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American Christianity is being consumerized, such that every religious viewpoint can find a sect to match, even if the flock communes online.
Let us consider what it means to pray for and remember the dead and the opportunities these present either to benefit departed souls, the living,…
Free speech must be cherished, not assumed. It must be practiced even when uncomfortable, and defended even when unpopular.
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In speech he urges trust, unity, duty to care for others
And visited communities, led youth prayer vigil -- photos
Prevents pro-life petition from suspending it till '28 vote
In Krakówʼs main market square; shooter is in custody
13 arrived in 2024-25, 27 last year, 34 this year; total 110
Before Pius XI consecrated first six modern bishops in 1926
In speech he urges trust, unity, duty to care for others
And visited communities, led youth prayer vigil -- photos
Prevents pro-life petition from suspending it till '28 vote
In Krakówʼs main market square; shooter is in custody
13 arrived in 2024-25, 27 last year, 34 this year; total 110
Before Pius XI consecrated first six modern bishops in 1926
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Eschatology & End Times
The Antichrist in Political Philosophy… Isaac Newton: End-Times Prophet… Your Final Destination… Last Judgment (Lite)… 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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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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Shift in the Culture of Death
By John M. GrondelskiMay 2, 2027 will mark the 100th anniversary of Buck v. Bell, the Supreme Court decision that upheld Virginia’s power to sterilize mentally retarded people.…
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By Sabino PaciollaThe 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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By James HaninkThough 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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St. John Henry Cardinal Newman
The Two Worlds of John Henry Newman… Newman's Advice to Anglo-Catholics… Newman’s Prophetic Challenge to Clericalism…
Chesterton
The Optimistic Pessimism of G.K. Chesterton… A Curmudgeon for Our Times… Distributism’s Significance for Our Social Predicaments… and more
Pope Benedict XVI
Is Benedict to Blame?... Sex, Lies & Dossiers: The Vatican at the Crossroads... The Kasper-Ratzinger Debate... 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.
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American Christianity is being consumerized, such that every religious viewpoint can find a sect to match, even if the flock communes online.
Let us consider what it means to pray for and remember the dead and the opportunities these present either to benefit departed souls, the living,…
Free speech must be cherished, not assumed. It must be practiced even when uncomfortable, and defended even when unpopular.
In The News
In speech he urges trust, unity, duty to care for others
And visited communities, led youth prayer vigil -- photos
Prevents pro-life petition from suspending it till '28 vote
In Krakówʼs main market square; shooter is in custody
13 arrived in 2024-25, 27 last year, 34 this year; total 110
Before Pius XI consecrated first six modern bishops in 1926
In speech he urges trust, unity, duty to care for others
And visited communities, led youth prayer vigil -- photos
Prevents pro-life petition from suspending it till '28 vote
In Krakówʼs main market square; shooter is in custody
13 arrived in 2024-25, 27 last year, 34 this year; total 110
Before Pius XI consecrated first six modern bishops in 1926
The Narthex
Shift in the Culture of Death
May 2, 2027 will mark the 100th anniversary of Buck v. Bell, the Supreme Court decision that upheld Virginia’s power…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTMore Critiques of Cardinal Vesco
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 POSTLet’s Talk: Nature & the Natural
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
Topics
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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