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The Holy Spirit may be calling the Church not to "come to terms with...contemporary culture" but to use all her moral strength to withstand it.
Our Lady of Coexistence?... Desperate Measures... Nacho Problem... Phone-Free School Zone... Ain’t Nothing Like the Surreal Thing... and more
Magnificent structures, literary wonders, and masterpieces of music are the studied result of contemplation and learning, for which there is no shortcut.
In The News
Open Doors list's worst: N. Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan
Undelivered address to cardinals opposes use of TLM
Reports over 12,000 killed, lauds courage of protesters
Eliminates 1-year wait outside of U.S. before readmission
Due to 'thoughtless migration' & declining birth rate
The procession lasted nearly 31 hours: longest recorded
Open Doors list's worst: N. Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan
Undelivered address to cardinals opposes use of TLM
Reports over 12,000 killed, lauds courage of protesters
Eliminates 1-year wait outside of U.S. before readmission
Due to 'thoughtless migration' & declining birth rate
The procession lasted nearly 31 hours: longest recorded
Topics
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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Gotta Serve Somebody
By Jason MorganNot too long ago, Republicans were the party of free speech. Tired of being shut out of debates and shut up about everything, they styled…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTFitting the Punishment to the Crime
By James HaninkThere’s no shortage of true crime, and there hasn’t been since Cain murdered Abel. Fast forward and, turning from fratricide to parricide, we have the…
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By John M. GrondelskiAlmost fifty years out from the 1969 Roman Calendar reform seems a fitting distance to assess what works and what hasn’t. By and large, I…
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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
The Holy Spirit may be calling the Church not to "come to terms with...contemporary culture" but to use all her moral strength to withstand it.
Our Lady of Coexistence?... Desperate Measures... Nacho Problem... Phone-Free School Zone... Ain’t Nothing Like the Surreal Thing... and more
Magnificent structures, literary wonders, and masterpieces of music are the studied result of contemplation and learning, for which there is no shortcut.
In The News
Open Doors list's worst: N. Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan
Undelivered address to cardinals opposes use of TLM
Reports over 12,000 killed, lauds courage of protesters
Eliminates 1-year wait outside of U.S. before readmission
Due to 'thoughtless migration' & declining birth rate
The procession lasted nearly 31 hours: longest recorded
Open Doors list's worst: N. Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan
Undelivered address to cardinals opposes use of TLM
Reports over 12,000 killed, lauds courage of protesters
Eliminates 1-year wait outside of U.S. before readmission
Due to 'thoughtless migration' & declining birth rate
The procession lasted nearly 31 hours: longest recorded
The Narthex
Gotta Serve Somebody
Not too long ago, Republicans were the party of free speech. Tired of being shut out of debates and shut…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTFitting the Punishment to the Crime
There’s no shortage of true crime, and there hasn’t been since Cain murdered Abel. Fast forward and, turning from fratricide…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTThree Liturgical Calendar Reforms
Almost fifty years out from the 1969 Roman Calendar reform seems a fitting distance to assess what works and what…
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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