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Georgia law criminalizes clergy sexual misconduct

Involving those under their pastoral or spiritual care

Msgr. warns of existential threats to Eastern Christians

War & migration driven by failed economies, insecurity

Muslims exceed Christians in Vienna’s public schools

They are 42% of 114,000 pupils; only 31% are Christians

New FDA head promises pro-life agenda, calls activists

Who want action on regulating abortion-pill availability

Pope Leo prepares to publish first encyclical of his own

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And James Martin SJ trumpets it on his Outreach website

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Front & Center

Walker Percy: The Man & the Movie

Percy saw the South as having abiding spiritual resources derived from that sense of tragedy which comes with defeat and loss, and which is indispensable…

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The Spiritual Reach of Christian Art

The starting point of art for Louis Janmot, born into a deeply Catholic family, was his unwavering faith. It is the end as well. It…

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An Honest, Alternative U.S. History

'The American Venture' makes clear that the question of how being American relates to being Catholic is more challenging than many admit.

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Georgia law criminalizes clergy sexual misconduct

Involving those under their pastoral or spiritual care

Msgr. warns of existential threats to Eastern Christians

War & migration driven by failed economies, insecurity

Muslims exceed Christians in Vienna’s public schools

They are 42% of 114,000 pupils; only 31% are Christians

New FDA head promises pro-life agenda, calls activists

Who want action on regulating abortion-pill availability

Pope Leo prepares to publish first encyclical of his own

Moral guidance on the proper place of artificial intelligence

Cdl. writes preface to new book 'Gays and Catholics'

And James Martin SJ trumpets it on his Outreach website

VIEW ARCHIVE
Georgia law criminalizes clergy sexual misconduct

Involving those under their pastoral or spiritual care

Msgr. warns of existential threats to Eastern Christians

War & migration driven by failed economies, insecurity

Muslims exceed Christians in Vienna’s public schools

They are 42% of 114,000 pupils; only 31% are Christians

New FDA head promises pro-life agenda, calls activists

Who want action on regulating abortion-pill availability

Pope Leo prepares to publish first encyclical of his own

Moral guidance on the proper place of artificial intelligence

Cdl. writes preface to new book 'Gays and Catholics'

And James Martin SJ trumpets it on his Outreach website

VIEW ARCHIVE

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In God’s Time, Not Ours

May 14th 2026 11:13 AM

I have been a critic of the “pastoral adaptation” of the Catholic Bishops of the United States, whereby Ascension Thursday…

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Knowing and Seeing

May 8th 2026 11:26 AM

“All men by nature desire to know,” reads the first line of Aristotle’s Metaphysics. A bit of clarification is in…

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Latin Mass

At Mass, Actions Speak Louder Than Words... Where Has All the Latin Gone?... The New Mass Just Can't Be Fixed... Whither the Roman Rite?... more

VIEW DOSSIER
Mary, Mother of God

Marian Devotion as a Way of Life... Return to the Message of Fatima... The Virgin Birth: Where Science Meets Scripture... 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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