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Retired Albany bishop files for personal bankruptcy

After court found liability for collapse of pension fund

Twelve Kansas Catholic schools targeted by bomb hoax

Police in several cities are investigating similar threats

Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Holy Family parish in Gaza

Sows hope: 'Here are our roots & here we will remain'

Pope: Peacemaking is 'quintessential Catholic action'

Exhorts youth of Italian apostolate Catholic Action

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Charlotte seminary changes prompt objections

Catholics & clerics in diocese wearied by bishop's ideas

State Dept. set to roll out religious worker visa plan

A 'standalone process' from other competing applicants

Retired Albany bishop files for personal bankruptcy

After court found liability for collapse of pension fund

Twelve Kansas Catholic schools targeted by bomb hoax

Police in several cities are investigating similar threats

Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Holy Family parish in Gaza

Sows hope: 'Here are our roots & here we will remain'

Pope: Peacemaking is 'quintessential Catholic action'

Exhorts youth of Italian apostolate Catholic Action

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Soul of the University

By Marcus Peter
December 22nd 2025 12:28 PM

Truth being under siege, the university -- once the Church’s cathedral of the intellect -- has become a temple to relativism, technocracy, and soulless pragmatism.…

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The Polish Round Table

By John M. Grondelski
December 19th 2025 1:18 PM

A vicious controversy has just erupted in Poland over the “Round Table.” The “Round Table” refers both to the literal circular table and the historic…

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The Bill of Rights and Christian Culture

By Marcus Peter
December 18th 2025 12:54 PM

December 15, 1791, stands as a quiet hinge of history, since on that day the ratification of the first ten amendments to the United States…

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Front & Center

Yuletide Feasting

Certain activities, from children's games to great con­certs, can link one to eternity, for as one is caught up in them time and mortality seem…

READ ARTICLE
Letters to the Editor: December 2025

The Art of Dying... How the Atonement Works... The Incomparable Kreeft... Moonie Mistakes... Invigorating... and more

READ ARTICLE
Can Recent Scientific Developments Explain Supernatural Phenomena?

Does the soul exist in a dimension beyond our sensory limitations, which are trapped, so to speak, within three perceptible spatial ones?

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Charlotte seminary changes prompt objections

Catholics & clerics in diocese wearied by bishop's ideas

State Dept. set to roll out religious worker visa plan

A 'standalone process' from other competing applicants

Retired Albany bishop files for personal bankruptcy

After court found liability for collapse of pension fund

Twelve Kansas Catholic schools targeted by bomb hoax

Police in several cities are investigating similar threats

Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Holy Family parish in Gaza

Sows hope: 'Here are our roots & here we will remain'

Pope: Peacemaking is 'quintessential Catholic action'

Exhorts youth of Italian apostolate Catholic Action

VIEW ARCHIVE
Charlotte seminary changes prompt objections

Catholics & clerics in diocese wearied by bishop's ideas

State Dept. set to roll out religious worker visa plan

A 'standalone process' from other competing applicants

Retired Albany bishop files for personal bankruptcy

After court found liability for collapse of pension fund

Twelve Kansas Catholic schools targeted by bomb hoax

Police in several cities are investigating similar threats

Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Holy Family parish in Gaza

Sows hope: 'Here are our roots & here we will remain'

Pope: Peacemaking is 'quintessential Catholic action'

Exhorts youth of Italian apostolate Catholic Action

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Soul of the University

December 22nd 2025 12:28 PM

Truth being under siege, the university -- once the Church’s cathedral of the intellect -- has become a temple to…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Polish Round Table

December 19th 2025 1:18 PM

A vicious controversy has just erupted in Poland over the “Round Table.” The “Round Table” refers both to the literal…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Bill of Rights and Christian Culture

December 18th 2025 12:54 PM

December 15, 1791, stands as a quiet hinge of history, since on that day the ratification of the first ten…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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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

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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