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Pro-life leader: Movement is 'not safe' in current GOP

Says base must demand 'what has been promised'

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Franciscans release letter on saint's spiritual legacy

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Cdl. Zen calls Francis-style synodality 'manipulation'

References to Holy Spirit during 2021-24 Synod: 'ridiculous'

Pope Leo gives first address to Vatican diplomatic corps

Covers discrimination against & persecution of Christians

CMA, NCBC leaders welcome vaccine schedule changes

Which aim to unroll financial, ideological interference

Pro-life leader: Movement is 'not safe' in current GOP

Says base must demand 'what has been promised'

On Feast, Pope baptizes 20 children in Sistine Chapel

Emphasizes importance of baptizing newborn babies

Franciscans release letter on saint's spiritual legacy

At inauguration of 800th anniv. year of St. Francis's death

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Three Liturgical Calendar Reforms

By John M. Grondelski
January 12th 2026 12:53 PM

Almost 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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The Hollow Oath

By Marcus Peter
January 8th 2026 1:04 PM

The recent swearing in of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani on the Quran has reignited a conversation that America prefers to keep comfortably superficial. Thus,…

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Begrudging the Deceased a Final Resting Place

By John M. Grondelski
January 7th 2026 12:20 PM

The title of a recent New York Times op-ed (“The Trouble with My Father’s Resting Place,” Jan. 2) caught my eye because it seemed, for…

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Front & Center

A Liberal Case Against Gay & Lesbian Rights

Homosexual habituation would force any children to be separated entirely from one parent or to be passed back and forth between them.

READ ARTICLE
How the Incarnation Transformed History

Through His Church, His covenant, His liturgy, His sacraments, His Word, and His Spirit, Christ continues to dwell among us.

READ ARTICLE
Tolkien’s Insights into the Feminine Soul

He had a great love for women and was neither a feminist nor a misogynist. For him, a woman is good as a woman, not…

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Cdl. Zen calls Francis-style synodality 'manipulation'

References to Holy Spirit during 2021-24 Synod: 'ridiculous'

Pope Leo gives first address to Vatican diplomatic corps

Covers discrimination against & persecution of Christians

CMA, NCBC leaders welcome vaccine schedule changes

Which aim to unroll financial, ideological interference

Pro-life leader: Movement is 'not safe' in current GOP

Says base must demand 'what has been promised'

On Feast, Pope baptizes 20 children in Sistine Chapel

Emphasizes importance of baptizing newborn babies

Franciscans release letter on saint's spiritual legacy

At inauguration of 800th anniv. year of St. Francis's death

VIEW ARCHIVE
Cdl. Zen calls Francis-style synodality 'manipulation'

References to Holy Spirit during 2021-24 Synod: 'ridiculous'

Pope Leo gives first address to Vatican diplomatic corps

Covers discrimination against & persecution of Christians

CMA, NCBC leaders welcome vaccine schedule changes

Which aim to unroll financial, ideological interference

Pro-life leader: Movement is 'not safe' in current GOP

Says base must demand 'what has been promised'

On Feast, Pope baptizes 20 children in Sistine Chapel

Emphasizes importance of baptizing newborn babies

Franciscans release letter on saint's spiritual legacy

At inauguration of 800th anniv. year of St. Francis's death

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Three Liturgical Calendar Reforms

January 12th 2026 12:53 PM

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

The Hollow Oath

January 8th 2026 1:04 PM

The recent swearing in of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani on the Quran has reignited a conversation that America prefers…

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Begrudging the Deceased a Final Resting Place

January 7th 2026 12:20 PM

The title of a recent New York Times op-ed (“The Trouble with My Father’s Resting Place,” Jan. 2) caught my…

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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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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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