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A quarter century later, I shudder to think at the whiny, undisciplined, anarchic creature I could have become but for that gruff old priest.

He saw the enduring presence of Christ — or, more exactly, Jesus and Mary — and the reliability of the promises implicit in the Incarnation,…

“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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Franciscan: Bethlehem is 'dead'; Jerusalem scarcely better
Nearly $28.2M was donated to the collection in 2024
At three churches, with parochial vicar & a retired priest
Marian shrine in Nineveh Plains will be 7th such worldwide
Gives cultural support for Jewish converts to Catholicism
Sees Filipinos in rural Japan as an evangelizing force
Franciscan: Bethlehem is 'dead'; Jerusalem scarcely better
Nearly $28.2M was donated to the collection in 2024
At three churches, with parochial vicar & a retired priest
Marian shrine in Nineveh Plains will be 7th such worldwide
Gives cultural support for Jewish converts to Catholicism
Sees Filipinos in rural Japan as an evangelizing force
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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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A quarter century later, I shudder to think at the whiny, undisciplined, anarchic creature I could have become but for that gruff old priest.

He saw the enduring presence of Christ — or, more exactly, Jesus and Mary — and the reliability of the promises implicit in the Incarnation,…

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

Franciscan: Bethlehem is 'dead'; Jerusalem scarcely better
Nearly $28.2M was donated to the collection in 2024
At three churches, with parochial vicar & a retired priest
Marian shrine in Nineveh Plains will be 7th such worldwide
Gives cultural support for Jewish converts to Catholicism
Sees Filipinos in rural Japan as an evangelizing force
Franciscan: Bethlehem is 'dead'; Jerusalem scarcely better
Nearly $28.2M was donated to the collection in 2024
At three churches, with parochial vicar & a retired priest
Marian shrine in Nineveh Plains will be 7th such worldwide
Gives cultural support for Jewish converts to Catholicism
Sees Filipinos in rural Japan as an evangelizing force

The Narthex
Federalizing Washington DC Law Enforcement
President Trump’s announcement to enhance federal control of policing in Washington DC to fight crime in the nation’s capital is…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTOn Curiosity
“What? Curiosity is a sin”? I waited quietly. “Nonsense,” says my dear wife. “I won’t bother reading any more of…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTFatherhood, Adoption, & Inheritance
"Almighty ever-living God, whom, taught by the Holy Spirit, we dare to call our Father, bring, we pray, to perfection…
READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POSTTopics

Biblical Scholarship & Controversies
Which Church Is the Real Bible Church?... The Jesus Seminar: Making Uncomplicated Things Complicated... The Ineffectual Jesus of the Jesus Seminar... more
VIEW DOSSIER
Revert's Rostrum by Casey Chalk
Learning the Meaning of Longsuffering... Humanae Vitae: A Manual for Better Sex?... The Strange Magnetism of Virtual Fisticuffs... and more
VIEW DOSSIER
Travelogues
Freak Bus Across Afghanistan... The Divine Life of St. Nazianz... Postcards from the Ruins of a Christian Civilization... 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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