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A Burden For Souls?

Real people are hurting, people we may know personally, and their souls are likely in jeopardy. How much do we Catholics care? And what are…

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Prisoner of Love

Other inmates were shocked that pro-life rescuers got two to five years in prison for doing a sit-in, handing out brochures, livestreaming a sit-in, or…

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The Hedonistic Death Drive of “Queerness”

'Queerness' is more than a broad aegis under which to group everything that is not heterosexual. There is a spirit that animates the LGBTQ worldview.

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Leaked CDF papers unsettle Francis’s TLM restrictions

Suggest majority of world's bishops were OK with TLM use

Vatican grants TX parish exemption from 'Traditionis'

No other such exemption by Pope Leo has been reported

USCCB, in Supreme Court case, backs Colo. counselor

Chiles is challenging law that forbids trans counseling

Dolton IL aims to purchase Leo XIV's childhood home

Mayor says the purchase will eventually 'pay for itself'

Data: Number of priests in Europe is steadily declining

Poland provides about a quarter of all new ordinations

Garcia of Monterey is named next bishop of Austin

Returns home to TX; served for 3 years as auxiliary there

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Leaked CDF papers unsettle Francis’s TLM restrictions

Suggest majority of world's bishops were OK with TLM use

Vatican grants TX parish exemption from 'Traditionis'

No other such exemption by Pope Leo has been reported

USCCB, in Supreme Court case, backs Colo. counselor

Chiles is challenging law that forbids trans counseling

Dolton IL aims to purchase Leo XIV's childhood home

Mayor says the purchase will eventually 'pay for itself'

Data: Number of priests in Europe is steadily declining

Poland provides about a quarter of all new ordinations

Garcia of Monterey is named next bishop of Austin

Returns home to TX; served for 3 years as auxiliary there

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Catholic Matrimony Today, by the Numbers

By James Thunder
July 3rd 2025 11:53 AM

Thomas J. Burns reported the number of Catholic marriages -- in which Catholics administer the Sacrament of Matrimony to each other -- in the United…

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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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Front & Center

A Burden For Souls?

Real people are hurting, people we may know personally, and their souls are likely in jeopardy. How much do we Catholics care? And what are…

READ ARTICLE
Prisoner of Love

Other inmates were shocked that pro-life rescuers got two to five years in prison for doing a sit-in, handing out brochures, livestreaming a sit-in, or…

READ ARTICLE
The Hedonistic Death Drive of “Queerness”

'Queerness' is more than a broad aegis under which to group everything that is not heterosexual. There is a spirit that animates the LGBTQ worldview.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Leaked CDF papers unsettle Francis’s TLM restrictions

Suggest majority of world's bishops were OK with TLM use

Vatican grants TX parish exemption from 'Traditionis'

No other such exemption by Pope Leo has been reported

USCCB, in Supreme Court case, backs Colo. counselor

Chiles is challenging law that forbids trans counseling

Dolton IL aims to purchase Leo XIV's childhood home

Mayor says the purchase will eventually 'pay for itself'

Data: Number of priests in Europe is steadily declining

Poland provides about a quarter of all new ordinations

Garcia of Monterey is named next bishop of Austin

Returns home to TX; served for 3 years as auxiliary there

VIEW ARCHIVE
Leaked CDF papers unsettle Francis’s TLM restrictions

Suggest majority of world's bishops were OK with TLM use

Vatican grants TX parish exemption from 'Traditionis'

No other such exemption by Pope Leo has been reported

USCCB, in Supreme Court case, backs Colo. counselor

Chiles is challenging law that forbids trans counseling

Dolton IL aims to purchase Leo XIV's childhood home

Mayor says the purchase will eventually 'pay for itself'

Data: Number of priests in Europe is steadily declining

Poland provides about a quarter of all new ordinations

Garcia of Monterey is named next bishop of Austin

Returns home to TX; served for 3 years as auxiliary there

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

Catholic Matrimony Today, by the Numbers

July 3rd 2025 11:53 AM

Thomas J. Burns reported the number of Catholic marriages -- in which Catholics administer the Sacrament of Matrimony to each…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

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
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
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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