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The Gnostic Temptation in the Catholic Church

Does the Church offer salvific truth and grace, or can we do away with that, and instead just rely on knowledge gleaned from myth, psychology,…

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The Meaning of Feminine Submission

Eve, though derived from Adam, completes him. She is his body, “bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” Eve provides Adam his masculine…

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Symposium on the Greatest Threats to the Church

Pope Leo must contend with difficult internal Church dynamics and the demands of a polarized world and an increasingly unlearned yet hypercritical world population.

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Scotland: Cause opened for millennial Joe Wilson

He died at 17 in 2011; modeled virtue, left spiritual diary

Florida: St. Gerard Campus is maternity home, school

Houses five teen moms and welcomes 13 day students

Last U.S.-Russia arms control agreement soon expires

Has been a guardrail on nukes, reducing all-out arms race

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Vatican backs Journey to Redemption 2033 project

Youth movement being coordinated by five dicasteries

Overton window of USCCB rhetoric on Trump shifted

But risks controversy if immigration seems only priority

South Sudan cardinal calls on troops to disobey orders

Rips military leader’s call to 'spare no one' among civilians

Scotland: Cause opened for millennial Joe Wilson

He died at 17 in 2011; modeled virtue, left spiritual diary

Florida: St. Gerard Campus is maternity home, school

Houses five teen moms and welcomes 13 day students

Last U.S.-Russia arms control agreement soon expires

Has been a guardrail on nukes, reducing all-out arms race

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Promising Signs on Italian Suicide Law

By Sabino Paciolla
January 29th 2026 2:39 PM

Professor Benedetto Rocchi, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Business Science at the University of Florence and president of the permanent observatory on…

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On Sword and State

By James Hanink
January 28th 2026 10:28 PM

“Sharper than any two-edged sword” is how St. Paul characterizes God’s Word (Hebrews 4:12). If we are to show Scripture the reverence it is due,…

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Pope Leo & Augustinian Community Life

By James Thunder
January 28th 2026 12:53 AM

Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine (OSA) to serve as pope. This Order follows the short “Rule of…

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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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Front & Center

The Gnostic Temptation in the Catholic Church

Does the Church offer salvific truth and grace, or can we do away with that, and instead just rely on knowledge gleaned from myth, psychology,…

READ ARTICLE
The Meaning of Feminine Submission

Eve, though derived from Adam, completes him. She is his body, “bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” Eve provides Adam his masculine…

READ ARTICLE
Symposium on the Greatest Threats to the Church

Pope Leo must contend with difficult internal Church dynamics and the demands of a polarized world and an increasingly unlearned yet hypercritical world population.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Vatican backs Journey to Redemption 2033 project

Youth movement being coordinated by five dicasteries

Overton window of USCCB rhetoric on Trump shifted

But risks controversy if immigration seems only priority

South Sudan cardinal calls on troops to disobey orders

Rips military leader’s call to 'spare no one' among civilians

Scotland: Cause opened for millennial Joe Wilson

He died at 17 in 2011; modeled virtue, left spiritual diary

Florida: St. Gerard Campus is maternity home, school

Houses five teen moms and welcomes 13 day students

Last U.S.-Russia arms control agreement soon expires

Has been a guardrail on nukes, reducing all-out arms race

VIEW ARCHIVE
Vatican backs Journey to Redemption 2033 project

Youth movement being coordinated by five dicasteries

Overton window of USCCB rhetoric on Trump shifted

But risks controversy if immigration seems only priority

South Sudan cardinal calls on troops to disobey orders

Rips military leader’s call to 'spare no one' among civilians

Scotland: Cause opened for millennial Joe Wilson

He died at 17 in 2011; modeled virtue, left spiritual diary

Florida: St. Gerard Campus is maternity home, school

Houses five teen moms and welcomes 13 day students

Last U.S.-Russia arms control agreement soon expires

Has been a guardrail on nukes, reducing all-out arms race

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Promising Signs on Italian Suicide Law

January 29th 2026 2:39 PM

Professor Benedetto Rocchi, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Business Science at the University of Florence and president…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

On Sword and State

January 28th 2026 10:28 PM

“Sharper than any two-edged sword” is how St. Paul characterizes God’s Word (Hebrews 4:12). If we are to show Scripture…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Pope Leo & Augustinian Community Life

January 28th 2026 12:53 AM

Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine (OSA) to serve as pope. This Order…

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Biotechnology & Posthumanism

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

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Communism & Marxism

The Soviets’ Doomed Battle with Byt... Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... Croatia: “The Ramparts of Christendom”... If Not Communism or Capitalism, What?... The Crumbling of Communism: Good for the Catholic Church?... and more

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Fanatical Feminism & Women Religious

The Prayers of Moloch’s Modern Priestesses... Feminists: The Worst Misogynists?... Our Testosterone-Depleted Church... and more

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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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