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An Invitation to Sharp Intellectual Debate

Lukacs's dominant concern as a his­torian is tracing the origin and development of nationalism in its various manifestations and tallying its human costs over history.

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Motives of Credibility: The Growth of the Church

Over 2,000 years, empires have risen and fallen but the Catholic Church remains. She is the world's oldest continuous institution and claims over a billion…

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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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In The News

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Cameroon: Pope preaches peace to Christians, Muslims

Lauds interreligious solidarity at gathering in cathedral

Belarus cracks down on Catholics and rights activists

High court allows liquidation of Greek Catholic parishes

Pres. Trump announces ten-day ceasefire in Lebanon

Using same agreement reached in Islamabad on Apr. 7

Gallup: 42% of U.S. men age 18-29 prioritize religion

Meanwhile, only 29% of young women claim the same

New survey shows potential for Confession revival

Half of laity who haven't gone in past year are 'open' to

Vatican halts Father Walter Ciszek’s sainthood cause

Diocese told documentation doesn't support its advance

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Cameroon: Pope preaches peace to Christians, Muslims

Lauds interreligious solidarity at gathering in cathedral

Belarus cracks down on Catholics and rights activists

High court allows liquidation of Greek Catholic parishes

Pres. Trump announces ten-day ceasefire in Lebanon

Using same agreement reached in Islamabad on Apr. 7

Gallup: 42% of U.S. men age 18-29 prioritize religion

Meanwhile, only 29% of young women claim the same

New survey shows potential for Confession revival

Half of laity who haven't gone in past year are 'open' to

Vatican halts Father Walter Ciszek’s sainthood cause

Diocese told documentation doesn't support its advance

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Just War Theory & the Iraq War

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Latin Mass

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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

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Jaegerstaetter's Witness

By James Thunder
April 15th 2026 11:58 AM

On August 9, 1943, Franz Jaegerstaetter was beheaded for refusing to serve in the German army. The March 2009 edition of New Oxford Review contains…

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Who's Xerxes Now?

By Jason Morgan
April 14th 2026 11:07 AM

Even before the thrilling movie 300 (2006), many Westerners were familiar with the even more thrilling history of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC). At…

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The Polyvalence of Passion

By James Hanink
April 13th 2026 11:53 AM

Of late, there is an epidemic of excitement. Commerce crackles with it. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry is, respectively, so excited to be the new…

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Pope St. John Paul II

Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... The Pope as Playwright... Neither East nor West: On the Pope's Radical New Encyclical... and more

St. Thomas Aquinas & Thomism

Can Neo-Scholasticism Make a Comeback?... Can Thomism Save Science?... Dumb Ox?... Can We Revitalize Catholic Higher Education?... 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

An Invitation to Sharp Intellectual Debate

Lukacs's dominant concern as a his­torian is tracing the origin and development of nationalism in its various manifestations and tallying its human costs over history.

READ ARTICLE
Motives of Credibility: The Growth of the Church

Over 2,000 years, empires have risen and fallen but the Catholic Church remains. She is the world's oldest continuous institution and claims over a billion…

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

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Cameroon: Pope preaches peace to Christians, Muslims

Lauds interreligious solidarity at gathering in cathedral

Belarus cracks down on Catholics and rights activists

High court allows liquidation of Greek Catholic parishes

Pres. Trump announces ten-day ceasefire in Lebanon

Using same agreement reached in Islamabad on Apr. 7

Gallup: 42% of U.S. men age 18-29 prioritize religion

Meanwhile, only 29% of young women claim the same

New survey shows potential for Confession revival

Half of laity who haven't gone in past year are 'open' to

Vatican halts Father Walter Ciszek’s sainthood cause

Diocese told documentation doesn't support its advance

VIEW ARCHIVE
Cameroon: Pope preaches peace to Christians, Muslims

Lauds interreligious solidarity at gathering in cathedral

Belarus cracks down on Catholics and rights activists

High court allows liquidation of Greek Catholic parishes

Pres. Trump announces ten-day ceasefire in Lebanon

Using same agreement reached in Islamabad on Apr. 7

Gallup: 42% of U.S. men age 18-29 prioritize religion

Meanwhile, only 29% of young women claim the same

New survey shows potential for Confession revival

Half of laity who haven't gone in past year are 'open' to

Vatican halts Father Walter Ciszek’s sainthood cause

Diocese told documentation doesn't support its advance

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

Jaegerstaetter's Witness

April 15th 2026 11:58 AM

On August 9, 1943, Franz Jaegerstaetter was beheaded for refusing to serve in the German army. The March 2009 edition…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Who's Xerxes Now?

April 14th 2026 11:07 AM

Even before the thrilling movie 300 (2006), many Westerners were familiar with the even more thrilling history of the Battle…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Polyvalence of Passion

April 13th 2026 11:53 AM

Of late, there is an epidemic of excitement. Commerce crackles with it. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry is, respectively, so…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
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
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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