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It's unrealistic to think that lust and aggression can be combated without the sort of virtues cultural conservatives espouse, virtues that require individual cultivation.
Self-interest is often recast as “love.” The facile slogan “love is love” blocks any moral critique that could reveal that “love” isn’t always love.
Since the apostolic age, the Church’s growth has been accompanied by an incredible diversity of miracles.
In The News
Incl. Jubilee of Hope, Francis farewell, May election of Leo
Anglican Communion defunct, Ecumenical Patriarchate frail
A landmark achievement & example for U.S. lawmakers
Ten in Africa, 4 in the Americas, 2 in Asia, one in Europe
45 in residence, 35 in daycare service for poor workers
80 converts; Sunday Mass attendance now averages 300
Incl. Jubilee of Hope, Francis farewell, May election of Leo
Anglican Communion defunct, Ecumenical Patriarchate frail
A landmark achievement & example for U.S. lawmakers
Ten in Africa, 4 in the Americas, 2 in Asia, one in Europe
45 in residence, 35 in daycare service for poor workers
80 converts; Sunday Mass attendance now averages 300
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Literature & Literary Criticism
Is Modern Man Too Healthy for Literature?... Flannery O'Connor & the Representation of Mystery... Reading as Sacrament... more
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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
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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
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The Night Hope Was Born
By Marcus PeterOn Christmas Day, holy and radiant, we stand at the turning point of all human longing, a longing that began at the gates of Eden…
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By John M. GrondelskiHow Politicians Coopt the Christian Message – with Christian Complicity Earlier I voiced objection to the Massachusetts nativity scene that replaced Baby Jesus with an…
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By Marcus PeterTruth 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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C.S. Lewis
"Mere Christianity" as Merely Protestant... C. S. Lewis: His True Stature in Dispute... The Best Book Written About C.S. Lewis... more
Flannery O'Connor
Fragmented Lives of Incomplete Reckoning... Tyranny of the Perverse Will... From the Grotesque to Love... Flannery O’Connor: And Her Own Received Her Not... and 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.
SUBSCRIBEFront & Center
It's unrealistic to think that lust and aggression can be combated without the sort of virtues cultural conservatives espouse, virtues that require individual cultivation.
Self-interest is often recast as “love.” The facile slogan “love is love” blocks any moral critique that could reveal that “love” isn’t always love.
Since the apostolic age, the Church’s growth has been accompanied by an incredible diversity of miracles.
In The News
Incl. Jubilee of Hope, Francis farewell, May election of Leo
Anglican Communion defunct, Ecumenical Patriarchate frail
A landmark achievement & example for U.S. lawmakers
Ten in Africa, 4 in the Americas, 2 in Asia, one in Europe
45 in residence, 35 in daycare service for poor workers
80 converts; Sunday Mass attendance now averages 300
Incl. Jubilee of Hope, Francis farewell, May election of Leo
Anglican Communion defunct, Ecumenical Patriarchate frail
A landmark achievement & example for U.S. lawmakers
Ten in Africa, 4 in the Americas, 2 in Asia, one in Europe
45 in residence, 35 in daycare service for poor workers
80 converts; Sunday Mass attendance now averages 300
The Narthex
The Night Hope Was Born
On Christmas Day, holy and radiant, we stand at the turning point of all human longing, a longing that began…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTThree Christmas Thoughts
How Politicians Coopt the Christian Message – with Christian Complicity Earlier I voiced objection to the Massachusetts nativity scene that…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTSoul of the University
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
Topics
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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