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Fido in Heaven?

The criterion of truth for the modernist theologian is his own ideas -- which, if they aren't supported by Christian sources are replaced by "authorities"…

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No Man Is Righteous, Not One

We would be wise to re-evaluate our allegiances even to noble causes and their leaders, to our pet programs and favored personalities, lest we be…

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Briefly Reviewed: April 2026

Here we review Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth by Catherine Ruth Pakaluk.

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Cardinal Eijk: Synod report 'must be forcefully refuted'

As it rejects applying universal moral truths to specific acts

Supreme Court leaves in place mail-order mifepristone

During legal challenge; Justices Thomas and Alito dissent

SSPX issues Declaration of Faith addressed to Pope Leo

Effort to 'filially' express its devotion to the Catholic Faith

Capuchin priest, former missionary to lead FL diocese

Agüero served for 20 years in Papua New Guinea & Cuba

Priestly ordinations continue to decline in S. Korea

From 110-185 per year in 2015-2022 to only 77 last year

Lebanon: 200 children killed, 806 injured since March

Despite ceasefire agreed on April 17; per UN Children’s Fund

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Cardinal Eijk: Synod report 'must be forcefully refuted'

As it rejects applying universal moral truths to specific acts

Supreme Court leaves in place mail-order mifepristone

During legal challenge; Justices Thomas and Alito dissent

SSPX issues Declaration of Faith addressed to Pope Leo

Effort to 'filially' express its devotion to the Catholic Faith

Capuchin priest, former missionary to lead FL diocese

Agüero served for 20 years in Papua New Guinea & Cuba

Priestly ordinations continue to decline in S. Korea

From 110-185 per year in 2015-2022 to only 77 last year

Lebanon: 200 children killed, 806 injured since March

Despite ceasefire agreed on April 17; per UN Children’s Fund

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Just War Theory & the Iraq War

The Blood Crying Out from the Ground... The Woeful Plight of Iraqi Christians... Fuel Conservation: No War Needed... War’s Challenge to the Christian Conscience... more

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Latin Mass

At Mass, Actions Speak Louder Than Words... Where Has All the Latin Gone?... The New Mass Just Can't Be Fixed... Whither the Roman Rite?... more

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Mary, Mother of God

Marian Devotion as a Way of Life... Return to the Message of Fatima... The Virgin Birth: Where Science Meets Scripture... and more

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Time to Start the Novena to the Holy Spirit

By John M. Grondelski
May 15th 2026 11:37 AM

The interval between the Ascension and Pentecost was archetypal for a particular kind of prayer: the novena. Before the end of His final post-Resurrection bodily…

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In God’s Time, Not Ours

By John M. Grondelski
May 14th 2026 11:13 AM

I have been a critic of the “pastoral adaptation” of the Catholic Bishops of the United States, whereby Ascension Thursday is transferred to the Seventh…

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Knowing and Seeing

By James Hanink
May 8th 2026 11:26 AM

“All men by nature desire to know,” reads the first line of Aristotle’s Metaphysics. A bit of clarification is in order. Not all of the…

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Pope St. John Paul II

Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... The Pope as Playwright... Neither East nor West: On the Pope's Radical New Encyclical... and more

St. Thomas Aquinas & Thomism

Can Neo-Scholasticism Make a Comeback?... Can Thomism Save Science?... Dumb Ox?... Can We Revitalize Catholic Higher Education?... more

Walker Percy

Walker Percy, the Episcopal Church & Kierkegaard’s “Apostle”... Human Alienation & Our Biotech Future... Attempting to Discredit Walker Percy... and more

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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Front & Center

Fido in Heaven?

The criterion of truth for the modernist theologian is his own ideas -- which, if they aren't supported by Christian sources are replaced by "authorities"…

READ ARTICLE
No Man Is Righteous, Not One

We would be wise to re-evaluate our allegiances even to noble causes and their leaders, to our pet programs and favored personalities, lest we be…

READ ARTICLE
Briefly Reviewed: April 2026

Here we review Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth by Catherine Ruth Pakaluk.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Cardinal Eijk: Synod report 'must be forcefully refuted'

As it rejects applying universal moral truths to specific acts

Supreme Court leaves in place mail-order mifepristone

During legal challenge; Justices Thomas and Alito dissent

SSPX issues Declaration of Faith addressed to Pope Leo

Effort to 'filially' express its devotion to the Catholic Faith

Capuchin priest, former missionary to lead FL diocese

Agüero served for 20 years in Papua New Guinea & Cuba

Priestly ordinations continue to decline in S. Korea

From 110-185 per year in 2015-2022 to only 77 last year

Lebanon: 200 children killed, 806 injured since March

Despite ceasefire agreed on April 17; per UN Children’s Fund

VIEW ARCHIVE
Cardinal Eijk: Synod report 'must be forcefully refuted'

As it rejects applying universal moral truths to specific acts

Supreme Court leaves in place mail-order mifepristone

During legal challenge; Justices Thomas and Alito dissent

SSPX issues Declaration of Faith addressed to Pope Leo

Effort to 'filially' express its devotion to the Catholic Faith

Capuchin priest, former missionary to lead FL diocese

Agüero served for 20 years in Papua New Guinea & Cuba

Priestly ordinations continue to decline in S. Korea

From 110-185 per year in 2015-2022 to only 77 last year

Lebanon: 200 children killed, 806 injured since March

Despite ceasefire agreed on April 17; per UN Children’s Fund

VIEW ARCHIVE

The Narthex

The New Oxford Blog

Time to Start the Novena to the Holy Spirit

May 15th 2026 11:37 AM

The interval between the Ascension and Pentecost was archetypal for a particular kind of prayer: the novena. Before the end…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

In God’s Time, Not Ours

May 14th 2026 11:13 AM

I have been a critic of the “pastoral adaptation” of the Catholic Bishops of the United States, whereby Ascension Thursday…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Knowing and Seeing

May 8th 2026 11:26 AM

“All men by nature desire to know,” reads the first line of Aristotle’s Metaphysics. A bit of clarification is in…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Topics

From the NOR Dossiers
Just War Theory & the Iraq War

The Blood Crying Out from the Ground... The Woeful Plight of Iraqi Christians... Fuel Conservation: No War Needed... War’s Challenge to the Christian Conscience... more

VIEW DOSSIER
Latin Mass

At Mass, Actions Speak Louder Than Words... Where Has All the Latin Gone?... The New Mass Just Can't Be Fixed... Whither the Roman Rite?... more

VIEW DOSSIER
Mary, Mother of God

Marian Devotion as a Way of Life... Return to the Message of Fatima... The Virgin Birth: Where Science Meets Scripture... 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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