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Jesus in the Dictionary

The New Shorter OED's entry calls Him "the central figure of the Christian faith, a Jewish preacher (c 5 BC - c 30 AD) regarded…

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Kessler’s World

We produced all manner of digital distractions and then learned how to amplify them until — voilà — those distractions became “intelligent” and took over…

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Letters to the Editor: January-February 2026

Massacre of the Innocents in Minneapolis... Icons of Christ in the Sensible World... Keep Quiet, Will Ya?... Sex Differences & the Divine Plan... and more

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Vatican newspaper laments new war’s child casualties

And decries effects of Israeli bombardment of Lebanon

Pope names Spanish Augustinian as papal almoner

Successor of Krajewski, who will lead Łódź archdiocese

Catholics urged to drop Anglican reunification dreams

Msgr.: Restored communion 'isn’t going to happen' now

Vatican to investigate psycho-spiritual abuse of women

Formerly in formation with Sisters connected to ICKSP

Advocate: U.S.-Iran war could positively impact Armenia

Nation is Western but suffers Russian & Turkish influence

France: Trappists mull abandoning 12th-C. abbey

Due to shortage of vocations, burden of owning land

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Vatican newspaper laments new war’s child casualties

And decries effects of Israeli bombardment of Lebanon

Pope names Spanish Augustinian as papal almoner

Successor of Krajewski, who will lead Łódź archdiocese

Catholics urged to drop Anglican reunification dreams

Msgr.: Restored communion 'isn’t going to happen' now

Vatican to investigate psycho-spiritual abuse of women

Formerly in formation with Sisters connected to ICKSP

Advocate: U.S.-Iran war could positively impact Armenia

Nation is Western but suffers Russian & Turkish influence

France: Trappists mull abandoning 12th-C. abbey

Due to shortage of vocations, burden of owning land

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Anglican Communion

Preaching Christ Customized... What Does the Anglican Patrimony Have to Offer the Church?... A Slow-Motion Implosion… Lifeboats on the Tiber… more

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Higher Education

Twilight of the Universities... The Cult of Diversity at Providence College... Ivy League Culture Wars... Is Georgetown Still Catholic?... and 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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Theology at Notre Dame

By James Thunder
March 13th 2026 11:50 AM

Part 3 provided one piece of shockingly good news coming out of Notre Dame. The second piece of shockingly good news is the number of…

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Scapegoats vs. Lost Sheep

By Jason Morgan
March 11th 2026 12:26 PM

When millions of pages of documents and photographs were released revealing who among the world’s so-called “elite” had been cavorting with sex-trafficking pedophile Jeffrey Epstein,…

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Notre Dame's Good News

By James Thunder
March 11th 2026 7:26 PM

In Parts 1 and 2, I promised to describe the shockingly good news coming out of Notre Dame. Before I get to the shockingly good…

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Pope Benedict XVI

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

Shakespeare

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

St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

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

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

Jesus in the Dictionary

The New Shorter OED's entry calls Him "the central figure of the Christian faith, a Jewish preacher (c 5 BC - c 30 AD) regarded…

READ ARTICLE
Kessler’s World

We produced all manner of digital distractions and then learned how to amplify them until — voilà — those distractions became “intelligent” and took over…

READ ARTICLE
Letters to the Editor: January-February 2026

Massacre of the Innocents in Minneapolis... Icons of Christ in the Sensible World... Keep Quiet, Will Ya?... Sex Differences & the Divine Plan... and more

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Vatican newspaper laments new war’s child casualties

And decries effects of Israeli bombardment of Lebanon

Pope names Spanish Augustinian as papal almoner

Successor of Krajewski, who will lead Łódź archdiocese

Catholics urged to drop Anglican reunification dreams

Msgr.: Restored communion 'isn’t going to happen' now

Vatican to investigate psycho-spiritual abuse of women

Formerly in formation with Sisters connected to ICKSP

Advocate: U.S.-Iran war could positively impact Armenia

Nation is Western but suffers Russian & Turkish influence

France: Trappists mull abandoning 12th-C. abbey

Due to shortage of vocations, burden of owning land

VIEW ARCHIVE
Vatican newspaper laments new war’s child casualties

And decries effects of Israeli bombardment of Lebanon

Pope names Spanish Augustinian as papal almoner

Successor of Krajewski, who will lead Łódź archdiocese

Catholics urged to drop Anglican reunification dreams

Msgr.: Restored communion 'isn’t going to happen' now

Vatican to investigate psycho-spiritual abuse of women

Formerly in formation with Sisters connected to ICKSP

Advocate: U.S.-Iran war could positively impact Armenia

Nation is Western but suffers Russian & Turkish influence

France: Trappists mull abandoning 12th-C. abbey

Due to shortage of vocations, burden of owning land

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

Theology at Notre Dame

March 13th 2026 11:50 AM

Part 3 provided one piece of shockingly good news coming out of Notre Dame. The second piece of shockingly good…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Scapegoats vs. Lost Sheep

March 11th 2026 12:26 PM

When millions of pages of documents and photographs were released revealing who among the world’s so-called “elite” had been cavorting…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Notre Dame's Good News

March 11th 2026 7:26 PM

In Parts 1 and 2, I promised to describe the shockingly good news coming out of Notre Dame. Before I…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
Anglican Communion

Preaching Christ Customized... What Does the Anglican Patrimony Have to Offer the Church?... A Slow-Motion Implosion… Lifeboats on the Tiber… more

VIEW DOSSIER
Higher Education

Twilight of the Universities... The Cult of Diversity at Providence College... Ivy League Culture Wars... Is Georgetown Still Catholic?... and 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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