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On the Benefits of Social Stigmas

We have removed many of the road signs that helped the inexperienced to find their way. In the name of true compassion, we should start…

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How the Incarnation Transformed History

Through His Church, His covenant, His liturgy, His sacraments, His Word, and His Spirit, Christ continues to dwell among us.

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Tolkien’s Insights into the Feminine Soul

He had a great love for women and was neither a feminist nor a misogynist. For him, a woman is good as a woman, not…

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Leo XIV, Ecumenical Patriarch sign joint declaration

To work to restore full communion, common Easter date

Pope: Nicaea says Christ is the Son of God among us

We must 'rediscover in Christ the face of God the Father'

Lebanon: Leo is first pope to pray at St. Charbel's tomb

Which is visited daily by thousands, including Muslims

American devotion to St. Charbel continues to grow

Many U.S. churches offer monthly healing Masses

Pope: Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine

Says they agree on key points and Turkey has peace role

Leo makes 7 continent-crossing episcopal nominations

Latest is first non-European bishop for Mainz, Germany

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Leo XIV, Ecumenical Patriarch sign joint declaration

To work to restore full communion, common Easter date

Pope: Nicaea says Christ is the Son of God among us

We must 'rediscover in Christ the face of God the Father'

Lebanon: Leo is first pope to pray at St. Charbel's tomb

Which is visited daily by thousands, including Muslims

American devotion to St. Charbel continues to grow

Many U.S. churches offer monthly healing Masses

Pope: Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine

Says they agree on key points and Turkey has peace role

Leo makes 7 continent-crossing episcopal nominations

Latest is first non-European bishop for Mainz, Germany

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From the NOR Dossiers
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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Sacred Music

Rising from the Mire... In Praise of Honest Sentiment... Why the Music Is So Bad... Offering Our Musical Best at Mass... and more

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Vital Works Reconsidered

When No Man Was His Own... A Thomistic Vision of Man’s Final End... Purgatory on Earth... What Is Free Time For?... and more

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Textualism/Originalism for Europe

By John M. Grondelski
December 1st 2025 1:29 PM

“Textualism” and “originalism” emerged as approaches to interpreting the Constitution in order to reconnect American judicial decisions with the document they were supposedly applying. The…

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The Culture of Life Prevails in Slovenia

By Sabino Paciolla
December 1st 2025 11:39 AM

On November 23, Slovenia said no to euthanasia. With 53% of voters voting against and 46% in favor, Slovenians rejected a law that would have…

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Surrogacy: A Crime

By Sabino Paciolla
November 25th 2025 1:30 PM

Three international experts, interviewed for La Verità (Nov. 24) by journalist Francesco Borgonovo, denounced surrogacy as a form of violence against women and children. From…

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C.S. Lewis

"Mere Christianity" as Merely Protestant... C. S. Lewis: His True Stature in Dispute... The Best Book Written About C.S. Lewis... more

Flannery O'Connor

Fragmented Lives of Incomplete Reckoning... Tyranny of the Perverse Will... From the Grotesque to Love... Flannery O’Connor: And Her Own Received Her Not... and more

Walker Percy

Walker Percy, the Episcopal Church & Kierkegaard’s “Apostle”... Human Alienation & Our Biotech Future... Attempting to Discredit Walker Percy... and 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

On the Benefits of Social Stigmas

We have removed many of the road signs that helped the inexperienced to find their way. In the name of true compassion, we should start…

READ ARTICLE
How the Incarnation Transformed History

Through His Church, His covenant, His liturgy, His sacraments, His Word, and His Spirit, Christ continues to dwell among us.

READ ARTICLE
Tolkien’s Insights into the Feminine Soul

He had a great love for women and was neither a feminist nor a misogynist. For him, a woman is good as a woman, not…

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Leo XIV, Ecumenical Patriarch sign joint declaration

To work to restore full communion, common Easter date

Pope: Nicaea says Christ is the Son of God among us

We must 'rediscover in Christ the face of God the Father'

Lebanon: Leo is first pope to pray at St. Charbel's tomb

Which is visited daily by thousands, including Muslims

American devotion to St. Charbel continues to grow

Many U.S. churches offer monthly healing Masses

Pope: Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine

Says they agree on key points and Turkey has peace role

Leo makes 7 continent-crossing episcopal nominations

Latest is first non-European bishop for Mainz, Germany

VIEW ARCHIVE
Leo XIV, Ecumenical Patriarch sign joint declaration

To work to restore full communion, common Easter date

Pope: Nicaea says Christ is the Son of God among us

We must 'rediscover in Christ the face of God the Father'

Lebanon: Leo is first pope to pray at St. Charbel's tomb

Which is visited daily by thousands, including Muslims

American devotion to St. Charbel continues to grow

Many U.S. churches offer monthly healing Masses

Pope: Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine

Says they agree on key points and Turkey has peace role

Leo makes 7 continent-crossing episcopal nominations

Latest is first non-European bishop for Mainz, Germany

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

Textualism/Originalism for Europe

December 1st 2025 1:29 PM

“Textualism” and “originalism” emerged as approaches to interpreting the Constitution in order to reconnect American judicial decisions with the document…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Culture of Life Prevails in Slovenia

December 1st 2025 11:39 AM

On November 23, Slovenia said no to euthanasia. With 53% of voters voting against and 46% in favor, Slovenians rejected…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Surrogacy: A Crime

November 25th 2025 1:30 PM

Three international experts, interviewed for La Verità (Nov. 24) by journalist Francesco Borgonovo, denounced surrogacy as a form of violence…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
Literature & Literary Criticism

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

VIEW DOSSIER
Sacred Music

Rising from the Mire... In Praise of Honest Sentiment... Why the Music Is So Bad... Offering Our Musical Best at Mass... and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Vital Works Reconsidered

When No Man Was His Own... A Thomistic Vision of Man’s Final End... Purgatory on Earth... What Is Free Time For?... 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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