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The Heart of the Matter

Scobie is quietly tormented, never given the moral authority Dostoyevsky dramatically and Tolstoy quietly give to certain figures in their novels.

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Priests get involved in deliverance ministry to help the suffering. All the problems exorcists endure they consider “a small price to pay for another person’s…

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No Man Is Righteous, Not One

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U.S. Franciscans raise alarm on Israeli settler violence

Attacks on Christians risk loss of 'mediating' presence

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Asian bishops warn faithful about Korea’s Naju shrine

Alleged seer Julia Kim, 79, presents on YouTube channel

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Nobel laureates, prelates adopt Rome Declaration

Urge safeguarding of humanity, warn against AI in nukes

Buffalo diocese ends all support for charged priest

Will seek laicization, due to 'abhorrent criminal conduct'

Montfort Missionaries sell N.Y. seminary to Muslim org

$5.2M for 15-acre property; to become a boarding school

U.S. Franciscans raise alarm on Israeli settler violence

Attacks on Christians risk loss of 'mediating' presence

Bishop: Gazans continue to face extreme hardship

Vicar General of Latin Patriarchate describes tents, ruins

Asian bishops warn faithful about Korea’s Naju shrine

Alleged seer Julia Kim, 79, presents on YouTube channel

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Marianas Strong

By Jason Morgan
July 17th 2026 11:57 AM

A super typhoon, Bavi, strafed the Mariana Islands this month. It was the second one since Sinlaku in April. The winds and rains in both…

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Cautionary Crowds

By James Hanink
July 16th 2026 11:29 AM

What are we to make of World Cup Soccer fans? They are legion, are they not? Indeed, they constitute a spectacle as they celebrate futbol,…

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The Real Challenge

By Richard DellOrfano
July 15th 2026 11:27 AM

In 1960, in my sophomore year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, my machine shop grade was the only reason I didn’t receive high honors…

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Front & Center

The Heart of the Matter

Scobie is quietly tormented, never given the moral authority Dostoyevsky dramatically and Tolstoy quietly give to certain figures in their novels.

READ ARTICLE
More Dispatches from the Spiritual Battlefront

Priests get involved in deliverance ministry to help the suffering. All the problems exorcists endure they consider “a small price to pay for another person’s…

READ ARTICLE
No Man Is Righteous, Not One

We would be wise to re-evaluate our allegiances even to noble causes and their leaders, to our pet programs and favored personalities, lest we be…

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Nobel laureates, prelates adopt Rome Declaration

Urge safeguarding of humanity, warn against AI in nukes

Buffalo diocese ends all support for charged priest

Will seek laicization, due to 'abhorrent criminal conduct'

Montfort Missionaries sell N.Y. seminary to Muslim org

$5.2M for 15-acre property; to become a boarding school

U.S. Franciscans raise alarm on Israeli settler violence

Attacks on Christians risk loss of 'mediating' presence

Bishop: Gazans continue to face extreme hardship

Vicar General of Latin Patriarchate describes tents, ruins

Asian bishops warn faithful about Korea’s Naju shrine

Alleged seer Julia Kim, 79, presents on YouTube channel

VIEW ARCHIVE
Nobel laureates, prelates adopt Rome Declaration

Urge safeguarding of humanity, warn against AI in nukes

Buffalo diocese ends all support for charged priest

Will seek laicization, due to 'abhorrent criminal conduct'

Montfort Missionaries sell N.Y. seminary to Muslim org

$5.2M for 15-acre property; to become a boarding school

U.S. Franciscans raise alarm on Israeli settler violence

Attacks on Christians risk loss of 'mediating' presence

Bishop: Gazans continue to face extreme hardship

Vicar General of Latin Patriarchate describes tents, ruins

Asian bishops warn faithful about Korea’s Naju shrine

Alleged seer Julia Kim, 79, presents on YouTube channel

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Marianas Strong

July 17th 2026 11:57 AM

A super typhoon, Bavi, strafed the Mariana Islands this month. It was the second one since Sinlaku in April. The…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Cautionary Crowds

July 16th 2026 11:29 AM

What are we to make of World Cup Soccer fans? They are legion, are they not? Indeed, they constitute a…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Real Challenge

July 15th 2026 11:27 AM

In 1960, in my sophomore year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, my machine shop grade was the only reason…

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From the NOR Dossiers
America: History, Culture & Politics

Losing Our Religion… American Libidocracy… Twilight of the Idols… The Most Segregated Hour… This Land is Not Our Land… and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Biotechnology & Posthumanism

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

VIEW DOSSIER
Neoconservatism

Delusions of Grandeur... A Pox On Both Your Houses... What Is a Neoconservative & Does It Matter?... 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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