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Returning Catholics: What Are They Made Of?

Alienation happens. You don't need to justify it. Some of us stayed in the Church despite it all. When we sinned, we went to confession,…

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Who Murdered Christendom?

“The Western World,” Wilhelmsen writes, is “the shrunken husk of what was once Christendom, wracked from within by doubts and betrayals.”

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A Dicastery of Papal Efficiency? Make It So!

Bergoglio was elected as a “reformer pope” with a commission from the College of Cardinals to clean up Vatican finances, which were something of a…

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Blocking of wartime aid or burning land, stealing cattle

SCOTUS's 'Mahmoud' ruling restores parental rights

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Georgetown profs: Mahmoud is 'dangerous precedent'

Roll out canard of 'weaponization of First Amendment'

Pope seeks full communion with Eastern Orthodox

To be achieved 'with God’s help,' ongoing commitment

Lima archbishop exposed for mishandling abuse case

Also accused of administrative, financial mismanagement

Vatican: Raphael masterpiece back to original splendor

Restored Hall of Constantine in the Apostolic Palace

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Pope decries ‘iniquitous use of hunger' as weapon

Blocking of wartime aid or burning land, stealing cattle

SCOTUS's 'Mahmoud' ruling restores parental rights

Public-school parents can get notified of indoctrination

Georgetown profs: Mahmoud is 'dangerous precedent'

Roll out canard of 'weaponization of First Amendment'

Pope seeks full communion with Eastern Orthodox

To be achieved 'with God’s help,' ongoing commitment

Lima archbishop exposed for mishandling abuse case

Also accused of administrative, financial mismanagement

Vatican: Raphael masterpiece back to original splendor

Restored Hall of Constantine in the Apostolic Palace

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Another 'Catholic' Defends Voting for Killing

By John M. Grondelski
June 30th 2025 11:24 AM

The latest self-important politician’s tempest in a teacup comes from the land of tea time: England. Over the weekend, an unknown British Parliamentary back-bencher decided…

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How Many Catholics Are in the World? In the U.S.?

By James Thunder
June 28th 2025 11:59 AM

Count me skeptical about reports on the number of Catholics in the world and in the United States. When Pope Francis died, Reuters and Al…

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Slapping a Bishop, No, Three Bishops

By James Thunder
June 25th 2025 5:54 PM

Under canon law, a person "who uses physical force…against a Bishop incurs a latae sententiae interdict” (Canon 1370, sec. 2), that is, the penalty is…

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Front & Center

Returning Catholics: What Are They Made Of?

Alienation happens. You don't need to justify it. Some of us stayed in the Church despite it all. When we sinned, we went to confession,…

READ ARTICLE
Who Murdered Christendom?

“The Western World,” Wilhelmsen writes, is “the shrunken husk of what was once Christendom, wracked from within by doubts and betrayals.”

READ ARTICLE
A Dicastery of Papal Efficiency? Make It So!

Bergoglio was elected as a “reformer pope” with a commission from the College of Cardinals to clean up Vatican finances, which were something of a…

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Pope decries ‘iniquitous use of hunger' as weapon

Blocking of wartime aid or burning land, stealing cattle

SCOTUS's 'Mahmoud' ruling restores parental rights

Public-school parents can get notified of indoctrination

Georgetown profs: Mahmoud is 'dangerous precedent'

Roll out canard of 'weaponization of First Amendment'

Pope seeks full communion with Eastern Orthodox

To be achieved 'with God’s help,' ongoing commitment

Lima archbishop exposed for mishandling abuse case

Also accused of administrative, financial mismanagement

Vatican: Raphael masterpiece back to original splendor

Restored Hall of Constantine in the Apostolic Palace

VIEW ARCHIVE
Pope decries ‘iniquitous use of hunger' as weapon

Blocking of wartime aid or burning land, stealing cattle

SCOTUS's 'Mahmoud' ruling restores parental rights

Public-school parents can get notified of indoctrination

Georgetown profs: Mahmoud is 'dangerous precedent'

Roll out canard of 'weaponization of First Amendment'

Pope seeks full communion with Eastern Orthodox

To be achieved 'with God’s help,' ongoing commitment

Lima archbishop exposed for mishandling abuse case

Also accused of administrative, financial mismanagement

Vatican: Raphael masterpiece back to original splendor

Restored Hall of Constantine in the Apostolic Palace

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Another 'Catholic' Defends Voting for Killing

June 30th 2025 11:24 AM

The latest self-important politician’s tempest in a teacup comes from the land of tea time: England. Over the weekend, an…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

How Many Catholics Are in the World? In the U.S.?

June 28th 2025 11:59 AM

Count me skeptical about reports on the number of Catholics in the world and in the United States. When Pope…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Slapping a Bishop, No, Three Bishops

June 25th 2025 5:54 PM

Under canon law, a person "who uses physical force…against a Bishop incurs a latae sententiae interdict” (Canon 1370, sec. 2),…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Liturgy, Liturgical Rites & Devotions

Liturgy that Speaks to the Soul... Altar Boys: The Problem or the Solution?... Turning Catholics Into a Stiff-Kneed People... and more

VIEW DOSSIER
Neoconservatism

Delusions of Grandeur... A Pox On Both Your Houses... What Is a Neoconservative & Does It Matter?... 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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