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The perennial truths about marriage, motherhood, fatherhood, and children in 'Little Women' reflect the accumulated wisdom of Western civilization and Christian culture.

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The Stage as a Moral Force

Beyond portrayal as a means more powerful than words, and beyond the encouragement of virtue and the discouragement of vice, the stage offers practical wisdom.

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Glossolalia & the Long Middle Ages

Speaking in tongues is a public act of communication in a foreign language, not a private act of devotion in a personal language.

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Although in communion with Pope, they are overlooked

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Promotes 'recognition of diverse identities, orientations'

Vatican jubilee event spotlights vocations in Wichita

Diocese is 'exemplary model' for recruitment, formation

Sacred Heart consecration draws 10,000 to Knock shrine

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UN now forecasts a lower and earlier population peak

Further growth only from sub-Saharan Africa, SW Asia

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Syria: Patriarchs lay to rest church bombing victims

Attack killed 25, left dozens injured; gov't remains quiet

France: Ordinations in decline, except for TLM groups

Although in communion with Pope, they are overlooked

German archdiocese takes heat for sex-ed framework

Promotes 'recognition of diverse identities, orientations'

Vatican jubilee event spotlights vocations in Wichita

Diocese is 'exemplary model' for recruitment, formation

Sacred Heart consecration draws 10,000 to Knock shrine

Lively crowd comprised of Irish & international pilgrims

UN now forecasts a lower and earlier population peak

Further growth only from sub-Saharan Africa, SW Asia

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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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By John M. Grondelski
June 20th 2025 11:40 AM

On June 16, the U.S. Supreme Court kicked back Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Harris to the New York Court of Appeals (the state’s…

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Front & Center

We Reap What We Sow

The perennial truths about marriage, motherhood, fatherhood, and children in 'Little Women' reflect the accumulated wisdom of Western civilization and Christian culture.

READ ARTICLE
The Stage as a Moral Force

Beyond portrayal as a means more powerful than words, and beyond the encouragement of virtue and the discouragement of vice, the stage offers practical wisdom.

READ ARTICLE
Glossolalia & the Long Middle Ages

Speaking in tongues is a public act of communication in a foreign language, not a private act of devotion in a personal language.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Syria: Patriarchs lay to rest church bombing victims

Attack killed 25, left dozens injured; gov't remains quiet

France: Ordinations in decline, except for TLM groups

Although in communion with Pope, they are overlooked

German archdiocese takes heat for sex-ed framework

Promotes 'recognition of diverse identities, orientations'

Vatican jubilee event spotlights vocations in Wichita

Diocese is 'exemplary model' for recruitment, formation

Sacred Heart consecration draws 10,000 to Knock shrine

Lively crowd comprised of Irish & international pilgrims

UN now forecasts a lower and earlier population peak

Further growth only from sub-Saharan Africa, SW Asia

VIEW ARCHIVE
Syria: Patriarchs lay to rest church bombing victims

Attack killed 25, left dozens injured; gov't remains quiet

France: Ordinations in decline, except for TLM groups

Although in communion with Pope, they are overlooked

German archdiocese takes heat for sex-ed framework

Promotes 'recognition of diverse identities, orientations'

Vatican jubilee event spotlights vocations in Wichita

Diocese is 'exemplary model' for recruitment, formation

Sacred Heart consecration draws 10,000 to Knock shrine

Lively crowd comprised of Irish & international pilgrims

UN now forecasts a lower and earlier population peak

Further growth only from sub-Saharan Africa, SW Asia

VIEW ARCHIVE

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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

Perplexing Phenomena

June 24th 2025 8:50 PM

Here in Inglewood, and in many areas of greater Los Angeles, we deal with a perplexing urban phenomenon: coyotes, sometimes…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

On Defining Religion Too Narrowly

June 20th 2025 11:40 AM

On June 16, the U.S. Supreme Court kicked back Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Harris to the New York…

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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