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He would make endless met­aphors by combining a Catholic element with a secular element. The result may be called, al­ternatively, a secular sacred or a…

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No Man Is Righteous, Not One

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Pope accepts Moscow archbishop Pezzi's resignation

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Vatican releases letter to Germans on gay blessings

As 2024 rejection was already circulating online this week

Clergy, nuns push OH lawmakers to end death penalty

State's last execution was in 2018, before Gov. DeWine

Supreme Court temporarily lifts abortion-pill ban

While justices consider drug-makers' request for pause

India: Mob disrupts Mass, four Catholics arrested

Parishioners tried to halt the Hindus, leading to scuffle

Pope accepts Moscow archbishop Pezzi's resignation

Due to health, wear and tear from years in tough post

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For destroying old Armenian churches & Christian sites

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By John M. Grondelski
May 4th 2026 11:24 AM

In last week’s Gospel, Jesus called Himself the “sheepgate,” the sole legitimate entrance to the sheepfold. In this week’s Gospel, St. Peter calls Jesus the…

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By James Thunder
April 30th 2026 11:38 AM

Previously I described pairs or groups of people who experienced simultaneous mystical flights to God. Here I look at some saintly people about whom I hoped…

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Front & Center

Henry James's Literary Catholicism

He would make endless met­aphors by combining a Catholic element with a secular element. The result may be called, al­ternatively, a secular sacred or a…

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…

READ ARTICLE
Briefly Reviewed: April 2026

Here we review Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth by Catherine Ruth Pakaluk.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Vatican releases letter to Germans on gay blessings

As 2024 rejection was already circulating online this week

Clergy, nuns push OH lawmakers to end death penalty

State's last execution was in 2018, before Gov. DeWine

Supreme Court temporarily lifts abortion-pill ban

While justices consider drug-makers' request for pause

India: Mob disrupts Mass, four Catholics arrested

Parishioners tried to halt the Hindus, leading to scuffle

Pope accepts Moscow archbishop Pezzi's resignation

Due to health, wear and tear from years in tough post

European Parliament finally calls Azerbaijan to account

For destroying old Armenian churches & Christian sites

VIEW ARCHIVE
Vatican releases letter to Germans on gay blessings

As 2024 rejection was already circulating online this week

Clergy, nuns push OH lawmakers to end death penalty

State's last execution was in 2018, before Gov. DeWine

Supreme Court temporarily lifts abortion-pill ban

While justices consider drug-makers' request for pause

India: Mob disrupts Mass, four Catholics arrested

Parishioners tried to halt the Hindus, leading to scuffle

Pope accepts Moscow archbishop Pezzi's resignation

Due to health, wear and tear from years in tough post

European Parliament finally calls Azerbaijan to account

For destroying old Armenian churches & Christian sites

VIEW ARCHIVE

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CheatGPT

May 5th 2026 11:06 AM

Being a college teacher was a pretty good job back in the good old days. Why? Because it was easy…

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Stumbling Stone

May 4th 2026 11:24 AM

In last week’s Gospel, Jesus called Himself the “sheepgate,” the sole legitimate entrance to the sheepfold. In this week’s Gospel,…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Pairs Devoted to God

April 30th 2026 11:38 AM

Previously I described pairs or groups of people who experienced simultaneous mystical flights to God. Here I look at some saintly…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Just War Theory & the Iraq War

The Blood Crying Out from the Ground... The Woeful Plight of Iraqi Christians... Fuel Conservation: No War Needed... War’s Challenge to the Christian Conscience... more

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Latin Mass

At Mass, Actions Speak Louder Than Words... Where Has All the Latin Gone?... The New Mass Just Can't Be Fixed... Whither the Roman Rite?... more

VIEW DOSSIER
Mary, Mother of God

Marian Devotion as a Way of Life... Return to the Message of Fatima... The Virgin Birth: Where Science Meets Scripture... 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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