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'Progress' Comes to a Small Town

In a very small town like Lloyd, one cannot remain a stranger for long. Our home, in fact, soon became a point of focus for…

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Possessed by an Alien Philosophy

In our unconscious reactions, we too privilege the pronouncements of modern science and regard other types of knowledge as, at best, secondary.

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The News You May Have Missed: January-February 2026

Big Time in the Big Apple... Blood Sport... Beef Everlasting... Adding Insult to Injury... Loot Dispute... Your 2025 Word of the Year... and more

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Pope: Maronite priest slain in bombing ‘a true shepherd’

Prays 'his blood shed be a seed of peace' for Lebanon

Spain: Excommunicated Poor Clares leave convent

In 2024 they'd declared post-Vatican II Church illegitimate

Alabama gov commutes inmate's unfair death sentence

Convicted accomplice had left scene before a shooting

Pontif. Academy for Life launches Scientists for Peace

So far, 80 renowned scientists have signed manifesto

Arson attacks hit churches in Co. Westmeath, Ireland

Blazes detected early, firefighters able to contain them

Prelim. probe: U.S. responsible for Iran school bombing

NYT: Target coordinates for strike based on outdated info

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Pope: Maronite priest slain in bombing ‘a true shepherd’

Prays 'his blood shed be a seed of peace' for Lebanon

Spain: Excommunicated Poor Clares leave convent

In 2024 they'd declared post-Vatican II Church illegitimate

Alabama gov commutes inmate's unfair death sentence

Convicted accomplice had left scene before a shooting

Pontif. Academy for Life launches Scientists for Peace

So far, 80 renowned scientists have signed manifesto

Arson attacks hit churches in Co. Westmeath, Ireland

Blazes detected early, firefighters able to contain them

Prelim. probe: U.S. responsible for Iran school bombing

NYT: Target coordinates for strike based on outdated info

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Anglican Communion

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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

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The Narthex

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Notre Dame's Good News

By James Thunder
March 11th 2026 7:26 PM

In Parts 1 and 2, I promised to describe the shockingly good news coming out of Notre Dame. Before I get to the shockingly good…

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Scapegoats vs. Lost Sheep

By Jason Morgan
March 11th 2026 12:26 PM

When millions of pages of documents and photographs were released revealing who among the world’s so-called “elite” had been cavorting with sex-trafficking pedophile Jeffrey Epstein,…

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The End of Justifying Sin with Ideology

By Jason Morgan
March 9th 2026 12:13 PM

Bombs are falling on Iran. In this act of naked aggression many see the contours of another murderous rampage: the invasion of Iraq 23 years…

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Pope Benedict XVI

Is Benedict to Blame?... Sex, Lies & Dossiers: The Vatican at the Crossroads... The Kasper-Ratzinger Debate... more

Shakespeare

The Catholic Dramatist in a Protestant Land... An Academic Undoes the Renaissance... Shelter From the Storm... more

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The Two Worlds of John Henry Newman… Newman's Advice to Anglo-Catholics… Newman’s Prophetic Challenge to Clericalism…

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Front & Center

'Progress' Comes to a Small Town

In a very small town like Lloyd, one cannot remain a stranger for long. Our home, in fact, soon became a point of focus for…

READ ARTICLE
Possessed by an Alien Philosophy

In our unconscious reactions, we too privilege the pronouncements of modern science and regard other types of knowledge as, at best, secondary.

READ ARTICLE
The News You May Have Missed: January-February 2026

Big Time in the Big Apple... Blood Sport... Beef Everlasting... Adding Insult to Injury... Loot Dispute... Your 2025 Word of the Year... and more

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Pope: Maronite priest slain in bombing ‘a true shepherd’

Prays 'his blood shed be a seed of peace' for Lebanon

Spain: Excommunicated Poor Clares leave convent

In 2024 they'd declared post-Vatican II Church illegitimate

Alabama gov commutes inmate's unfair death sentence

Convicted accomplice had left scene before a shooting

Pontif. Academy for Life launches Scientists for Peace

So far, 80 renowned scientists have signed manifesto

Arson attacks hit churches in Co. Westmeath, Ireland

Blazes detected early, firefighters able to contain them

Prelim. probe: U.S. responsible for Iran school bombing

NYT: Target coordinates for strike based on outdated info

VIEW ARCHIVE
Pope: Maronite priest slain in bombing ‘a true shepherd’

Prays 'his blood shed be a seed of peace' for Lebanon

Spain: Excommunicated Poor Clares leave convent

In 2024 they'd declared post-Vatican II Church illegitimate

Alabama gov commutes inmate's unfair death sentence

Convicted accomplice had left scene before a shooting

Pontif. Academy for Life launches Scientists for Peace

So far, 80 renowned scientists have signed manifesto

Arson attacks hit churches in Co. Westmeath, Ireland

Blazes detected early, firefighters able to contain them

Prelim. probe: U.S. responsible for Iran school bombing

NYT: Target coordinates for strike based on outdated info

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

Notre Dame's Good News

March 11th 2026 7:26 PM

In Parts 1 and 2, I promised to describe the shockingly good news coming out of Notre Dame. Before I…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Scapegoats vs. Lost Sheep

March 11th 2026 12:26 PM

When millions of pages of documents and photographs were released revealing who among the world’s so-called “elite” had been cavorting…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The End of Justifying Sin with Ideology

March 9th 2026 12:13 PM

Bombs are falling on Iran. In this act of naked aggression many see the contours of another murderous rampage: the…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
Anglican Communion

Preaching Christ Customized... What Does the Anglican Patrimony Have to Offer the Church?... A Slow-Motion Implosion… Lifeboats on the Tiber… more

VIEW DOSSIER
Higher Education

Twilight of the Universities... The Cult of Diversity at Providence College... Ivy League Culture Wars... Is Georgetown Still Catholic?... and more

VIEW DOSSIER
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

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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