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Remembering Christopher Lasch

He spoke with evident alarm about the decline in the persuasiveness of various religious and cultural norms, with serious consequences for family life.

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Every Life a Mass

Unlike any other transcendent experience, the Mass contains the whole breadth and depth of life. It is birth and death and resurrection, again and again.

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Letters to the Editor: December 2025

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

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Humanitarian arm of the Church in the Holy Land is back

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Of Ostermann, who has ripped pro-life as rooted in racism

Philippines bishop addresses parallel Lent & Ramadan

Invites Catholics, Muslims to 'pray together, work together'

Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria condemns mass killings

Says gov't that can't safeguard population loses authority

Catholics in Colombia bring relief to flood victims

Homes, farms destroyed; rainy season not yet begun

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Religious Liberty Commissioner booted after hearing

Catholic asked if not pushing Zionism equals antisemitism

Israel reverses block of Caritas Jerusalem's aid in Gaza

Humanitarian arm of the Church in the Holy Land is back

Bishops join call for Notre Dame to rescind appointment

Of Ostermann, who has ripped pro-life as rooted in racism

Philippines bishop addresses parallel Lent & Ramadan

Invites Catholics, Muslims to 'pray together, work together'

Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria condemns mass killings

Says gov't that can't safeguard population loses authority

Catholics in Colombia bring relief to flood victims

Homes, farms destroyed; rainy season not yet begun

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Farewell to the Pocket Paperback

By John M. Grondelski
February 12th 2026 12:28 PM

We are constantly flooded with stimuli -- so much so that we often fail to notice when seemingly unrelated developments share a common logic. Consider…

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In Praise of Gardening

By James Hanink
February 11th 2026 11:56 AM

It began for us in a garden, the Garden of Eden. But it was there, through our first parents, that we fell. Try as we…

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By James Thunder
February 9th 2026 11:55 AM

In Part 1, I noted the languages Our Lord spoke and detailed how Pope St. John Paul II communicated in styles other than the usual…

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Front & Center

Remembering Christopher Lasch

He spoke with evident alarm about the decline in the persuasiveness of various religious and cultural norms, with serious consequences for family life.

READ ARTICLE
Every Life a Mass

Unlike any other transcendent experience, the Mass contains the whole breadth and depth of life. It is birth and death and resurrection, again and again.

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

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Religious Liberty Commissioner booted after hearing

Catholic asked if not pushing Zionism equals antisemitism

Israel reverses block of Caritas Jerusalem's aid in Gaza

Humanitarian arm of the Church in the Holy Land is back

Bishops join call for Notre Dame to rescind appointment

Of Ostermann, who has ripped pro-life as rooted in racism

Philippines bishop addresses parallel Lent & Ramadan

Invites Catholics, Muslims to 'pray together, work together'

Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria condemns mass killings

Says gov't that can't safeguard population loses authority

Catholics in Colombia bring relief to flood victims

Homes, farms destroyed; rainy season not yet begun

VIEW ARCHIVE
Religious Liberty Commissioner booted after hearing

Catholic asked if not pushing Zionism equals antisemitism

Israel reverses block of Caritas Jerusalem's aid in Gaza

Humanitarian arm of the Church in the Holy Land is back

Bishops join call for Notre Dame to rescind appointment

Of Ostermann, who has ripped pro-life as rooted in racism

Philippines bishop addresses parallel Lent & Ramadan

Invites Catholics, Muslims to 'pray together, work together'

Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria condemns mass killings

Says gov't that can't safeguard population loses authority

Catholics in Colombia bring relief to flood victims

Homes, farms destroyed; rainy season not yet begun

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Farewell to the Pocket Paperback

February 12th 2026 12:28 PM

We are constantly flooded with stimuli -- so much so that we often fail to notice when seemingly unrelated developments…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

In Praise of Gardening

February 11th 2026 11:56 AM

It began for us in a garden, the Garden of Eden. But it was there, through our first parents, that…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Polyglot Pope

February 9th 2026 11:55 AM

In Part 1, I noted the languages Our Lord spoke and detailed how Pope St. John Paul II communicated in…

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On Man’s Many Attempts to “Kill Death”… Breaking the Species Barrier… Human Alienation & Our Biotech Future… and more

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Communism & Marxism

The Soviets’ Doomed Battle with Byt... Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... Croatia: “The Ramparts of Christendom”... If Not Communism or Capitalism, What?... The Crumbling of Communism: Good for the Catholic Church?... and more

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Fanatical Feminism & Women Religious

The Prayers of Moloch’s Modern Priestesses... Feminists: The Worst Misogynists?... Our Testosterone-Depleted Church... and more

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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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