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We must remind ourselves how compatible a high academic record can be with smugness, hypocrisy, even collusion with out-and-out (political, social) evil.
George Bernanos's masterpiece is radiant, communicating tenderness, with the transcendent always there beneath the surface.
Christianity converts hearts, disciplines desires, builds families, teaches sacrifice, and forms consciences, and then public life gradually changes because men have changed.
In The News
Surge raised tensions over immigration across the EU
Fed. court bars coercion while nuns' lawsuit proceeds
All must offer rel. exemptions, note conscience allowance
Since Oct. '25 ceasefire, 1K Gazans killed & 3,900 injured
On Sunday morning; a seminarian & a lay worshipper
Replaces '23 version; updates exec. and judicial functions
Surge raised tensions over immigration across the EU
Fed. court bars coercion while nuns' lawsuit proceeds
All must offer rel. exemptions, note conscience allowance
Since Oct. '25 ceasefire, 1K Gazans killed & 3,900 injured
On Sunday morning; a seminarian & a lay worshipper
Replaces '23 version; updates exec. and judicial functions
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Capital Punishment & the Death Penalty
Is There a Biblical Basis for Capital Punishment?... Sister Prejean's Lack of Credibility… Vengeance Is NOT Mine, Says "the Lord"… more
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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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Ecumenism & Ecumania
A Trialogue With C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther & Thomas Aquinas… The Catch-22 of Ecumenical Relations With Evangelicals… and more
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Dowsing: Fraud, Demons, or God?
By Richard DellOrfanoBack in the mid-1980s, while working as a resident field engineer for the City of San Diego, I was overseeing a project that required the…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTSolomon's Prayer for Wisdom
By John M. GrondelskiSunday’s First Reading was Solomon’s prayer for wisdom and God’s generous response, pleased at what the young king had asked for. Wisdom in the Biblical…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTOn the Nuclear Fault Line
By James HaninkHere in California, where there’s a good bit of dreaming, some dreams are nightmares. They feature earthquakes. The ill-starred San Andreas fault is likely to…
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Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV, His Predecessors & the Death Penalty... Farewell, Francis. Hello, Leo XIV... Leo XIV: A Rough Sketch... more
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
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
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
We must remind ourselves how compatible a high academic record can be with smugness, hypocrisy, even collusion with out-and-out (political, social) evil.
George Bernanos's masterpiece is radiant, communicating tenderness, with the transcendent always there beneath the surface.
Christianity converts hearts, disciplines desires, builds families, teaches sacrifice, and forms consciences, and then public life gradually changes because men have changed.
In The News
Surge raised tensions over immigration across the EU
Fed. court bars coercion while nuns' lawsuit proceeds
All must offer rel. exemptions, note conscience allowance
Since Oct. '25 ceasefire, 1K Gazans killed & 3,900 injured
On Sunday morning; a seminarian & a lay worshipper
Replaces '23 version; updates exec. and judicial functions
Surge raised tensions over immigration across the EU
Fed. court bars coercion while nuns' lawsuit proceeds
All must offer rel. exemptions, note conscience allowance
Since Oct. '25 ceasefire, 1K Gazans killed & 3,900 injured
On Sunday morning; a seminarian & a lay worshipper
Replaces '23 version; updates exec. and judicial functions
The Narthex
Dowsing: Fraud, Demons, or God?
Back in the mid-1980s, while working as a resident field engineer for the City of San Diego, I was overseeing…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTSolomon's Prayer for Wisdom
Sunday’s First Reading was Solomon’s prayer for wisdom and God’s generous response, pleased at what the young king had asked…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTOn the Nuclear Fault Line
Here in California, where there’s a good bit of dreaming, some dreams are nightmares. They feature earthquakes. The ill-starred San…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
Topics
Capital Punishment & the Death Penalty
Is There a Biblical Basis for Capital Punishment?... Sister Prejean's Lack of Credibility… Vengeance Is NOT Mine, Says "the Lord"… 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
Ecumenism & Ecumania
A Trialogue With C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther & Thomas Aquinas… The Catch-22 of Ecumenical Relations With Evangelicals… 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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