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The Phenomenon of Robert Hugh Benson

While he lived, from first novel to last, he enjoyed an immense audience, an international audience drawn from all classes, including the royal family.

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Leo XIV: A Rough Sketch

Peace has been a consistent message of Leo’s early in his tenure, and in this he is in continuity with his 20th- and 21st-century predecessors.

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Briefly Reviewed: June 2025

Vows: The Modern Genius of an Ancient Rite... An Almost Insurmountable Evil: How Obama’s Deep State De­filed the Catholic Church and Executed the Wuhan Plandemic

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'History will not forgive this barbarism and complicity'

French bishop ‘corrects' confrere's ‘appalling’ decision

Who appointed convicted rapist as diocesan chancellor

Judge blocks abortion funding ban in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Lawfare aims to force taxpayers to keep bankrolling killing

Pope Leo declares healing of R.I. newborn a miracle

Advancing cause of Don Salvador Valera Parra of Spain

'Three-parent baby' technique makes 'no-parent babies'

DNA passes to child via destroyed embryo who is cloned

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Pope deplores arms trade as he returns to Vatican

Urges rejecting 'the moneymaking that is behind every war'

Caritas Internationalis rips Israeli actions in Gaza

'History will not forgive this barbarism and complicity'

French bishop ‘corrects' confrere's ‘appalling’ decision

Who appointed convicted rapist as diocesan chancellor

Judge blocks abortion funding ban in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Lawfare aims to force taxpayers to keep bankrolling killing

Pope Leo declares healing of R.I. newborn a miracle

Advancing cause of Don Salvador Valera Parra of Spain

'Three-parent baby' technique makes 'no-parent babies'

DNA passes to child via destroyed embryo who is cloned

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The Scopes Trial as an Anthropological Question

By John M. Grondelski
July 23rd 2025 11:31 AM

The trial of John Scopes, the Tennessee teacher who taught evolution despite a state law banning it, ended in his conviction a century ago this…

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No Man Is an Island

By Jason Morgan
July 21st 2025 10:26 AM

News sites and gossip boards are spilling over with talk about Jeffrey Epstein. The American government, one of the most morally debased institutions to ever…

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Random Ruminations #27

By John M. Grondelski
July 17th 2025 5:55 PM

Parishes & Commandments of the Church Archbishop Edward Weisenberger of Detroit has supposedly told priests to remind Catholics attending Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) at one…

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Front & Center

The Phenomenon of Robert Hugh Benson

While he lived, from first novel to last, he enjoyed an immense audience, an international audience drawn from all classes, including the royal family.

READ ARTICLE
Leo XIV: A Rough Sketch

Peace has been a consistent message of Leo’s early in his tenure, and in this he is in continuity with his 20th- and 21st-century predecessors.

READ ARTICLE
Briefly Reviewed: June 2025

Vows: The Modern Genius of an Ancient Rite... An Almost Insurmountable Evil: How Obama’s Deep State De­filed the Catholic Church and Executed the Wuhan Plandemic

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Pope deplores arms trade as he returns to Vatican

Urges rejecting 'the moneymaking that is behind every war'

Caritas Internationalis rips Israeli actions in Gaza

'History will not forgive this barbarism and complicity'

French bishop ‘corrects' confrere's ‘appalling’ decision

Who appointed convicted rapist as diocesan chancellor

Judge blocks abortion funding ban in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Lawfare aims to force taxpayers to keep bankrolling killing

Pope Leo declares healing of R.I. newborn a miracle

Advancing cause of Don Salvador Valera Parra of Spain

'Three-parent baby' technique makes 'no-parent babies'

DNA passes to child via destroyed embryo who is cloned

VIEW ARCHIVE
Pope deplores arms trade as he returns to Vatican

Urges rejecting 'the moneymaking that is behind every war'

Caritas Internationalis rips Israeli actions in Gaza

'History will not forgive this barbarism and complicity'

French bishop ‘corrects' confrere's ‘appalling’ decision

Who appointed convicted rapist as diocesan chancellor

Judge blocks abortion funding ban in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Lawfare aims to force taxpayers to keep bankrolling killing

Pope Leo declares healing of R.I. newborn a miracle

Advancing cause of Don Salvador Valera Parra of Spain

'Three-parent baby' technique makes 'no-parent babies'

DNA passes to child via destroyed embryo who is cloned

VIEW ARCHIVE

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The Scopes Trial as an Anthropological Question

July 23rd 2025 11:31 AM

The trial of John Scopes, the Tennessee teacher who taught evolution despite a state law banning it, ended in his…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

No Man Is an Island

July 21st 2025 10:26 AM

News sites and gossip boards are spilling over with talk about Jeffrey Epstein. The American government, one of the most…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Random Ruminations #27

July 17th 2025 5:55 PM

Parishes & Commandments of the Church Archbishop Edward Weisenberger of Detroit has supposedly told priests to remind Catholics attending Traditional…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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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

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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

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Travelogues

Freak Bus Across Afghanistan... The Divine Life of St. Nazianz... Postcards from the Ruins of a Christian Civilization... and more

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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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