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No one killed in a retaliative city-swapping duel would be killed as a combatant; all would thus be killed as non-combatants — i.e., as innocents.

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Five-hour line wait; basilica closed only in pre-dawn hours
About 50 heads of state and ten monarchs will attend
Final decision will likely fall to Cdl. Parolin, as senior-most
One who seeks worldly 'applause' would be 'catastrophic'
Whereas people on peripheries just want to live the faith
He was fired after giving off-campus expert testimony
Five-hour line wait; basilica closed only in pre-dawn hours
About 50 heads of state and ten monarchs will attend
Final decision will likely fall to Cdl. Parolin, as senior-most
One who seeks worldly 'applause' would be 'catastrophic'
Whereas people on peripheries just want to live the faith
He was fired after giving off-campus expert testimony
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Civil Problems with a 'Common Easter'
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No one killed in a retaliative city-swapping duel would be killed as a combatant; all would thus be killed as non-combatants — i.e., as innocents.

Love is seeing, via the senses through the intellect, the good and the true in and of another. Friends are those who love each other…

Dial “A” for Anxiety... Got Your Goat... Bird Burglars... Rain of Reptiles... Your Life for a Legend... Falling into the Pitt... Alive & Kicking... and…
In The News

Five-hour line wait; basilica closed only in pre-dawn hours
About 50 heads of state and ten monarchs will attend
Final decision will likely fall to Cdl. Parolin, as senior-most
One who seeks worldly 'applause' would be 'catastrophic'
Whereas people on peripheries just want to live the faith
He was fired after giving off-campus expert testimony
Five-hour line wait; basilica closed only in pre-dawn hours
About 50 heads of state and ten monarchs will attend
Final decision will likely fall to Cdl. Parolin, as senior-most
One who seeks worldly 'applause' would be 'catastrophic'
Whereas people on peripheries just want to live the faith
He was fired after giving off-campus expert testimony

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Civil Problems with a 'Common Easter'
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 POSTThe Supposed Cost of Raising a Child
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 POSTEcumenical Problems with a 'Common Easter'
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 POSTTopics

Pope Francis
Chronic Confusion, Polarization & Polemics in the Church of Francis… A Pontificate of Mercy or a Merciless Pontificate?... 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
'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
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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