The Narthex
The Next Generation
Reflections on stepping into the role of the NOR's managing editor
By Magdalena Moreno | March 22nd 2021 2:16 PMI started working at the NEW OXFORD REVIEW in October 2020. Well, that’s not true. I started before I can remember. I read galleys in high school and college. I folded renewals and endorsed checks all throughout middle school. I opened mail in elementary school; granted, early on it…
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For California Catholics, the ability to worship in church this Lent is a tremendous gift
By Magdalena Moreno | March 15th 2021 2:23 PMThis has been a long and tumultuous year for the church-going faithful of California, particularly in San Francisco, where church doors have been shut, locked, and all but barricaded. Worshiping on devices, Bay Area Catholics endured months of separation from the true presence of our Lord. Easter and Christmas, the…
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Statue topplers are being charged with felony vandalism -- a first
By Magdalena Moreno | November 20th 2020 3:54 PMMonuments to St. Junípero Serra have been destroyed throughout California. His statues were toppled in Golden Gate Park (San Francisco), Capitol Park (Sacramento), and Serra Park (Los Angeles). Meanwhile, cities and school districts have rebranded buildings named after him and removed his statues from their grounds in an attempt to…
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Archbishop leads his people to 'Free the Mass'
By Magdalena Moreno | October 14th 2020 2:50 PMIn August San Francisco’s Department of Public Health limited the number of attendees at outdoor religious celebrations to 12 people. No indoor gatherings were permitted. This order stood in stark contrast to the city’s guidelines for indoor retail establishments, which were allowed to operate at 25% capacity, and…
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