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Relentless Refusal

She has given her life to God's chil­dren, offering herself up on their behalf, holding nothing back. She has no job, no home. She is…

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Will AI Usher in the End Times?

The traditional reading is that Antichrist will be a political luminary who is intimately associated with the Church, who proceeds from the Church.

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Recovering Reality: Étienne Gilson & the Metaphysics of Evangelization

Any credible evangelization today must stand on the ground Gilson recovered: the primacy of being, without which neither truth nor grace can be received.

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Voters favor abortion in 3 states amid Democrat rout

VA, NV, MO expand access; only Idaho holds the line

Exit polls: 74% of voters called Iran War decisive factor

In 6 swing states, ending the conflict was a top-3 priority

Supreme Court leans toward Catholic schools in Colo.

Case pits woke protections against religious standards

Pope to Middle East Christians: Be ‘servants of peace’

Addresses org that's aided persecuted Christians since 1856

Financial report from 2025 points to changing USCCB

Bishops to assess future need for their D.C. office building

Pope Leo meets singer-songwriter Bob Dylan at Vatican

Brief audience included greetings, lighthearted exchanges

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Voters favor abortion in 3 states amid Democrat rout

VA, NV, MO expand access; only Idaho holds the line

Exit polls: 74% of voters called Iran War decisive factor

In 6 swing states, ending the conflict was a top-3 priority

Supreme Court leans toward Catholic schools in Colo.

Case pits woke protections against religious standards

Pope to Middle East Christians: Be ‘servants of peace’

Addresses org that's aided persecuted Christians since 1856

Financial report from 2025 points to changing USCCB

Bishops to assess future need for their D.C. office building

Pope Leo meets singer-songwriter Bob Dylan at Vatican

Brief audience included greetings, lighthearted exchanges

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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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More Critiques of Cardinal Vesco

By Sabino Paciolla
November 3rd 2026 11:14 AM

The words of Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers, have sparked reactions and questions about the Church's mission.  I have reiterated Vesco's statements in an…

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Let’s Talk: Nature & the Natural

By James Hanink
November 1st 2026 11:14 PM

Though I am not now, nor have I ever been, a Jesuit, I’ve had multiple and diverse chats with card-carrying Sons of Ignatius. Some of…

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Pugin's Memorial Brasses

By James Thunder
October 30th 2026 10:11 AM

All Souls Day is on November 2, following All Saints Day. It is a day given to praying for our dead who are members of…

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St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

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Front & Center

Relentless Refusal

She has given her life to God's chil­dren, offering herself up on their behalf, holding nothing back. She has no job, no home. She is…

READ ARTICLE
Will AI Usher in the End Times?

The traditional reading is that Antichrist will be a political luminary who is intimately associated with the Church, who proceeds from the Church.

READ ARTICLE
Recovering Reality: Étienne Gilson & the Metaphysics of Evangelization

Any credible evangelization today must stand on the ground Gilson recovered: the primacy of being, without which neither truth nor grace can be received.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Voters favor abortion in 3 states amid Democrat rout

VA, NV, MO expand access; only Idaho holds the line

Exit polls: 74% of voters called Iran War decisive factor

In 6 swing states, ending the conflict was a top-3 priority

Supreme Court leans toward Catholic schools in Colo.

Case pits woke protections against religious standards

Pope to Middle East Christians: Be ‘servants of peace’

Addresses org that's aided persecuted Christians since 1856

Financial report from 2025 points to changing USCCB

Bishops to assess future need for their D.C. office building

Pope Leo meets singer-songwriter Bob Dylan at Vatican

Brief audience included greetings, lighthearted exchanges

VIEW ARCHIVE
Voters favor abortion in 3 states amid Democrat rout

VA, NV, MO expand access; only Idaho holds the line

Exit polls: 74% of voters called Iran War decisive factor

In 6 swing states, ending the conflict was a top-3 priority

Supreme Court leans toward Catholic schools in Colo.

Case pits woke protections against religious standards

Pope to Middle East Christians: Be ‘servants of peace’

Addresses org that's aided persecuted Christians since 1856

Financial report from 2025 points to changing USCCB

Bishops to assess future need for their D.C. office building

Pope Leo meets singer-songwriter Bob Dylan at Vatican

Brief audience included greetings, lighthearted exchanges

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

More Critiques of Cardinal Vesco

November 3rd 2026 11:14 AM

The words of Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers, have sparked reactions and questions about the Church's mission.  I have…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Let’s Talk: Nature & the Natural

November 1st 2026 11:14 PM

Though I am not now, nor have I ever been, a Jesuit, I’ve had multiple and diverse chats with card-carrying…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Pugin's Memorial Brasses

October 30th 2026 10:11 AM

All Souls Day is on November 2, following All Saints Day. It is a day given to praying for our…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
Eschatology & End Times

The Antichrist in Political Philosophy… Isaac Newton: End-Times Prophet… Your Final Destination… Last Judgment (Lite)… more

VIEW DOSSIER
Literature & Literary Criticism

Is Modern Man Too Healthy for Literature?... Flannery O'Connor & the Representation of Mystery... Reading as Sacrament... more

VIEW DOSSIER
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

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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