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If Not Communism or Capitalism, What?

Any ef­ficient democracy must operate on the princi­ple of subsidiarity, and this holds true in the economic as well as the political sphere.

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Calling Catholics Back from the Cliff

A close re-reading and re-appreciation of 'Fides et Ratio' can be a valuable first step toward reclaiming Catholic intellectual integrity for our time and for…

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The News You May Have Missed: October 2026

Miters All Around... Crimes Against the Faith... Bankrolling Baptisms in Bavaria... End of Dog Days... Interspecies Occultism... Back on the Old Ballfield... and more

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Pope Leo to return to Chiclayo, his old diocese in Peru

With stops at key sites from his time there; cathedral Mass

Ave Maria Univ. team invents 'biodetector' for viruses

Driven by goal of making future lockdowns unnecessary

Fed. court okays Idaho abortion ban through election

As voters engage ballot initiative that codifies 'right' to kill

England: Msgr. talks 'third spring' of conversion to Faith

Boosts booklet 'Conversion of England by Power of Prayer'

Leo's U.S. voting via absentee ballot raises questions

As he's no longer a private citizen & can't behave as such

Queensland, Australia: 3% of all deaths are 'assisted'

Rate even outstrips death-happy Canada at year three

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Pope Leo to return to Chiclayo, his old diocese in Peru

With stops at key sites from his time there; cathedral Mass

Ave Maria Univ. team invents 'biodetector' for viruses

Driven by goal of making future lockdowns unnecessary

Fed. court okays Idaho abortion ban through election

As voters engage ballot initiative that codifies 'right' to kill

England: Msgr. talks 'third spring' of conversion to Faith

Boosts booklet 'Conversion of England by Power of Prayer'

Leo's U.S. voting via absentee ballot raises questions

As he's no longer a private citizen & can't behave as such

Queensland, Australia: 3% of all deaths are 'assisted'

Rate even outstrips death-happy Canada at year three

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Eschatology & End Times

The Antichrist in Political Philosophy… Isaac Newton: End-Times Prophet… Your Final Destination… Last Judgment (Lite)… more

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Literature & Literary Criticism

Is Modern Man Too Healthy for Literature?... Flannery O'Connor & the Representation of Mystery... Reading as Sacrament... 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

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More Critiques of Cardinal Vesco

By Sabino Paciolla
November 3rd 2026 11:14 AM

The words of Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers, have sparked reactions and questions about the Church's mission.  I have reiterated Vesco's statements in an…

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Let’s Talk: Nature & the Natural

By James Hanink
November 1st 2026 11:14 PM

Though I am not now, nor have I ever been, a Jesuit, I’ve had multiple and diverse chats with card-carrying Sons of Ignatius. Some of…

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Pugin's Memorial Brasses

By James Thunder
October 30th 2026 10:11 AM

All Souls Day is on November 2, following All Saints Day. It is a day given to praying for our dead who are members of…

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St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

The Two Worlds of John Henry Newman… Newman's Advice to Anglo-Catholics… Newman’s Prophetic Challenge to Clericalism…

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The Optimistic Pessimism of G.K. Chesterton… A Curmudgeon for Our Times… Distributism’s Significance for Our Social Predicaments… and more

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Is Benedict to Blame?... Sex, Lies & Dossiers: The Vatican at the Crossroads... The Kasper-Ratzinger Debate... 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

If Not Communism or Capitalism, What?

Any ef­ficient democracy must operate on the princi­ple of subsidiarity, and this holds true in the economic as well as the political sphere.

READ ARTICLE
Calling Catholics Back from the Cliff

A close re-reading and re-appreciation of 'Fides et Ratio' can be a valuable first step toward reclaiming Catholic intellectual integrity for our time and for…

READ ARTICLE
The News You May Have Missed: October 2026

Miters All Around... Crimes Against the Faith... Bankrolling Baptisms in Bavaria... End of Dog Days... Interspecies Occultism... Back on the Old Ballfield... and more

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Pope Leo to return to Chiclayo, his old diocese in Peru

With stops at key sites from his time there; cathedral Mass

Ave Maria Univ. team invents 'biodetector' for viruses

Driven by goal of making future lockdowns unnecessary

Fed. court okays Idaho abortion ban through election

As voters engage ballot initiative that codifies 'right' to kill

England: Msgr. talks 'third spring' of conversion to Faith

Boosts booklet 'Conversion of England by Power of Prayer'

Leo's U.S. voting via absentee ballot raises questions

As he's no longer a private citizen & can't behave as such

Queensland, Australia: 3% of all deaths are 'assisted'

Rate even outstrips death-happy Canada at year three

VIEW ARCHIVE
Pope Leo to return to Chiclayo, his old diocese in Peru

With stops at key sites from his time there; cathedral Mass

Ave Maria Univ. team invents 'biodetector' for viruses

Driven by goal of making future lockdowns unnecessary

Fed. court okays Idaho abortion ban through election

As voters engage ballot initiative that codifies 'right' to kill

England: Msgr. talks 'third spring' of conversion to Faith

Boosts booklet 'Conversion of England by Power of Prayer'

Leo's U.S. voting via absentee ballot raises questions

As he's no longer a private citizen & can't behave as such

Queensland, Australia: 3% of all deaths are 'assisted'

Rate even outstrips death-happy Canada at year three

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

More Critiques of Cardinal Vesco

November 3rd 2026 11:14 AM

The words of Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers, have sparked reactions and questions about the Church's mission.  I have…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Let’s Talk: Nature & the Natural

November 1st 2026 11:14 PM

Though I am not now, nor have I ever been, a Jesuit, I’ve had multiple and diverse chats with card-carrying…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Pugin's Memorial Brasses

October 30th 2026 10:11 AM

All Souls Day is on November 2, following All Saints Day. It is a day given to praying for our…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
Eschatology & End Times

The Antichrist in Political Philosophy… Isaac Newton: End-Times Prophet… Your Final Destination… Last Judgment (Lite)… more

VIEW DOSSIER
Literature & Literary Criticism

Is Modern Man Too Healthy for Literature?... Flannery O'Connor & the Representation of Mystery... Reading as Sacrament... more

VIEW DOSSIER
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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