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Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament & Being 'Squeezed Out Like a Lemon'

Christians are called by Finnis, Boyle, and Grisez to avoid any co­operation with our nuclear deterrent, just as we must avoid any cooperation with the…

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The Burden of History & the Promise of Divine Life

After grappling with "A Canticle for Leibowitz," I found that Walter M. Miller Jr.’s novel attempts to study nothing less than the whole problem of…

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Heaven: A Stumbling Block?

Our impoverished ideas of Heaven often result in our overvaluing our earthly life and giving it more attention than the one to come.

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Mourners bid farewell to Francis through the night

St. Peter's Basilica closed only between 5:30-7:00AM

Rome: Cardinals converge at 2nd General Congregation

103 attend; 3rd scheduled for Thursday as more arrive

Conclave: Only 14% of voting cardinals are Italian

Those from N. America are now 9%, versus 12% in 2013

Requiem Mass for Francis celebrated at Holy Sepulchre

Cardinal Pizzaballa presided before departing for Rome

German bishops publish handout on gay blessings

Advise expressing 'appreciation' for those seeking them

Colorado: Infamous late-term abortion clinic closes

Warren Hern unsuccessfully tried to hire another killer

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Mourners bid farewell to Francis through the night

St. Peter's Basilica closed only between 5:30-7:00AM

Rome: Cardinals converge at 2nd General Congregation

103 attend; 3rd scheduled for Thursday as more arrive

Conclave: Only 14% of voting cardinals are Italian

Those from N. America are now 9%, versus 12% in 2013

Requiem Mass for Francis celebrated at Holy Sepulchre

Cardinal Pizzaballa presided before departing for Rome

German bishops publish handout on gay blessings

Advise expressing 'appreciation' for those seeking them

Colorado: Infamous late-term abortion clinic closes

Warren Hern unsuccessfully tried to hire another killer

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Civil Problems with a 'Common Easter'

By John M. Grondelski
April 24th 2025 11:48 AM

We recently considered the less-than-pretty side of the “ecumenical” push to impose a common Easter. (See my post from two days ago.) That essay notes…

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The Supposed Cost of Raising a Child

By James Thunder
April 23rd 2025 11:27 AM

A particularly deceitful attack on parenthood and children happens via fear-mongering on the supposed cost of raising a child. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…

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Ecumenical Problems with a 'Common Easter'

By John M. Grondelski
April 22nd 2025 11:37 AM

Much attention has been given this year to a push by the late Pope Francis (with Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew) to find a date for a…

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Stand up and defend your faith.

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Front & Center

Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament & Being 'Squeezed Out Like a Lemon'

Christians are called by Finnis, Boyle, and Grisez to avoid any co­operation with our nuclear deterrent, just as we must avoid any cooperation with the…

READ ARTICLE
The Burden of History & the Promise of Divine Life

After grappling with "A Canticle for Leibowitz," I found that Walter M. Miller Jr.’s novel attempts to study nothing less than the whole problem of…

READ ARTICLE
Heaven: A Stumbling Block?

Our impoverished ideas of Heaven often result in our overvaluing our earthly life and giving it more attention than the one to come.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Mourners bid farewell to Francis through the night

St. Peter's Basilica closed only between 5:30-7:00AM

Rome: Cardinals converge at 2nd General Congregation

103 attend; 3rd scheduled for Thursday as more arrive

Conclave: Only 14% of voting cardinals are Italian

Those from N. America are now 9%, versus 12% in 2013

Requiem Mass for Francis celebrated at Holy Sepulchre

Cardinal Pizzaballa presided before departing for Rome

German bishops publish handout on gay blessings

Advise expressing 'appreciation' for those seeking them

Colorado: Infamous late-term abortion clinic closes

Warren Hern unsuccessfully tried to hire another killer

VIEW ARCHIVE
Mourners bid farewell to Francis through the night

St. Peter's Basilica closed only between 5:30-7:00AM

Rome: Cardinals converge at 2nd General Congregation

103 attend; 3rd scheduled for Thursday as more arrive

Conclave: Only 14% of voting cardinals are Italian

Those from N. America are now 9%, versus 12% in 2013

Requiem Mass for Francis celebrated at Holy Sepulchre

Cardinal Pizzaballa presided before departing for Rome

German bishops publish handout on gay blessings

Advise expressing 'appreciation' for those seeking them

Colorado: Infamous late-term abortion clinic closes

Warren Hern unsuccessfully tried to hire another killer

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

Civil Problems with a 'Common Easter'

April 24th 2025 11:48 AM

We recently considered the less-than-pretty side of the “ecumenical” push to impose a common Easter. (See my post from two…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Supposed Cost of Raising a Child

April 23rd 2025 11:27 AM

A particularly deceitful attack on parenthood and children happens via fear-mongering on the supposed cost of raising a child. The…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Ecumenical Problems with a 'Common Easter'

April 22nd 2025 11:37 AM

Much attention has been given this year to a push by the late Pope Francis (with Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew) to…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Eschatology & End Times

The Antichrist in Political Philosophy… Isaac Newton: End-Times Prophet… Your Final Destination… Last Judgment (Lite)… more

VIEW DOSSIER
'Goodbye, Good Men' & U.S. Seminaries

Picking on the Average Joe Who Stood Up for the Little Guys... U.S. Seminaries: Condition Stabilized... Killing the Messenger... 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

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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