… What Does It Mean to “Serve Mammon”?... Why Consumerism Still Consumes Us… more

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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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